Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.

Eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals, officials said.

Posted: July 24, 2025 COLUMBUS — Lynn Jones, 58, died July 9, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.

After hosting a successful tournament on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in April, Bassmaster is planning another national tournament to take place in Columbus next year.

MUW men’s basketball coach Dean Burrows on the sideline during a game against Pensacola Christian College in 2024. Burrows, who is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Owls, will also ...

Community Profile: Mississippi football legend spends past 35 years as business owner Challenge from high school coach pushed James ‘Cubby’ Harris to pursue college football ...

The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried out an unexpected sharp turn and later apologized to passengers, explaining that he made the move after spotting a military plane ...

Floyd Jenkins Jr. Posted: July 21, 2025 NOXUBEE COUNTY — Floyd Jenkins Jr., 72, died July 18, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be ...

Michael Lowery Posted: July 21, 2025 COLUMBUS — Francis “Michael” Lowery, 73, died July 21, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday ...

Collis Robertson Posted: July 21, 2025 GARY, Ind. — Collis Wayne Robertson, 63, died, July 4, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Indiana. Funeral services were at noon Saturday, at ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — A Eupora woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning in Oktibbeha County. Heather Young, 34, was pronounced dead on scene after colliding with another car at ...

Jeff Turnage announced this week he will leave the Mitchell McNutt law firm and become in-house counsel for the city.