From the Opinion Page of The Dispatch, the hosts of this podcast debate and discuss local news for Columbus and Lowndes County, Mississippi.

The sound of gears clicking and whirring echoed through the classroom as robot sisters Sammy and Kenzie took center stage on a distant planet.

Every year, roughly 230 of the state’s most gifted students flock to Columbus, prepared to take on the challenge of succeeding at Mississippi’s most academically rigorous high school.

With this year’s state legislative session well underway, local government agencies have either formed or are finalizing their wish lists for state funding.

Two men are dead after fatally shooting each other Thursday in the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Highway 12.

The city of Jackson announced 10 new chargers for electric vehicle owners on Thursday thanks to a $160,000 donation from Entergy.

A single-engine plane carrying a family of four crashed into a pasture in New Hope at about 4 p.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported.

Justin Flake named Starkville Academy head baseball coach Flake led Heritage Academy to a state championship in 2019, and most recently was head coach at Grenada.

A municipal election voting precinct opened 30 minutes late Tuesday morning because an election worker’s vehicle containing ballots was repossessed overnight.

A Columbus man was killed Saturday morning in a two-vehicle collision on Military Road. Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant identified the man as Jason Paul Harrison, 45, in a text to media ...

Mississippi State University is changing the name of the Holmes Center, pending approval by the state board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning.

Columbus folks, it’s time to wine down. Zachary’s owner Doug Pellum’s newest venture is taking off – turning The Tavern from an event venue into The Tavern Wine Bar, Columbus’ newest ...