Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, at Travelers Rest M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-6 p.m. Monday, at West Memorial Funeral Home. West ...

Looking ahead to the 2027 season, Mississippi State head coach Brian O’Connor believes, “the foundation is set.” The Bulldogs finished two wins shy of a return to the College World Series in ...

COLUMBUS — Roosevelt Leigh Sr., 84, died June 1, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Oak Grove M.B. Church, with the Rev. Therman ...

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refused to say Wednesday whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans ...

Between the Headlines dives into the stories shaping Columbus and Lowndes County, Mississippi. Hosted by The Commercial Dispatch managing editor Zack Plair and local businessman David Chism, the show ...

Kolby Caleb Gann, 23, of West Point, MS, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Visitation will be Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. The ...

COLUMBUS — Travis “Mac” McIntosh, 58, died June 6, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at New Prospect M.B. Church in Nettleton, with ...

The man who is reportedly the richest oligarch in Russia — and the target of numerous international sanctions because of his country’s recent invasion of Ukraine — played an important role in one of ...

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 ...

Brian Hutson had been here before. Four times to be exact. Leading his opponent, Lucian Anderson, by only two points, Hutson needed to win the obstacle course, dubbed The Eliminator, by one second.

“Columbus is Columbus’ biggest critic,” Nic Parish, of the Burns Group and Friendly City Development, told a crowd of roughly 50 Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for Parkview. After more ...

STARKVILLE – The new Starkville High School project now has a price tag and a bond issue to match. During its regular meeting Tuesday at the Greensboro Center, the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated ...