In 2025, we said goodbye to those whose lives were distinguished by service to their communities. We note the passing of government officials, a longtime economic developer, a media personality, ...

STARKVILLE – Hundreds of patients who received mammograms performed at the Center for Breast Health and Imaging over the past two years are now being told to have their exams re-evaluated. Baptist ...

PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bid by Vice President JD Vance on the opening night of the ...

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

WEST POINT — Nannie J. Bennett, 91 died Dec. 17, 2025. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Hermom M.B. Church, with Tim Brinkley officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

MACON — Geraldine Clay, 74, died Dec. 22, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Macedonia M.B. Church, with the Rev. Terry Rice ...

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Derrick Bernard Wallace, 42, died Dec. 19, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Springhill M.B. Church in Macon, with ...

A true steel magnolia, Susan Juanita Johnson Baird was a fierce and loyal warrior wrapped in kindness and compassion. She carried herself with the grace and poise of a southern woman. When it was time ...

ALBANY, Ga. — The Rev. Perry Dismuke, 67, died Dec. 17, 2025. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Zion Gate M.B. Church, with James A. Boyd officiating. Burial will follow at Union ...

COLUMBUS — Frank Gore, 78, died Dec. 28, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Stephen Chapel M.B. Church, with the Rev. Joe Lee Peoples ...

COLUMBUS — Laverne Ellis, 64, died Dec. 20, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Word Church International in Crawford, with Bobby Lee ...

Bob Victor “Vic” Sullivan, 71, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away on December 11, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- Memphis. He was born on May 31, 1954, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late ...