COLUMBUS — Betty L. Eddins, 88, died March 12, 2025, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to rein in ...

WEST POINT – Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill doesn’t flinch when confronted with the “B word.” “I’ll lean into it,” she said, prompting laughter Saturday from the audience at the Women ...

For the second consecutive year, the all-time leading scorer in Mississippi high school boys’ basketball has been honored as the best college player in the state. Mississippi State guard Josh ...

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WASHINGTON — More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications ...

MADISON COUNTY — Three people are dead following the crash of a Columbus-based medical helicopter near the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Madison County. During an on-site press conference with ...

An arson investigation of a twice burned vacant house on Northside has Columbus Fire and Rescue looking for a suspect and a motive. CFR fought two “fully involved” fires at 1514 15th St. N.

The proposal to renew the tax cuts from ten years ago will, according to the Treasury Department, save the richest .1% of taxpayers an average of $314,266—the richest one in a thousand.

An attempt to stop a stolen vehicle in Lowndes County on Friday escalated into a chase that led across state lines, ending in a crash that ejected all four occupants. The occupants have not been ...

JACKSON – In January, law enforcement officers dropped a woman off at a hospital in North Mississippi after receiving a call that she had been raped and trafficked. After waiting in the ...