LOWNDES COUNTY – A private plane crash east of Columbus resulted in the fatality of a local businessman Sunday afternoon. Emmett Barry Sanford, 65, who was piloting the plane, was pronounced dead at ...

Propst Park is one step closer to being the city’s top destination for recreation as progress continues on the long-floated plan for a kayak and canoe launch on Luxapalila Creek. With the city council ...

NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied Thursday after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks. Banks, small companies and other stocks that had earlier been left ...

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

STARKVILLE – A woman was arrested following a Thursday night shooting in north Starkville that resulted in no injuries. Nykhira Singleton, 26, was charged with felony malicious mischief, discharging a ...

A man is behind bars following a Monday shooting on South Lehmberg Road. Paul Eggleston Jr., 35, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon by a felon, according to a Wednesday ...

Gregory “Mark” Price, 64 of Columbus, MS, passed away Friday, May 29, 2026, at his residence. A memorial service will be held June 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church, Columbus, MS, with ...

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refused to say Wednesday whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans ...

Jerry “Allen” Fitch, 61, originally from Columbus, Mississippi, passed away on May 31, 2026, at his home in Millbrook, Alabama. Allen was born on September 5, 1964, in Columbus, Mississippi, to Cecil ...

Between the Headlines dives into the stories shaping Columbus and Lowndes County, Mississippi. Hosted by The Commercial Dispatch managing editor Zack Plair and local businessman David Chism, the show ...

Kolby Caleb Gann, 23, of West Point, MS, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Visitation will be Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. The ...

COLUMBUS — Travis “Mac” McIntosh, 58, died June 6, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at New Prospect M.B. Church in Nettleton, with ...