When summer turns to autumn, Starkville becomes a football town, but a different kind of football also took over Starkville in 2024. Mississippi State women’s soccer transformed into […]
Spring 2024
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A century of service: Columbus’ YMCA celebrates its 100th anniversary
Just about everybody in Lowndes County has a Y story. Whether at the Frank P. Phillips YMCA downtown, its Caledonia branch, the now shuttered branches at New Hope and […]
Spring 2024
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3 Inspired People: Spring 2024
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 2024
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Crafting Success: James Ervin never turns down a challenge
If there is something James Ervin can’t make, he has not thought of it yet. On any given day, he is in the back of an office duplex […]
Spring 2024
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Elena Romero puts a twist on the classics
Behind the bar at No Way Jose, Elena Romero pours a lot of shots of Patron and margaritas. Most of the time, she is very carefully listening to […]
Spring 2024
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Meet Ben Carver
After four terms as Ward 1 Starkville alderman, Ben Carver threw his hat in for District 1 Oktibbeha County Supervisor in 2023. He won the seat in a […]
Spring 2024
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From Nigeria to Starkville: MSU assistant professor talks poetry, working through grief
Growing up in Minna, in Niger State, Nigeria, Saddiq Dzukogi remembers loving to play soccer. He loved table tennis. He loved picking fresh mangos and fruit off of […]
Fall 2023
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MUW’s culinary program: Setting the table for success
“Experience is the best teacher.” “Move in the direction of your dreams.” These fortunes weren’t the kind third- and fourth-year W culinary students found when they cracked open […]
Fall 2023
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State Theatre bartender Kristen Garrard likes experimenting with flavors
In the middle of a rush at the bar at State Theatre, Kristen Garrard works from pure muscle memory. Garrard has been a bartender for the past three […]
Fall 2023
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Artists travel to Starkville for inspiration, art shows and more
Just outside of Starkville, artist and entomologist Joe MacGown creates brightly colored and heavily detailed surrealist paintings focused on what he calls “subconscious meanderings.” When he creates art, […]
Fall 2023
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Casting Bulldogs: Starkville company finds demand among MSU fans for concrete statues
When Chris Pollan started Mississippi Decorative Concrete in 2014 to complement his promotional company, Pollan Promos, he wasn’t sure which concrete statue would sell the most. But he […]
Fall 2023
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Meet Stanley Ellis
Dr. Stanley Ellis was hired as the superintendent of Columbus Municipal School District in May and started work in mid-June. Ellis sat down with Peter Imes for an […]