The Commercial Dispatch

The Commercial Dispatch serves as the daily newspaper for Columbus, Mississippi, USA. It emerged in the early 1900s from the combination of two earlier publications, the Commercial and the Dispatch. The first edition of this unified newspaper hit the stands on March 12, 1922. It is published six days a week, with no issue released on Mondays, using a Goss Urbanite press at its headquarters. This newspaper has been a longstanding, family-run enterprise and a vital part of the community. The present editor and publisher is Birney Imes III.

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Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

3 days ago | cdispatch.com | Sara Cline |Jack Brook

NEW ORLEANS — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. The ruling Friday marked a major win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that the poster-sized displays would isolate students — especially those who are not Christian.
Education board axes US history test for Mississippi high schoolers

6 days ago | cdispatch.com | Devna Bose

Mississippi high schoolers no longer have to pass the U.S. history test to graduate. The Mississippi State Board of Education voted Thursday to remove the requirement starting this fall. Department officials reiterated at the meeting that high schoolers would still have to take and pass history classes to graduate.
Professional Sports Archives

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms |Benjamin Rosenberg |Michael Katz

Titans’ Simmons sheds weight, seeking more sacks NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee coach Brian Callahan and Jeffery Simmons both agree on what they want to see more this upcoming season from the Titans Evan Engram embracing Payton’s ‘Joker’ role ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Don’t call Evan Engram the “Joker” just yet.
Mississippi State gets 2025-26 SEC basketball opponents

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s basketball learned its Southeastern Conference opponents for the 2025-26 season, a slate that once again features matchups against some of the strongest teams in the country. Since expanding to 16 teams, the SEC women’s basketball schedule format has changed to include just one home-and-home series matchup, while the remaining 14 games are against the rest of the conference.
State to The Show: Sacco and Chaffin shine in early AUSL action

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms

The inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League is entering its third weekend of action with two former Mississippi State standouts continuing to impress for the Talons. Outfield star Sierra Sacco began her stay in the league with the first home run in AUSL history, and has continued to make her mark with the Talons since then.
Softball: Bulldogs add veteran catcher through transfer portal

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms

Mississippi State softball continues to add talent in the transfer portal this summer, with another mid-major standout joining the roster. Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year Anna Carder signed with the Bulldogs this week after an impressive junior year at Southern Illinois, where she led the team with a .390 batting average and earned First Team All-Conference honors.
Purcell, Bulldogs focused on finding new on-court leaders

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms

STARKVILLE — In what seems like an annual exercise, Mississippi State women’s basketball, under fourth-year coach Sam Purcell, is starting over. After a retooling period in recruiting and the transfer portal that saw seven players leave the roster and four join, the team now enters its second week of offseason workouts. “I don’t think you ever replace anybody, you just seize the opportunity,” Purcell said during a 15-minute media session on Tuesday.
Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Linley Sanders

WASHINGTON — As Republican senators consider President Donald Trump’s big bill that could slash federal spending and extend tax cuts, a new survey shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs the GOP has focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.
Zimmerman aims to recruit best from around the world

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms

STARKVILLE — “Our winning football coach”Starkville Rotary Club Vice President Susan Seal introduced Mississippi State soccer head coach Nick Zimmerman with a zinger at the club’s weekly meeting on Monday. Football – the most common name for the sport – isn’t so foreign in Starkville anymore after a remarkable campaign spurred by the team’s growing crop of international recruits helped establish the Bulldogs as a power in the Southeastern Conference.
Chloe Bibby signs with WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries

1 week ago | cdispatch.com | Colin Damms

The Golden State Valkyries announced on Sunday the signing of former Bulldog Chloe Bibby, who’ll join the WNBA team ahead of its next game against former teammate Teaira McCowan and the Dallas Wings today at 7 p.m. Bibby will wear her preferred No. 55 for Golden State. Bibby joined the Bulldogs out of her native Australia in 2017, playing three seasons under former head coach Vic Schaefer before transferring to Maryland in 2020.