OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Three current employees and two former employees in the Oktibbeha County Tax Assessor and Collector’s Office could be on the hook for more than $31,000 after an investigation by the ...

Alan Lewis was passed over in March to be the city’s next fire chief, but on Tuesday he got the next best thing. The city council appointed Lewis assistant chief, effective Monday, during its regular ...

STARKVILLE — A Starkville man was arrested Monday for allegedly placing a hidden recording device inside his own home to surveil someone else without their knowledge. Scott Gronewold, 50, is charged ...

A DoorDasher and a woman inside her home suffered injuries during a rash of three separate shootings over two days, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry told The Dispatch. Daughtry said the shootings stemmed ...

WEST POINT — James M. Ivy, 76, died May 5, 2026, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Hermon M.B. Church, with Timothy Brinkley officiating.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at Full Gospel Ministry. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Friday, at Carter’s Funeral Services. Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus is in charge of ...

Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Vision School in Macon, with Carl Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Friday, at Carter’s Funeral Services. Carter’s Funeral ...

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Curtis “Pony” C. Bush, 64m died May 14, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, at Tabernacle M.B. Church in Macon, with Edward ...

COLUMBUS — Melvin “Melt” Salter, 68, died May 13, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Carter’s Funeral Services, with Sammy White ...