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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to simple assault for shooting and wounding a man who was pursued after a convenience store robbery.

Gary Wheeler was a Starkville, Mississippi, police officer when the incident occurred. Officers were pursuing Zyterrious Gandy as a suspect in a robbery

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to simple assault for shooting and wounding a man who was pursued after a convenience store robbery. Gary Wheeler was a Starkville Police Department officer on June 3, 2017, when he shot 19-year-old Zyterrious Gandy, the Commercial Dispatch reported.

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About one in four American workers have less than $10,000 stowed away for retirement, according to the 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey. Given that the average American spends about 20 years in retirement, that's a concerning statistic. The Department of Labor reports, "only half of Americans have calculated how much they need to save for retirement."

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The superintendent of a Mississippi school district has announced plans to retire at the end of the academic year after a 30-year career in education. Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Superintendent Eddie Peasant said Wednesday that he will retire June 30, The Commercial Dispatch reported.

A Columbus memory of Gov. William Winter It was with sadness that I read in the December 20 edition of The Commercial Dispatch about the passing of former

Starkville city employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 may have to pay an extra $75 a month for medical insurance.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Starting in early February, Starkville city employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 may have to pay an extra $75 a month for medical insurance.