Ronald Leigh Williams, 78, of Maben, Mississippi, passed away on November 19, 2025, at home on his beloved farm. A celebration of life service will take place on December 12, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at ...

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COLUMBUS — Henri Jane Plyler Dyson, 81, died Dec. 13, 2025, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

WEST POINT — Samuel Lee Gates, 72, died Nov. 29, 2025, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Sunday, at Concord M.B. Church, with Cynthia Gates officiating. Burial followed ...

Isaiah 25:1 “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” On December 5, 2025, Dr. Ben Ogletree, 79, ...

PICKENSVILLE, Ala. — Azola Williams, 104, died Dec. 10, 2025, in Pickensville, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at Aliceville City ...

COLUMBUS — Lentie L. Davis Jr., 75, died Dec. 10, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Walter “Walt Daddy” Hairston, 78, died Nov. 28, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Carmel M.B. Church in Macon, ...

To anyone in Columbus for the last 49 years, the giant building at 1404 Old Aberdeen Road has always been Leigh Mall. But the Hull Property Group, which bought the mall in 2019 with the goal of ...

STARKVILLE — Photos of four properties on Ruth Road drew winces and looks of disbelief Tuesday during a board of aldermen meeting at City Hall. Three were abandoned houses in extreme disrepair. The ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University announced new tailgating zones for the 2025 football season on Thursday, with the biggest change being the rezoning of The Junction, removing public ...

MADISON COUNTY – University of Mississippi Medical Center have identified the three crew members who died in a helicopter crash Monday near Natchez Trace Parkway in northern Madison County. Calvin ...