Don’t try to box Bryce Mitchell in. Mitchell, a musician and research professional, knows the stereotypes often associated with being from Mississippi. And while he understands why people are often ...

Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died Saturday, the Nation of Islam has announced. She was 90. “Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and ...

A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year. The ...

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs in Harris v. DeSoto County did not provide enough evidence that DeSoto County district maps were drawn to intentionally dilute ...

A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving vehicle said Monday they want authorities to release video showing whether officers were in danger of being ...

You can help your community Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but ...

COLUMBUS — Gene A. “Effer” Sherrod, 63, died June 19, 2026, in Grenada. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church in Brooksville, with Tommy Sherrod officiating. Burial ...

James “Pug” Edward Forrester, 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Monday ...

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, at Mt. Peiler M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Fox Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, at West Memorial Funeral Home. West Memorial ...

James Oliver Allen, 87, of Columbus, MS, died on June 29th, 2026, at his home. Services will be held on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, at First Methodist Church of Columbus Mississippi. Visitation will be ...

STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputy was fired following a Sunday afternoon brawl with an umpire during a Grand Slam baseball tournament at Cornerstone Park. Lt. Darrell Holley, a coach ...

To anyone in Columbus for the last 49 years, the giant building at 1404 Old Aberdeen Road has always been Leigh Mall. But the Hull Property Group, which bought the mall in 2019 with the goal of ...