OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – A decision not to open the Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room during a weekend of below-freezing temperatures has prompted questions about how and when the county-owned facility ...

If you were building a public university from scratch in Mississippi, what outcomes should a taxpayer expect? You should expect a university that educates Mississippians. You should expect students to ...

COLUMBUS — Tracy Alan Wright, 64, died Feb. 1, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of ...

Tennessee freshman Nate Ament scored 26 of his game-high 28 points in the second half Tuesday night, and the No. 25 Volunteers defeated Ole Miss 84-66 in Knoxville, Tenn. It’s the Rebels’ fourth ...

COLUMBUS — Lena Dell Hairston, 83, died Jan. 24, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, at Zion Hill Church, with Bobby Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial ...

Johnie Norton Jenkins was born November 3, 1934, in Phillips County Arkansas, and died February 9, 2026. He was valedictorian of his high school class, graduated from the University of Arkansas, and ...

STARKVILLE — Lekayla Hatisha Calmes, 34, died Fe. 3, 2026. Funeral services will be at 2 p,m, Sunday, at Bethel M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m ...

COLUMBUS — Nicole Renee “Nikki” Lavender Cungious, 52, died Jan. 29, 2026, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hopewell M.B. Church. Burial will follow ...

COLUMBUS — Barbara Jean Strong Malone, 79, died Feb. 2, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carter’s Funeral Services Chapel. Visitation is from 4-6 p.m. Friday at ...

STEENS — Larry Shirley Sr., 70, died Feb. 1, 2026, in Eupora. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at 15th Street Church of God in Christ in Columbus, with Marion Bonner officiating. Burial ...

MACON — Jessie Bradford Jr., 23, died Jan. 16, 2026, at Noxubee General Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, with Carl Johnson officiating. Burial will ...

COLUMBUS — Johnny “Pimp” Lang, 66, died Feb. 4, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, at Hairston and Hairston Funeral Home, with the Rev.