Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Supervisors have until July 1 to determine how much money they plan to deposit in the county’s newly-established reserve and trust fund. On Wednesday, they took the first steps in ...

STARKVILLE – A husband and wife were arrested Tuesday for financially exploiting a vulnerable adult relative, a Starkville Police Department press release said. Thomas Watts, 46, and Kimberly Watts, ...

STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy announced the return of Mark Alexander to the athletic department this week. Alexander will resume the role of head coach for the Vols boys’ basketball team that he ...

Shelves that were once lined with vape pens and pods were nearly empty Tuesday afternoon at Exotic Smokerz in Columbus. Owner Esam Al Mugari said he has had to throw away at least $40,000 worth of ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Supervisors are moving forward with selling OCH Regional Medical Center to Baptist Memorial Health Care. After a months-long request for proposals process, Board of Supervisors ...

OXFORD — Ole Miss’ 2024 season — one of the most highly-anticipated in program history — starts in just about five weeks when the Rebels host Furman on Aug. 31 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels ...

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. The tournament, scheduled ...

LAFAYETTE COUNTY – A Columbus Municipal School District school safety officer was arrested Monday on drug distribution charges by the U.S. Marshals Office. Bryan Holliness, 39, the school safety ...

COLUMBUS – FORGE Golden Triangle Chapter proudly hosted a Career Signing Ceremony on Thursday at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle Campus, recognizing students from the construction ...

Joshua Connors has been fighting fires in Columbus for more than six years and in that time has sustained several injuries on the job, including once when a brick wall fell on him. His father was a ...

COLUMBUS — Under a new state law, military families in Columbus have more flexibility when it comes to deciding where their kids will go to school. The law, which went into effect July 1, allows ...