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A Mississippi college student was arrested for allegedly hurling an antisemitic comment at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as he filmed a pizza review, according to authorities and reports. Patrick McClintock, 20, was arrested Monday after a viral video allegedly captured him yelling, “F–k the Jews” toward Portnoy, who is Jewish, as he filmed a “One Bite” pizza review in Starkville on Friday, The Starkville Police Department confirmed to the Reflector, Mississippi State University’s student newspaper. McClintock was a junior and a mechanical engineering major at Mississippi State University, the university’s campus paper reported. He voluntarily withdrew from MSU as...

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was subjected to an antisemitic slur while filming content in Starkville, Mississippi on Friday, reported the New York Post. Portnoy was recording one of his signature “One Bite” pizza reviews outside what appeared to be Boardtown Pizza near Mississippi State University when a passerby shouted “F***k the Jews” toward him. The comment was immediately condemned by bystanders. “Why don’t you come in the camera, buddy?” Portnoy, who is Jewish, responded, gesturing for the man to approach. The individual then walked up to Portnoy and his cameraman, engaging in a brief, inaudible exchange before walking away....

Starkville, Miss. — There’s really no way to describe this place. How do you describe nothing? Think of it like this: Alongside this far-flung outpost, Auburn, Ala., seems as big and bustling as New York, N.Y. In a way, it’s nice that Mississippi State plays football. Without the mid-sized stadium rising above this low-slung burg, you’d miss Starkville altogether and go motoring off into Arkansas. With gas the price it is, who can afford such an overshot? Other means of transport are problematic. You can’t fly into Starkville itself. You have to land at the ambitiously named Golden Triangle Regional...

n a few weeks time, it will be legal in Starkville to walk into a grocery or convenience store and buy refrigerated beer or light wine. In a 6-1 decision, the Starkville Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday night to make the change to Starkville's beer ordinance, with Ward 3 Alderman P.C. McLaurin casting the dissenting vote. "Our job is to do things that are good for the community," said McLaurin. "I have given a great deal of thought to this issue, and have difficulty coming up with one practical thing that this will accomplish. Many of our local sellers are...

<p>Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and his Republican challenger, Haley Barbour, have agreed to four debates between Sept. 21 and Oct. 21, campaign representatives said Tuesday.</p> <p>The debates will be held in Jackson, at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Delta State University in Cleveland, and at a location on the Gulf Coast.</p>