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Drones · ColumbusDid you know that bee colonies kick the drones out at the beginning of winter? Apparently, they are dead weight because they drain honey reserves but don’t otherwise benefit the colony during cold months. (Drones are male bees. I feel like this is the bees’ answer to the patriarchy.) Did you know that bees will go to the outside of the hive during summer when they get hot, clump up, and fan themselves? It’s called – wait for it – “bearding” beca…See the Story
Butter Together: The icing to my cookie
Columbus · ColumbusAbigail Sipe Rochester Revered recipes for chicken salad, barbecue, deviled eggs and more have been dusted off once again in preparation for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church traditional May Luncheon fundraiser. Rev. Andrew McLarty, who became the priest of St. Paul’s in November, said the almost 150-year-old tradition is returning to the church this week. Orders are due Wednesday, while the luncheon will be pick-up only from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.…See the Story
St. Paul’s church readies for May Luncheon fundraiser
Columbus · ColumbusSTARKVILLE — Starkville High School has a new boys basketball head coach. The district announced the appointment of Anthony Carlyle on Friday, ending a search that began after the divisive decision last month to move on from Qu’Varius “Woodie” Howard. Anthony Carlyle The decision to bring in Carlyle fits the ambitions of a program like Starkville that hopes to be a perennial contender, but more than that, Carlyle’s track record fits the desire…See the Story
‘You teach them how to be disciplined on and off the court’
Columbus · ColumbusIn 2006, Peter Norall returned to Columbus for the first time in 42 years to look for whatever traces of his first visit could be found. There weren’t many to speak of. In June of 1964, Norall, a student at Amherst College in Massachusetts, was one of roughly 1,000 college students, mostly from the North, who came to Mississippi as part of Freedom Summer, a campaign by a coalition of Black civil rights organizations to expose Black voter suppres…See the Story
Our View: 1964’s Freedom Summer, ignored by this paper at the time, is a story worth preserving
Michigan State University · ColumbusSTARKVILLE — Mississippi State’s Veterans Business Outreach Center was named the Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration as part of the 2024 National Small Business Week, which runs through May 4. One of only 28 VBOCs in the country, MSU’s center was awarded the honor by SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, a member of the U.S. Cabinet. Celebrated for more than 60 years, NSBW recognizes the ec…See the Story
Education: MSU’s Veterans Business Outreach Center named VBOC of the Year
Hospitals · ColumbusIt was a normal Monday for Teddy Burton, a senior in Mississippi University for Women’s Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences. He was going about his day as usual, when a “Code Blue” rang out throughout the halls. It signified a patient going into cardiac arrest. Burton was an intern at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, and this code meant a life was hanging in the balance. There was no time to think, instead, he dove right…See the Story
Education: MUW nursing student helps hospital patient in cardiac arrest
Columbus · ColumbusMaggie Proffitt, of Starkville, was named the Outstanding Graduate Student for Mississippi College’s Department of Kinesiology. Proffitt is a 2013 graduate of Starkville Academy. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Proffitt graduated from Mississippi College Friday with a master’s degree in sports administration. She was selected from her cohort by professors for the outstan…See the Story
Education: Starkville Academy alumna named Outstanding Graduate Kinesiology Student at Mississippi College
Columbus · ColumbusSlim Smith It’s been more than five years since Katie Studdard discovered that Mississippi law prevented her daughter, Elyse, from receiving social security inheritance benefits after Katie’s husband, Chris McDill died. While the story of Katie and Elyse is not uncommon, it is one that is becoming more relevant with each passing year as in vitro fertilization continues to expand. Elyse was conceived through in vitro fertilization six months afte…See the Story