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For a moment, an opulent hotel stood in New Albany
By Hannah Moroney The Hotel Rainey was an opulent oasis in a developing timber area in North Mississippi The son of a rich coke and coal mine owner rode the train from Memphis, Tenn. to New Albany, Miss. New Albany was a small saw milling town, where most did…
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A chilly day caring for animals at the West Point Clay County Animal Shelter
By Ace Johnson WEST POINT, Miss. – Passing by a white truck advertising the sale of pecans, I speed down the road, going just a little over the posted 65 speed limit. US-45 ALT going north slices right through the heart of West Point, a town made up of about 10,…
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PERSONAL ESSAY: Overcoming fear and finding a place at MSU
Photo by Jimmy Smith By Jordan Brock On my first day of class I had butterflies that fluttered from my toes to the tip of my fingers. What new adventure was ahead? I started my walk from the Commuter East parking lot past the T.K. Martin building. I…
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A New Albany building holds decades of stories
The old New Albany Clothing Manufacturing Co. building. By Hannah Moroney It is a daunting building. Vines grow on the sides. Dark vines. A black web. The bottom-floor windows are covered, some with wood and others with weathered metal sheets. The old…
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Magic in Starkville: How a local game shop thrived during the pandemic
Britt Grace, a newcomer to Magic: The Gathering, prepares his deck at Down to Game just off campus. By Adam Sullivan It was a classic game-winning strategy. Summon big, swing big, outpace and outlast. Britt Grace could see the next battle playing…
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Five Stars in Bulldog Country: How three Honduran friends found their way to Mississippi State
By Ariell Fain Alejandro Barahona, Wilson Andres, and Miguel Rivera made the unlikely journey from Honduras to Starkville, Miss. Now they are thriving at Mississippi State. It’s 8:30 p.m. and freezing. It’s the kind of night where you can see your breath and…
Supervisors halt plans to house evicted residents at West Oktibbeha County High School
By Ariell Fain Mississippi Representative Cheikh Taylor and Cate Van Halsema, co-director of The Village, met with the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on October 18 with a proposal to use part of the West Oktibbeha County High School complex as temporary housing…
BOOK REVIEW: In ‘Memorial Drive,’ Trethewey explores memories of her mother
By Katelyn Thornton Natasha Trethewey's memoir, published in 2020, provides an intimate examination of painful family memories. “To survive trauma, one must be able to tell a story about it.” – Natasha Trethewey Natasha Trethewey’s “Memorial Drive: A…
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Starkville’s Rails-to-Trails plan awaits response from Kansas City Southern
Starkville hopes to convert the disused railroad tracks that run through town into a Rails-to-Trails walking and biking bath. by Ariell Fain By Ariell Fain STARKVILLE, Miss. – City leaders would still like to convert the disused railroad tracks…
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