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Starkville residents excited for new upcoming look of downtown area
The project, which started in July 2025, is nearing completion and is set to be completed as early as October this year...
Hometown Health Care suffers major damage after partial collapse in Amory
There were no injuries, but an Amory building suffers major damage after a partial collapse...
City of Columbus and MUW team up to help city employees improve their skills and education
The City of Columbus and Mississippi University for Women are teaming up to help city employees improve their skills and education...
MSU Associate Athletic Director talked with Starkville community leaders about the team behind the team in Athletics
For every Mississippi State Bulldog on the football field, there's at least one team member behind the scenes helping them play to their fullest potential...
An oil field became California’s first carbon vault. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?
According to AP, nearly four years ago, California lawmakers ordered state regulators to prepare for an industry that promised a new way to fight climate change: permanently burying carbon dioxide underground...
A man is dead after a fatal accident in Lowndes Co.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said when volunteers arrived on scene, Roberson was unresponsive an life saving measures were initiated...
Wildfires raging in western U.S., Canada amid severe drought force thousands to evacuate
According to CBS News, More than 40 large wildfires are burning in the West, fueled by severe drought, as over 100 blazes scorch parts of western Canada...
Trump taps staff secretary Will Scharf to be next White House counsel
Sources from CBS say that President Trump says White House staff secretary Will Scharf, his aide who oversees his flow of information, paperwork, and executive orders, will be the next White House counsel...
Flesh-eating bacteria kill at least 7 along Gulf Coast. Here's how to protect yourself.
According to CBS, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium that thrives in warm seawater has killed at least seven people this year along the Gulf Coast, officials said...
Trump signs order on childhood vaccination recommendations, citing autism
Sources from CBS say President Trump signed an executive order on Monday laying out new recommendations for childhood vaccinations, saying that while "we do not know" exactly what the cause of autism is, it is "essential" to have the "best vaccine recommendations in the entire world"...
Contiguous U.S. breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says
According to CBS, July was "a wild weather month," setting a record as the warmest month ever for the contiguous United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday...
Blanche sworn in as attorney general, formally taking the reins at the Justice Department
CBS News reports that Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general at the White House on Monday after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president's former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend...
Social media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok can proceed, court rules
Sources from CBS News say thousands of lawsuits alleging that social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok encourage addictive usage can proceed after a U.S. federal appeals court on Monday denied their parent companies' appeal...
Why Taylor Farms is facing scrutiny over salmonella and cyclospora outbreaks
According to CBS, Taylor Farms, whose lettuce public health officials have identified as the source of this summer's widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak, now faces another serious food safety issue...
Midday (Sister 2 Sister Women's Conference) - 08/10/26
Today on Midday, Allie talks with Peter's Rock Family Worship Center Member Janice McGee about the upcoming Sister 2 Sister Women's Conference...
Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84
Associated Press reports Ben Jones, who played the good ol’ boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84...