MCMULLEN, Ala. — Naomi “Shugg” Washington, 62, died Aug. 11, 2025, at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m.

Position Preview: Looking at Mississippi State’s tight ends room for the 2025 season Veteran Traore, newcomer Reese could be impact players at the position ...

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 ...

Jean Taylor Posted: August 15, 2025 COLUMBUS — Jean DiCicco Taylor, 79, died Aug. 14, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, at Lowndes Funeral Home, with ...

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 ...

Harvard University and the Trump administration are getting close to an agreement that would require the Ivy League university to pay $500 million to regain access to federal funding and to end ...

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 ...

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 ...