KENNEDY, Ala. — James Cleon Porter Jr., 72, died April 17, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dowdle Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Higdon Church of God ...

Betty Sue Roebuck Glenn, age 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 19, 2026, at The Arrington. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory ...

Espie Mac Lochala, 74, entered into the presence of his Heavenly Father on April 15, 2026, at his home in Caledonia, Mississippi. He was born on September 1st, 1951, in Crossett, Arkansas, to Espie ...

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doesn’t sound all that excited about the idea of becoming a back-to-back NBA champion. That might seem strange. It’s not. It’s just who the ...

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 ...

WEST POINT — Cornell Westbrook, 69, died April 5, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Strong Hill M.B. Church, with Willie Edwards ...

COLUMBUS — Ferlonzo Ferrikes Coats, 50, died April 10, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Zion U.M. Church, with the Rev. Dwayne ...

Martha Carroll Shackelford McCullough, 82, of Stone Mountain, GA, died peacefully Monday, April 13, 2026, at Dogwood Forest Assisted Living in Grayson, GA, after a valiant fight against breast cancer.

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William Lee Sanders, Jr., age 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 12, 2026, at his residence in Columbus, Mississippi. Graveside services will be held at Friendship Cemetery on ...

WEST POINT — Bill Warren Reid, 88, died April 12, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. A private family graveside service will be held Friday, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in West ...

KENNEDY, Ala. — Margaret “Maggie” Hodges, 80, died April 13, 2026. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Dowdle Funeral Home, with Jeff Long officiating. Graveside services and burial will ...