BROOKSVILLE — Ella Mae Jones, 83, died Jan. 13, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Zion M.B. Church, with Mack Young officiating. Burial will follow at ...

Sometimes writing my weekend columns takes me on a winding, twisting journey of seemingly unrelated connections that wind up being a tangled web. That was the case this weekend. My research began ...

Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to ...

GameStop is closing in Columbus. The video game retailer located at 1725 Hwy. 45 will shutter permanently Saturday, according to a sign posted inside the store. The company, headquartered in ...

As the nation prepares Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr., cities across the region are making sure his legacy lives on through celebrations, marches and community service projects. “Martin ...

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, upending months of meticulous planning ...

A routine traffic stop turned into a drug bust Monday when Lowndes County sheriff’s deputies discovered 14 kilograms of illegal drugs. Daryl Dewayne Crowden, 54, of Jacksonville, Florida, is ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to ...

STARKVILLE — Josh Hubbard’s spectacular freshman season came without the burden of expectations. As a sophomore, Mississippi State’s small but springy guard is sneaking up on nobody.

Four vape shops and convenience stores in Lowndes County were the targets of raids Thursday for alleged illegal drug sales, Sheriff Eddie Hawkins told The Dispatch. Deputies received a Golden ...

STARKVILLE — Bodies were diving on the floor amidst a mad scramble for the ball, and with Mississippi State out of sync, Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla gained control and found a streaking Matthew ...