Roy Whitehead, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday June 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Whitehead wa ...

COLUMBUS — Robert Alexander “Bobby” Patrick Jr., 78, died June 28, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 2 ...

MACON — Henry C. “Bodie” Lockett, 82, died June 22, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Tabernacle M.B.

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MACON — Mary Hopkins, 95, died June 21, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Hope U.M Church, with Kory Bridges officiating. Burial will follow at the ...

Mississippi State University is changing the name of the Holmes Center, pending approval by the state board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning.

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Starkville firefighters approach 41 Edgewater Lane Friday. The early morning fire consumed part of the house and killed a rabbit, though the human occupants escaped unharmed. Courtesy of ...

Keith Gaskin did not want to run for a second term as mayor. Apparently, that does not mean he wants out of city politics. Gaskin, 60, qualified as an independent to run for the Ward 1 council ...

STARKVILLE - Starkville Academy announced the hiring of Justin Flake as the school's next head baseball coach on Friday. Flake joins the Volunteers from ...

Airbus Helicopters hopes to make the Golden Triangle a little greener with a near 6-acre solar farm on the facility’s grounds along Airport Road.

University of Mississippi Medical Center have identified the three crew members who died in a helicopter crash Monday near Natchez Trace Parkway in northern Madison County.