VERNON, Ala. — Mary Elaine Waldrop Vail, 70, died Jan. 28, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Hamilton, Alabama. Funeral services are at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with ...

John “J.T.” White, Jr., age 96, of Columbus, MS, passed away on February 1, 2026 at his residence. The visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M., Thursday ...

Roy “R.D.” Fuqua, age 102, of Columbus, MS, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2026, at Mississippi Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. A Celebration of Life will be Monday, February 2, 2026, at 10:00 A.M.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of Columbus.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud ...

HOMOSASSA, Fla. — Eleanor G. Comeau, 77, died Jan. 22, 2026, at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida. A celebration of life will be held at Lowndes Funeral Home. Lowndes Funeral Home ...

WEST POINT — Orson Roderic Shelton, 58, died Jan. 17, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, at St. Paul M.B. Church in Starkville. Burial will ...

A new partnership between Columbus Municipal School District and Mississippi University for Women aims to strengthen the pipeline of future teachers moving from the university into district classrooms ...

Mrs. Patricia Ann Dawson Thomas (Ms. Pat), 85, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at her residence in Oakland, MS. Services will be held Monday February 2, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral ...

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The Mississippi Court of Appeals has granted a new trial to a West Point woman convicted of first-degree murder in a decision handed down Tuesday. A Clay County Circuit Court jury convicted Tameshia ...

DeeDee Baldwin, engagement librarian at Mississippi State University, has spent the last six years researching the first Black legislators in the state. “As faculty librarians, we’re allowed to ...