Ronald Leigh Williams, 78, of Maben, Mississippi, passed away on November 19, 2025, at home on his beloved farm. A celebration of life service will take place on December 12, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at ...

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COLUMBUS — Henri Jane Plyler Dyson, 81, died Dec. 13, 2025, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

WEST POINT — Samuel Lee Gates, 72, died Nov. 29, 2025, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Sunday, at Concord M.B. Church, with Cynthia Gates officiating. Burial followed ...

Isaiah 25:1 “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” On December 5, 2025, Dr. Ben Ogletree, 79, ...

COLUMBUS — Lentie L. Davis Jr., 75, died Dec. 10, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

WEST POINT — Barron Wayne Head Sr., 57, died Nov. 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Satuday, at Northside Christian Church, with the Rev. Charles Davidson ...

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Walter “Walt Daddy” Hairston, 78, died Nov. 28, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Carmel M.B. Church in Macon, ...

COLUMBUS — Zettie Lee Shelton, 85, died Dec. 8, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Union Chapel Baptist Church in Brooksville, with ...

There will be no services at this time. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Shaffer was born Sept. 20, 1943, in Chickasaw County, to the late Bob and Cassie Ware ...

Three men were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon outside of a home on Airline Road, according to a Columbus Police Department press release. CPD officers responded to a call of shots fired at ...

STARKVILLE — Photos of four properties on Ruth Road drew winces and looks of disbelief Tuesday during a board of aldermen meeting at City Hall. Three were abandoned houses in extreme disrepair. The ...