Most people seem to associate the history of Columbus and its old homes with the classic antebellum homes of the mid 1800s and the Civil War, but I think of a much earlier time. The founding of ...

Lowndes County students have a new chance to earn college credit while exploring potential career paths without the burden of tuition or worries about changing their major. Mississippi University ...

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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 — Alice Marie Davis Rogers, 83, died March 8, 2025, at Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen. No funeral services will be held. Visitation is from 4-5:30 p.m. Monday at Carter’s ...

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.

Many years ago, La Campana announced its Main Street location in Columbus. I first announced the restaurant at 400 Main St. in January 2020, and now we’re finally nearing its opening date.

Several citizens returned to their homes Wednesday after an hour-long evacuation due to a ruptured gas line, which some said sounded like an explosion. Columbus Fire and Rescue responded to ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — Betty L. Weatherspoon Eddins, 88, died March 12, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Piney Grove M.B. Church in Crawford, with Michael Reed ...

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 ...

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