Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the ...

LAFAYETTE COUNTY – A Columbus Municipal School District school safety officer was arrested Monday on drug distribution charges by the U.S. Marshals Office. Bryan Holliness, 39, the school safety ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Supervisors have until July 1 to determine how much money they plan to deposit in the county’s newly-established reserve and trust fund. On Wednesday, they took the first steps in ...

Bargain shoppers, there’s still a bit of a wait for the Columbus Ollie’s store. Since the Ollie’s sign is officially up at the former Bargain Hunt location at 2312 Hwy. 45, folks have been asking me ...

OXFORD — A court decision reversal released Thursday will allow a lawsuit filed against the NCAA by former Ole Miss football staffer David Saunders to continue its process after it was initially ...

COLUMBUS – FORGE Golden Triangle Chapter proudly hosted a Career Signing Ceremony on Thursday at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle Campus, recognizing students from the construction ...

The Dispatch’s Best of the Triangle readers’ choice contest is the area’s longest-running recognition of the most popular businesses and professionals in the Golden Triangle. Businesses who want to ...

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, at Calvert Funeral Home, with James Towery officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Visitation will be one hour prior to ...

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Missionary Union Baptist Church in Columbus, with Claude Long officiating. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Friday, at Carter’s Funeral Services. Carter’s ...

WEST POINT – Frank Albert Anderson, 77, died May 4, 2026, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at St. Paul M.B. Church, with Eddie A. Longstreet officiating.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, at Cockrell Funeral Home. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pruitt was born Feb. 2, 1968, in Monticello, Arkansas, to the late ...

WEST POINT – Cheryl Yuhintis Lenoir, 62, died April 24, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Baptist Grove M.B. Church in Prairie, with ...