Two applicants have emerged for a vacant seat on the board of Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau. Current board member Jay Patel is seeking reappointment and is contested by former ...

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ALICEVILLE, Ala. — DeAnna R. “Dee” Phillips, 51, died Feb. 20, 2025, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Spirit and Truth ...

An illness is spreading through the Mississippi Capitol: special session fever. Speculation is rampant that Gov. Tate Reeves will call a special session if the Senate does not acquiesce to his and ...

TERRY — A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a call outside the state’s capital city of Jackson, authorities said. Deputy Martin Shields Jr., 37, of the ...

GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Monday blocked immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations in houses of worship for Quakers and a handful of other religious groups. U.S ...

Garnet Lee Bridges Tanner, 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025, at her residence. Visitation will be Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 1:00 P ...

The two worst periods of oppressive inflation I have experienced were both under Democratic presidents. Jimmy Carter was in office during a stagnant economy and double-digit inflation. Joe Biden ...

WASHINGTON — New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Justice Department official said Saturday.

WASHINGTON — Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back.

Sierra Sacco needed just one pitch to hit more home runs against Louisiana Tech than she hit in two years for Louisiana Tech. While Sacco has been a productive and speedy leadoff hitter throughout ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A U.S. Border Patrol agent whose killing in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border has been tied to a cultlike group was buried with full military honors Saturday ...