William Jerry “Sonny” Shelton, age 85, died Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Columbus. A visitation will be held Sunday, August 17, 2025, ...

On Saturday, Wright Thompson will deliver the keynote address for the Possumtown Book Fest at the Rosenzweig Arts Center’s Omnova Theatre, and the timing ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern.

Fred Gilkey Jr. Posted: August 14, 2025 NOXUBEE COUNTY — Fred Gilkey Jr., 89, died Aug. 14, 2025, in Macon. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Macon.

LaKeshia Verdell Posted: August 14, 2025 MERIDIAN — LaKeshia Verdell, 39, died Aug. 9, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at St.. John Full Gospel Church in ...

Gary Hayden Posted: August 14, 2025 KENNEDY, Ala. — Gary O’Neal Hayden, 59, died Aug. 10, 2025, at Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at ...

STARKVILLE — Calvin Lionel Blair Jr., 23, died Aug. 2, 2025, in Artesia. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Beth-el M.B. Church.

Earline Stallings Posted: August 14, 2025 STARKVILLE — Earline Stallings, 92, died Aug. 2, 2025. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove M.B. Church in Crawford. Burial ...

Bernice Martin Posted: August 14, 2025 STARKVILLE — Bernice Martin, 63, died July 31, 2025, in Southaven. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peters Rock C.O.G.I.C. West Memorial ...

Major Long Posted: August 14, 2025 COLUMBUS — Major Leon Long, 15, died July 31, 2025, in Columbus. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at New Hope High School, with the Rev. James Long ...

Savannah Jones Posted: August 14, 2025 JACKSON, Tenn. — The Rev. Savannah Will Jones, 93, died Aug. 10, 2025, in Jackson, Tennessee. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at New Trinity ...

Ole Miss will honor its 2025 inductees into the M-Club Hall of Fame this fall, with six Rebels across five different sports being enshrined.