Tennessee freshman Nate Ament scored 26 of his game-high 28 points in the second half Tuesday night, and the No. 25 Volunteers defeated Ole Miss 84-66 in Knoxville, Tenn. It’s the Rebels’ fourth ...

COLUMBUS — Ada Mae Conner, 77, died Jan. 21, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Piney Grove M.B. Church, with Michael Reed officiating.

COLUMBUS — Tracy Alan Wright, 64, died Feb. 1, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of ...

STARKVILLE — Samuel Robert “Sinbad” Paige, 68, died Feb. 6, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, at Memorial Gardens of Columbus, with ...

PANOLA, Ala. — Tramaine Quintell Pruitt, 45, died Feb. 2, 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be at noon Friday, at Zion Valley M.B. Church, with ...

PANOLA, Ala. — Jarad Jawan Pruitt, 29, died Feb. 2, 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be at noon Friday, at Zion Valley M.B. Church, with the Rev ...

STARKVILLE — Reece Williams, 80, died Feb. 5, 2026, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, at Welch Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jason Stoker officiating.

COLUMBUS — Larry Dale Baswell, 76, died at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus. Mr. Baswell was born Dec. 7, 1949, in Columbus, to the ...

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COLUMBUS — Emitra Ann Humphries, 50, died Feb. 2, 2026, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

GULFPORT — Arvetia Bishop, 59, died Jan. 21, 2026, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Friendship M.B. Church in Columbus, with Akeem Bishop officiating.

Instead of jets flying through the skies this year for the Thunder Over Columbus airshow, Columbus Air Force Base is planning a Fourth of July event in tandem with the nation’s 250th anniversary. Col.