The Tombigbee floods of 1847 and 1851 were devastating, but for two steamboats they could have been even more disastrous. A huge warehouse at the town of West Port was on both occasions filled with ...

COLUMBUS — Eric L. Pruitt, 50, died April 20, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

WEST POINT — Trina Danette Cannon, 48, died April 15, 2026, at Diversicare of Meridian. Funeral services will be at noon Sunday, at Mt. Pisgah M.B. Church in Tibbee, with Donald Wesley officiating.

COLUMBUS — Eddie Lee “Spook” Porter Sr., 77, died April 10, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Providence M.B. Church, with Timothy Edwards officiating. Burial ...

Get your quarters and your reusable shopping bags ready. Aldi, a German-founded discount grocery store chain, plans to open a store in Columbus. “We’re excited to share that we’re making headway on ...

COLUMBUS — Willie Mae Bush, 55, died April 22, 2026, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of ...

COLUMBUS — Robert Earl Nalls, 80, died April 17, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Annie J. Brewer, 73, died April 12, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Oakland M.B. Church in Crawford, with Sammy ...

COLUMBUS — Jerry Wrench, 71, died April 14, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at noon Sunday, at Carter’s Funeral Services, with Otis Washington officiating ...

MACON — Julius Clay, 74, died April 11, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Carter’s Funeral Services Chapel, with Armondo Adams officiating. Visitation is from 2-5 ...

MCDONOUGH, Ga. — Dr. Tywanda Faye Stewart Smart, 64, died April 11, 2026, in Fayetteville, Georgia. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Oak Grove M.B. Church, with Therman Cunningham ...

Ernest Noffsinger (Bobo) Minor, Jr. passed away peacefully from this earthly life on Friday April 17, 2026, following a long hard-fought battle with prostate cancer. His memorial service will take ...