In an update to an earlier story, the man from Eupora who was reported to have exposed himself on a public bench is now in police custody. According to WTVA, Josh Whitlock turned himself in to Webster County authorities on the afternoon of Friday, October 25, 2024.

LOWNDES COUTNY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County inmate’s short bid for freedom has netted him a long stretch in state prison. Terry Lashaun Brooks was sentenced to 32 years in prison October 30, in Lowndes County Circuit Court. Brooks entered a guilty plea to charges of Escape...

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has activated the Silver Alert notification on behalf of the Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department. 45-year-old Davenport Hill, of Shuqualak, was last seen Monday, Oct. 28, at about 10:30 a.m. in the 2900 Block of Running Water Road in Noxubee County. He’s 6′ 1″ and 290 pounds. Hill has a tattoo of a Tasmanian Devil on his left arm.

A man from Columbus has been taken into police custody following a shooting over the weekend. The shooting occurred on the evening of Saturday, October 26th, 2024. It took place in the 400 block of Idlewild Road.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The City of Starkville issued a boil water alert for some of its residents on Monday, Oct. 28. This is because of a water main break. New Light Road, Shell Gas Station, Lakeside Student Living, The Links, Pinecrest Rd, Arbor Drive , Montgomery Gardens, Whispering Pines Circle, Wood Creek Rd, Diamond Cove Ln, Cowcreek Rd, Asbury Drive, Ashwood Drive, Alpine Dr, Little Wood Drive , Sapling Ln , Ridgewood Rd, Lakevally Dr, Vally Rd , West Wood Rd , Fatherland Rd , Lynn Odom Rd, Densbrook Lane, Kitty Lane, W Union, Tyler Rd & Carly Ln, Bluefield Rd , Colby Ln, ALL of Sunset Subdivision & Oliver Jackson Rd, and Longview Rd.

There are many comedians that are active today, but how many actually spread southern charm throughout the country? Ellen Skrmetti, a graduate from Southern Miss, came to Starkville on Oct. 18. Skrmetti was born in Ripley, Mississippi, but now resides in Birmingham, Alabama, where she does comedy shows. One might...

The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (SOCSD) is working to help boost students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through new programs designed to inspire and prepare students from kindergarten through high school. This approach aims to provide students with critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Recently, the...

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Temperatures will stay in the 80s Wednesday & Thursday ahead of rain chances Halloween PM. Temperatures will then stay well above average right into next week. WEDNESDAY: Expect a good supply of sunshine with highs right back in the lower to middle 80s area-wide. The...

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a fun Halloween event on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi State women’s soccer continues to make history after an unforgettable season on the pitch. After being crowned the regular season SEC Champions for the first time in the program’s history, the Bulldogs received a number-one ranking in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll. State was ranked...

The City of Macon continues to work to repair an old bridge that was closed several years ago.

Mississippi State University’s homecoming events are this week, starting Oct.30 and ending Nov. 3. With traditions like the Longest Table, the Homecoming T-Shirt Swap & Soirée and the homecoming court presentation during the Saturday football game, MSU offers many opportunities for its current students to fellowship and celebrate.

Mississippi State will look for significant improvement on defense as it attempts to end a seven-game losing streak when Massachusetts visits Starkville, Miss., for a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs (1-7, 0-5 Southeastern Conference) rank last in the 16-team SEC in both yards allowed per game (477.7) and points allowed per game (36.4). No other team in the conference has allowed an average of more than 23.6 points per contest. Mississippi State surrendered 673 yards of offense -- 359 on the ground -- in a 58-25 loss to Arkansas last Saturday. Quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. completed 22...

Mississippi State director of athletics Zac Selmon sat down with Genespage.com for a one-on-one interview about a multitude of topics facing Bulldog athletics. Shortly after Mississippi State director of athletics Zac Selmon finished up a meeting and then a short phone call, he met me in the lobby outside of the office area on the second floor of the Bryan Building. Dressed in black and eager to talk, Selmon extended his hand for a handshake. He smiled as he often does and asked how the new book was doing. The Dude, my seventh book, was released a couple of weeks ago. I presented Selmon with a personalized copy and talked about how the plan was to have the cover designed in the style of the baseball cards of old.

Arkansas rolled into Starkville on Saturday and picked up a huge 58-25 victory over Mississippi State without suffering any serious injuries. Ahead of an important home game upcoming against No. 19 Ole Miss on Saturday, there weren't any major surprises on Wednesday's report. Ja'Quinden Jackson, Jaylon Braxton and Kyle Ramsey...

Hey, he finally got a chance to bring back a punt! Not just that but make good yards, too, as Kevin Coleman turned the lone Arkansas kickaway into fifteen yards. OK, it wasn't a huge statistical play. It was a change for the better. Because since he began this season with a 117-yard evening running back Eastern Kentucky kicks, opposing squads have focused on taking Mississippi State's ace out of the running (back). Which Coleman kind of expected.

This week's A+ Athlete of the week is Heritage Academy football player Radarron Leech II.

Friday just wasn't the day for Clinton's offense. They were beaten by the Tupelo Golden Wave 49-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Arrows' shutout was a dramatic turnaround. Jaeden Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tupelo, rushing...

The former Itawamba AHS and Northwest Rankin coach has had success for nearly 15 years as a head man and he’s endured only one losing season during that time frame. This year will continue that trend of winning seasons, but how far the Jaguars go will be determined in the coming weeks.

UMASS (2-6) will visit Mississippi State (1-7) this weekend. The Bulldogs and Minutemen played a pair of games in 2016 and 2017 with State winning both. It has been a challenging season for both teams. Coach Don Brown is in year three of his second stint as the UMASS head man. Prior to Massachusetts making the jump to the FBS, Brown ran the program from 2004 to 2008. In 2006, Brown was at the helm when the program played for an FCS national title.