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A former New Hope Middle School teacher arrested Thursday is accused of providing alcohol and tobacco products to students and engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Monica Grady, 41, ...

Every one who has served in the military has a story to tell – some more interesting than others, naturally. But few had a story to match that of Gene Smith, a Vietnam War fighter pilot was shot down ...

Do you hear that? It’s almost like a bird is calling. And Starkville answered the phone. Birdcall, a Colorado-based chicken sandwich restaurant, plans to expand its footprint to the Magnolia State.

John Harbaugh is heading to Broadway, aiming to make his second act even better than his first. Harbaugh didn’t have to wait long after the Baltimore Ravens fired him last week following 18 seasons.

COLUMBUS — Thomas “Thom” Edward Geiger, 72, died Jan. 26, 2026, at his residence. A private burial service will be held. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of Columbus.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Home Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Linebarger Cemetery. Lavender’s Funeral Service of Aliceville, Alabama, is in charge of arrangements.

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Braylan Dale, 16, died Jan. 22, 2026. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Macon.

Breman “Shea” Woolbright, 32, of Columbus, MS, passed away on January 22, 2026, in Columbus, MS. The visitation will be Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 11:00 A ...

COLUMBUS — P. Kenneth Hood, 84, died Jan. 22, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene. Burial with Military ...

COLUMBUS — Tommie James Fraizer Sr., 72, died Jan. 16, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Goldent Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Stephen Chapel M.B. Church, with the Rev.