A Columbus favorite is reopening soon. When American Deli closed in Columbus Place back in May, the reaction was everywhere. People weren’t just disappointed; they wanted to know not if, but when ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – An Ethel man died in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday morning on Highway 12. Marvin Graham, 54, was driving east on Highway 12 near Smith Road at about 6 a.m. when a second vehicle ...

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Wiley Bryant “Pete” Cantrell, age 89, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026, at his home in Caledonia. Services will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro ...

Jack Ellis (Bud) Speed Jr. passed away on April 7, 2026, at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. His Memorial Service will be Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 PM with visitation one hour prior to service, ...

Donnie Gene Crews, 76, of Aberdeen, MS, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026, at his residence. Visitation will be Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 1:30 P.M. to 2:00 P.M ...

BROOKSVILLE — Billy Ray Kemp, 59, died April 6, 2026, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon. Graveside services will be Sunday, at Brooksville Cemetery. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is in charge of ...

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — Peggy Joyce McGahey Jaynes, 77, died April 6, 2026. Funeral services will be at noon April 18 at Skelton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Ethelsville Baptist Church cemetery in ...

MILLPORT, Ala. — Gene Lollar, 75, died April 13, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Mt. Nebo Church, with Terry McAdams officiating. Burial will follow at the church ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

WEST POINT — Octavious Griffin, 80, died March 28, 2026, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion M.B. Church in West Point, with Vernon ...

VERNON, Ala. — Edward Glen Newell, 66, died April 7, 2026, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Christopher McKee and ...