Every one who has served in the military has a story to tell – some more interesting than others, naturally. But few had a story to match that of Gene Smith, a Vietnam War fighter pilot was shot down ...

Tyson Cunningham, with Vibrant Church, leads the crowd in worship Monday during the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Trotter Convention Center in Columbus. Along with worship and ...

The city plans to have a new municipal court administrator in place no later than April 1. Who that person will be is still an open question. The city council is expected on Tuesday to extend Linder ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as ...

FRISCO, Texas — Heath Bardley, 53, died Jan. 3, 2026, in Frisco. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Fifteenth Street Church of God in Christ, with Montrell Rucker. Burial will follow at ...

COLUMBUS — Judith “Judy” Haggard Bolin, 83, died Jan. 13, 2026, at Trinity Place Retirement Community. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Brooksville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jay ...

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Thomas Glenn Whaley, 66, died Jan. 15, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services were at 2 p.m.Sunday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Mary Sanders officiating. Burial followed at ...

BROOKSVILLE — Lucian Nathaniel “Mr. Nate” Smith, 74, died Jan. 13, 2026, at Anderson Hospital in Meridian. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Robert ...

MABEN — Darrell Bernard Eacholes, 57, died Jan. 4, 2026, in Maben. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at West Clay Elementary School in Cedar Bluff. Burial will follow at Lower Prairie Creek ...

COLUMBUS — Shannon Denise Cotton Williams, 44, died Jan. 8, 2026, at St. Frances Hospital-Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at Piney Grove M.B. Church, with J.C.

William Max Turner was born on February 25, 1941, and spent his life in Vernon, AL. He entered into eternal rest on January 13, 2026, stepping into the presence of his Lord and Savior after a life ...

STARKVILLE — Every time Pastor and Judge Larnzy Carpenter Jr. is about to take the bench, he has a few things he likes to do. First, Carpenter always prays through a special prayer before entering the ...