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There was never any doubt about what occupation Dr. Catherine Cotton would pursue. For the past five years, Cotton has been an assistant professor in the Speech-Language Pathology Department at Mississippi University for Women. Prior to that, she spent... cdispatch.com/news/community…

"It's just kind of a career change for him and it was just one of those things that came about," Merkel said. "It's kind of where we are at now. I can't really say much more." Nicholson did not respond to The Dispatch for comment Monday. cdispatch.com/sports/high-sc…

MSU spent much of its weekend in Athens playing catch-up against No. 15 UGA. The Georgia Bulldogs came into the series ranked 18th in the nation in total offense, and showed why with prolific performances in Games 1 and 3. cdispatch.com/sports/bulldog…

Ward 3 Councilman Rusty Greene said he regrets walking out of a special-call city council meeting Friday, forfeiting his vote to hire for two key city positions. His frustrations, he said, got the best of him. "I've got to do better because this isn't... cdispatch.com/news/councilma…

In high school sports action last week, Caledonia's softball team kept its hot streak going with a narrow win while its baseball team ended its losing streak in another tight contest. Meanwhile, New Hope's softball team enjoyed a walk-off winner. cdispatch.com/sports/hardys-…

One of Jesse Carver's most memorable moments from four years of volunteer work in the remote village of Katse, high in the mountains of Lesotho, came just a few weeks ago, when he and 39 members of Kappa Sigma Fraternity handed out 70 green soccer jerse... cdispatch.com/news/msu-frate…

Beliefs are not universal truths and it's foolish for any human being to presume otherwise. In every moment, we are defined by what we do or don't do. So that begs an important question: do our actions match our words or bumper stickers, for that matter? cdispatch.com/lifestyles/eve…

The festival has grown over the past 30 years to become Mississippi's leading international festival and one of MSU's biggest weekend events, attracting hundreds from across the state and region. cdispatch.com/lifestyles/msu…

Volunteers will meet with children at least twice a month at school or home, accompanying them to court dates and getting to know them well enough to make informed recommendations about their needs and futures to the court. cdispatch.com/news/child-adv…

Powered by a sweep in doubles action, the Owls opened league play with a 6-1 victory over visiting Principia College to improve its season record to 6-5 overall and halt a spree of back-to-back losses to change a streak of odd history. cdispatch.com/sports/owls-me…

"We were going to … Florida because we were doing a big family vacation. But now that has been pushed to the side a little bit because everybody's trying to figure out finances right now." cdispatch.com/news/gas-price…

"I was confident," Taylor told local media on Thursday. "At the moment, I was down, but after the game, I was back walking. I knew I was going to be fine, especially with our training staff. They're top tier." cdispatch.com/sports/excited…

Brooks Hardy delivered a walk-off, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Germantown over Starkville 5-4 in a key Region 2-7A matchup on Friday night. cdispatch.com/sports/high-sc…

"The Call" tells the story of Christian missionaries Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian and Pete Fleming, who were killed in Ecuador by members of the Waorani tribe after attempting to bring Christianity to the isolated, amazonian tribe. cdispatch.com/lifestyles/nat…

After a difficult Top-10 road matchup at Arkansas last week, the No. 6 Bulldogs return home for the first SEC series at Dudy Noble Field in 2026, welcoming Vanderbilt. cdispatch.com/sports/no-6-bu…

Following a nearly 90-minute executive session Friday characterized by raised voices and one councilman storming out of the meeting, the city council voted 3-2 to hire Charles Yarbrough as the next fire chief. cdispatch.com/news/divided-c…

Through a partnership with Climavision, MSU is advocating for expanding radar coverage across the state while gaining access to high-resolution weather data to further research and education at the university. cdispatch.com/news/msu-partn…

Lewis, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, was named to the All-MACCC Men's Basketball Second Team while Jones, also a sophomore, earned honorable mention recognition on the women's All-MACCC squad. cdispatch.com/sports/west-po…

"Another Top 25, quality opponent," Ricketts said. "We try to treat every SEC weekend like a Super Regional, getting ourselves in that mindset and knowing we're going to be on the road in front of another team's crowd. It's us against the world, and tha... cdispatch.com/sports/no-11-m…

Each bartender is tasked with developing a top-tier cocktail recipe using a randomly assigned liquor as the primary ingredient. The competitors gathered Tuesday to draw their spirit, with the selections ranging from tequila and dark rum to violet gin an... cdispatch.com/news/bartender…