Executive Director of Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum Derek Aaron, left, holds a handful of candy while Patricia Coley places candy in a bag for Maddie Grace Jones, 5, Thursday during Pumpkinpalooza.

A fire early Sunday destroyed a Northside home, according to Columbus Fire and Rescue Chief Duane Hughes. Firefighters responded at about 1 a.m. to 1402 Eighth Ave. N., Hughes said. By then, the house ...

Michael Thorne died October 12, 2025, of a heart attack at home. He was born September 7, 1942, to William Albert and Alice Jeanne Mathis Thorne, in Shreveport, LA. He graduated from LSU with a B.A.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers. “We would buy some beef from Argentina,” the ...

In 2024, Mississippi’s infant mortality rate was recorded at a rate of 9.7 deaths per 1,000 births within their first year of life, or roughly one death out of every 100 babies born. That puts the ...

Democrat Scott Colom raised nearly $600,000 for his 2026 U.S. Senate campaign in just 27 days after announcing his run. By comparison, Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith has raised $1.1 million in ...

COLUMBUS – Mississippi University for Women will once again celebrate Sonya Kovalevsky, a pioneer for women in the field of mathematics, with the annual Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day ...

STARKVILLE – Four men were arrested Wednesday at Walmart Supercenter for gambling. Two of the suspects also face firearms charges. Tyreek Tutwiler, 25, Kennedy Hope, 26, Cedrick Ginn, 25, all of ...

NOXUBEE COUNTY – Huber Engineered Woods, a company in the J.M. Huber Corporation business portfolio and builder of a new mill in Shuqualak, recently celebrated a $170,000 investment supporting ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – A pair of Mississippi developers is eyeing a $45 million redevelopment project to transform an old stormwater detention area off Highway 12 behind Walk-On’s into a mixed-use complex ...

Bobby Joe Peeks, age 87, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 18, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel ...

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 ...