Zac Selmon was named Mississippi State’s new athletic director on Jan. 13. Former Dispatch sports editor Theo DeRosa sat down with Selmon at the end of February to […]
Spring 2023
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A rosy cocktail
Harvey’s Abbye Allen loves the social aspect of bartending Abbye Allen is a true professional behind the bar. She measures ingredients and mixes drinks with such speed that […]
Spring 2023
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Around the Triangle: $2.5 billion groundbreaking
Aluminum dynamics project has triangle buzzing with anticipation In October Steel Dynamics announced a $2.5 billion project that would add a low-carbon flat-rolled aluminum mill near its steel […]
Spring 2023
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Dripping with health
Golden Triangle’s NEWEST IV hydration, functional medicine clinic offers customized wellness plans Revive Wellness of Starkville opened in February, making it the newest clinic in the Golden Triangle […]
Spring 2022
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From Main Street to Sesame Street
Seven years ago, Hagan Walker was on a path for a career as an engineer with Tesla. Now he can walk from the restored former grocery store in […]
Spring 2022
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Multiple major recreation projects on the table
Infrastructure, especially water and sewer, are emerging as the top priorities for Lowndes County and the City of Columbus as they assess how best to spend the millions […]
Spring 2022
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$30 million retail project aims to be completed in fall
Economic development is well underway in the city of Starkville. Oktibbeha County is taking the next steps in improving the Oktibbeha County Lake Dam, while Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School […]
Spring 2022
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Sticking it out
Sometimes, a man fits his time and place. At the right moment, he brings to the fore his most necessary qualities. In a time of great challenges, Doug […]
Spring 2022
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Seven years in, GTECHS offers unique hybrid learning
Three freshmen sit around a table, each with a petri dish in front of them. Clear liquid with blue markings fills the dishes. To an outsider, it could […]
Spring 2022
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3 Inspired People: Spring 2022
In every community, there are those among us who lead by quiet example. They seldom hold positions of power, nor do they have a title or any official […]
Spring 2022
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Local history shared through blues museum
Beside an old building with Bank of West Point etched in gray stone sits an oversized guitar beside a pair of boarded up windows covered in a brightly […]
Spring 2022
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Meet Samantha Ricketts
Dispatch sports reporter Theo DeRosa sat down with Ricketts shortly after the Bulldogs’ 2022 season began. The team talks about “the Ricketts effect” a lot. To you, what […]