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STARKVILLE – Sarah Saidi, a co-owner of 76 Gas and Grill on Highway 12, invested her life savings when she and her family moved from New York to Starkville last year, hoping to open a second ...

STARKVILLE – A Sturgis teen is behind bars following a Sunday morning shooting at Sonic Drive-In, located at 913 Hwy. 12 W. Jakobe George, 19, is charged with attempted murder, according to booking ...

Do you hear that? It’s almost like a bird is calling. And Starkville answered the phone. Birdcall, a Colorado-based chicken sandwich restaurant, plans to expand its footprint to the Magnolia State.

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Thomas Glenn Whaley, 66, died Jan. 15, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services were at 2 p.m.Sunday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Mary Sanders officiating. Burial followed at ...

BROOKSVILLE — Lucian Nathaniel “Mr. Nate” Smith, 74, died Jan. 13, 2026, at Anderson Hospital in Meridian. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Robert ...

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as ...

John Harbaugh is heading to Broadway, aiming to make his second act even better than his first. Harbaugh didn’t have to wait long after the Baltimore Ravens fired him last week following 18 seasons.

COLUMBUS — Thomas “Thom” Edward Geiger, 72, died Jan. 26, 2026, at his residence. A private burial service will be held. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Home Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Linebarger Cemetery. Lavender’s Funeral Service of Aliceville, Alabama, is in charge of arrangements.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of Columbus.