WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud ...

A new partnership between Columbus Municipal School District and Mississippi University for Women aims to strengthen the pipeline of future teachers moving from the university into district classrooms ...

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STARKVILLE – A Sturgis teen is behind bars following a Sunday morning shooting at Sonic Drive-In, located at 913 Hwy. 12 W. Jakobe George, 19, is charged with attempted murder, according to booking ...

DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was scrapping his planned tariffs on eight European nations in an effort to force U.S. control over Greenland, pulling a ...

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Braylan Dale, 16, died Jan. 22, 2026. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Macon.

Breman “Shea” Woolbright, 32, of Columbus, MS, passed away on January 22, 2026, in Columbus, MS. The visitation will be Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 11:00 A ...

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his ...

WEST POINT — Orson Roderic Shelton, 58, died Jan. 17, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, at St. Paul M.B. Church in Starkville. Burial will ...

HOMOSASSA, Fla. — Eleanor G. Comeau, 77, died Jan. 22, 2026, at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida. A celebration of life will be held at Lowndes Funeral Home. Lowndes Funeral Home ...

COLUMBUS — Thomas “Thom” Edward Geiger, 72, died Jan. 26, 2026, at his residence. A private burial service will be held. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory.

COLUMBUS — Walter Keirn James Jr., 93, died Jan. 2026, at Aurora Health and Rehabilitation. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of ...