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A late week snowstorm led to more than a dozen car accidents Friday, but despite icy conditions not a single accident was reported Saturday according to law enforcement. Mississippi Highway Patrol ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans fired at police from inside his vehicle before officers fatally ...

Another retailer prepares to leave Columbus Place. Claire’s, 1404 Old Aberdeen Road, is officially slated for closure. The Starkville location closed in March 2024 and with the Columbus location ...

WASHINGTON — Newly in the minority, Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been ...

Since Palmer Home was established nearly 125 years ago and built on 110 acres in south Columbus in 1898, the faith-based organization has maintained a presence in the Golden Triangle. But in ...

Eniya Russell was listed as questionable on the injury report the night before Mississippi State’s game at Georgia on Sunday, and the updated report before tip-off designated her as a game-time ...

The downtown Columbus post office has had a portion of its front entrance cordoned off for more than a year after part of its stone facade fell in 2022. That crumbling stone is the most obvious ...

STARKVILLE – A data breach that has crippled Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s network appears to be a ransomware attack, according to online sources. The district is listed ...

PLAINS, Ga. — It never got old. No matter how many times one crammed into the modest sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist Church, there was always some wisdom to be gleaned from the measured, Bible ...

The Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame announced its inaugural class Thursday at the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 10 members of the first class include the late Stan Black ...