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 ...

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.

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 ...

Vester Horace Gilliam, 79, of Columbus, MS, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at his residence. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date. Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS entrusted ...

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 ...

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 ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Imogene Williams, 86, died Oct. 16, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Chandler Funeral Home, with Buddy Abernathy officiating. Burial will ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — Shirley Ann Grant, 78, died Oct. 18, 2025, at her residence. A private family graveside will be held. Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m. Sunday, at Memorial Funeral Home. Memorial Funeral ...

Steven Leonard Miles, age 72, died Monday, September 15, 2025, at his residence in Columbus, MS. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Church On ...

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 ...