While county, local and Tennessee Valley Authority officials ceremonially “broke ground” Wednesday morning at the site of the New Caledonia Combustion Turbine Plant, the sounds of thrashing bulldozers ...

Driving through Mississippi, you’ve spotted them – green, blue and red cast metal signs standing along highways and sidewalks, marking significant moments and people in history. The Golden Triangle ...

Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a man believed to be in possession of a machine gun conversion device. Chandler Burnett, 20, also known as “Chingy,” is wanted by Columbus Police ...

Betty Baldwin Sims, age 77, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 19, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Johnny Mack Brown, 82, died Oct. 17, 2025, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.Thursday, at Otts Funeral Home, with military honors ...

Mississippi State takes on Florida this weekend at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. Here’s a look at who has the edge at each position. Shapen is the more experienced player and may well have ...

COLUMBUS — David Searcy Baucom Sr., 80, died Oct. 13, 2025, in Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

WEST POINT — James Lewis Buchanan, 58, died Oct. 12, 2025, in Vardaman. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Vardaman High School Gymnasium, with the Rev. Clarence Buchanan officiating.

WEST POINT — Katie Dell Cannon Temple, 91, died Oct. 19, 2025. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, at Third Mt. Olive M.B. Church, with Randy L. Conley Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at ...

COLUMBUS — Nias Austin Jr., 92, died Oct. 19, 2025, in Columbus. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Bible Way Progressive Church, with Tommy Lee Williams officiating. Burial will follow ...

Christine Marie Lindner passed away Friday October 17, 2025, at Dugan Memorial Home, at the age of 77. She was born August 25, 1948, in Germany, to the late Leon Wieczorek and Anna Rej. She is ...

Douglas Anderson Yelverton, Sr., age 84, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025, peacefully in his sleep in Columbus, MS. Doug was born November 14, 1940, to Peter Anderson (P.A.) Yelverton and Lenore ...