GREENWOOD — The Heritage Academy boys basketball won the MAIS Class 5A state championship on Saturday, defeating Oak Forest Academy 77-72 in the championship game at Pillow Academy. The Patriots ...

CARTHAGE — Basketball is often a game of runs and Leake Central waited until the end to go on a major one. The Gators used a big fourth quarter to get past Caledonia, 77-53, in the second round ...

OXFORD — The balance that had been missing from Mississippi State’s offense for several weeks returned in a big way Saturday evening in enemy territory. Head coach Chris Jans was counting on ...

STARKVILLE — Aaron Downs had seen plenty of action as a reserve outfielder in his first three years at Mississippi State, but with two starting spots available heading into his senior season ...

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A bill that would allow some Mississippi parents to use taxpayer money to pay for private school does not have the support to pass this session, House leaders said Wednesday. The early demise of ...

The House passed a bill Thursday that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to inmates at Mississippi prisons. The legislation is ...

Former Hinds County interim sheriff Marshand Crisler has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for soliciting and accepting bribes during his unsuccessful 2021 campaign. U.S. District ...

I would like to commend the Dispatch’s “Our View” opinion article in Tuesday’s edition and agree wholeheartedly with everything therein. I especially appreciate the maroon ink quip.

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — For the third consecutive season, the Columbus Christian Academy Lady Rams basketball team will play for the MAIS 2A state championship. The Rams, who won the title in ...

Cadence Harvey has joined The Dispatch newsroom staff as a general assignment reporter. In her role, Harvey will cover news, features and enterprise stories across the Golden Triangle. Her first ...

Tennessee Valley Authority is officially moving forward with building a gas-powered combustion turbine energy plant near Caledonia. The project will be located on a TVA-owned 145-acre property on ...