Scott Colom keeps a folder in his office desk full of letters supporting his ill-fated nomination for federal judge. They come from area attorneys, law enforcement agents and about 30 victims in ...

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022.

A case of mistaken identity kept a local media personality from being appointed Tuesday to the Columbus Housing Authority Board. Reggilond Taylor, a talk show host perhaps better known by the ...

Ocean Fish and Fried Chicken, 1913B Hwy. 45, is coming soon. With Yummy Teriyaki closing in November, it looks like another restaurant is poised to take its place. A banner is hanging announcing ...

STARKVILLE — The idea of relocating the tenants of the Starkville Housing Authority’s Pecan Acres development sparked debate in 2018 but has gotten barely a mention in recent years. Despite ...

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. — A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama, authorities said. The Coweta County fire department is ...

STARKVILLE — Starkville is rolling out a redesign of the intersection of South Montgomery Street and East Lampkin Street, reducing it to two lanes and expanding sidewalks to make it less chaotic.

WEST POINT — Four West Point residents have been arrested in connection to a Wednesday night shooting that injured two young men, leaving one of them in critical condition. Brentston Edwards, 20 ...

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 ...

DECATUR, Ala. — In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries ...

The advocacy group American Immigration Council identifies 64,600 immigrants in Mississippi (2.2% of the state’s total population) as of 2025, with 37,400 immigrant workers in the state’s ...