On Saturday, Wright Thompson will deliver the keynote address for the Possumtown Book Fest at the Rosenzweig Arts Center’s Omnova Theatre, and the timing ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern.

Chris Curtis, owner of the Blue Moon Drive-In Theatre, holds his grandson, Christopher Henderson, 1, behind the concession stand counter Thursday morning. The drive-in, located in Gu-Win, Alabama ...

An inmate at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center died Sunday evening after suffering a “catastrophic medical event.” Sammy Harris, 44, was being taken from one cell to another on a higher ...

Ole Miss will honor its 2025 inductees into the M-Club Hall of Fame this fall, with six Rebels across five different sports being enshrined.

Members of the Columbus Police Department Citizen Overview Committee gather at the Municipal Complex in this 2017 Dispatch file photo. The committee was created in the aftermath of the 2015 Ricky ...

Mississippi State University’s newest and largest student residence hall is officially open, and Azalea Hall is welcoming its first occupants this week to launch the 2025-26 academic year.

YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of videos ...

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations in ...

William Jerry “Sonny” Shelton, age 85, died Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. A visitation will be held Sunday, August 17, 2025, ...

Dr. Ralph Johnson, 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2025, at his residence. On August 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM Mass of Resurrection will be held at Annunciation Catholic Church ...

Fred Gilkey Jr. Posted: August 14, 2025 NOXUBEE COUNTY — Fred Gilkey Jr., 89, died Aug. 14, 2025, in Macon. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Macon.