Roy Whitehead, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday June 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Whitehead wa ...

COLUMBUS — Robert Alexander “Bobby” Patrick Jr., 78, died June 28, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 2 ...

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Roger Harris, 78, died June 24, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Friday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, ...

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Jimmy Craddieth Posted: July 8, 2025 COLUMBUS — Jimmy Craddieth, 85, died July 6, 2025, at Windsor Place. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus.

STARKVILLE — Eddie James Davis, 59, died June 15, 2025, in Pearl. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, at Beth-el MB Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will ...

MURRAY, Ky. — Connie Locke, 83, died July 2, 2025, in Murray. Funeral services will be at noon Thursday, at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home, with the Rev. Klaus R. Tate officiating. Burial will follow at ...

Cynthia “Cindy” Diane Jaynes Wingo, 65, died at her residence in New Hope, MS. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. The visitation will be Tuesday, July 8, 2025, from 5: ...

ALICEVILLE, Ala. — William C. “W.C.” Cunningham, 75, died June 27, 2025, at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12 ...

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Aldermen denied an exception for Burns Dirt to open a borrow pit on Pat Station Road, after a resident of a nearby home on Tuesday night raised objections to the company’s operations in the area ...

Matthew Smith, of Tylertown, competes in the bareback riding during the 2024 Rotary Classic Rodeo held at the Mississippi Horse Park. The rodeo is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the ...