STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputy was fired following a Sunday afternoon brawl with an umpire during a Grand Slam baseball tournament at Cornerstone Park. Lt. Darrell Holley, a coach ...

Based on last year’s hotel occupancy rates, Berkeley Young, president of Young Strategies Inc., believes downtown is prime for a new hotel. With the Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater expected to open by ...

A worker with New Process Steel died Tuesday during an accident in the steel cutting area of the plant. Elijah Jones, 20, of Columbus, died of blunt force trauma, Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant ...

Four dachshunds in Heat 2 of the 2026 Starkville Derby fly toward their owners down the 100-foot pet turf track set up in the center of University Drive as the crowd cheers Saturday. The races are ...

Alan Daniels; 100 W. Jess Lyons Road; set up mobile home; Keith Edwards Electrical Services Alan Daniels; 100 W. Jess Lyons Road; move mobile home; Pontotoc Mobile Home Transport LLC Timothy Stout; ...

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William R. “Billy” Thornbrough, age 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 25, 2026, at Diversicare of Quitman, MS. Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Egger Cemetery ...

Helen Simpson Reed, age 93, transitioned to her Heavenly eternal home on April 25, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 23, 1933, to William Hood Simpson and Ellen Faulkner ...

MACON — Julius Clay, 74, died April 11, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Carter’s Funeral Services Chapel, with Armondo Adams officiating. Visitation is from 2-5 ...

There will be no services at this time. Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pannell was born Feb. 19, 1953, in Alabama, to the late Walton Pannell and Eloise Pannell. In ...

ALICEVILLE, Ala. — Lydia B. Walker Hughes, 95, died April 30, 2026, at her daughter’s residence in Ellenwood, Georgia. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at First Baptist Church. Burial will ...

COLUMBUS — Sylvia Shelton White, 68, died May 4, 2026, at Cullman Regional Medical Center in Cullman, Alabama. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory ...