Roy Whitehead, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday June 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Whitehead wa ...

COLUMBUS — Robert Alexander “Bobby” Patrick Jr., 78, died June 28, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 2 ...

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Roger Harris, 78, died June 24, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Friday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, ...

COLUMBUS — Curtis “Bruh” Richardson, 69, died June 19, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Providence M.B. Church, ...

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ALICEVILLE, Ala. — William C. “W.C.” Cunningham, 75, died June 27, 2025, at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12 ...

ACKERMAN — The Rev. Tommie Stallings, 76, died June 24, 2025, in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel M.B. Church ...

WEST POINT — Adolph Dyson, 71, died June 17, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Payne Chapel M.B. Church, with Tommy Lee Cox ...

Sometimes the easiest way to get rid of unwanted rubbish is to pile it up and burn it. But if you live in Columbus or Starkville, there are limits. Some fires require a permit. Others don’t ...

Airbus Helicopters hopes to make the Golden Triangle a little greener with a near 6-acre solar farm on the facility’s grounds along Airport Road.

STARKVILLE - Starkville Academy announced the hiring of Justin Flake as the school's next head baseball coach on Friday. Flake joins the Volunteers from ...

Mississippi State University is changing the name of the Holmes Center, pending approval by the state board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning.