George Irby, interim planning and community development director, plans to make a list of potential home buyers next week and hopes to start building their new homes by January.

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A Hattiesburg attorney from Lowndes County is wanted by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly failing to turn over $450,000 from a wrongful death settlement.

Since the idea of moving Mississippi School for Math and Science from its home on the campus of Mississippi University for Women to a new site at Mississippi State University first emerged late in ...

Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure.

Willie Terry Posted: July 9, 2025 WEST POINT — Willie James Terry, 74, died June 29, 2025, at Clay County Medical Center in West Point. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Northside ...

Scott Thomas Boone, 6, bounces on the mechanical jumper in the kids’ zone Saturday afternoon at the New Hope Festival. The kids’ zone had a mix of seven inflatable and mechanical rides that ...

Bruce Spencer Posted: July 10, 2025 STARKVILLE — Bruce Spencer, 66, died June 26, 2025, in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Austin C.O.C.H USA. Burial will follow at ...

STEENS — Jimmy Craddieth, 85, died July 6, 2025, in Columbus. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, at New Zion Baptist Church, with ...

If you’re using ChatGPT but getting mediocre results, don’t blame the chatbot. Instead, try sharpening up your prompts.

Lululemon has filed a lawsuit against Costco that accuses the wholesale club operator of selling lower-priced duplicates of some of its popular athleisure clothing.

The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether to revive a lawsuit from a man barred from evangelizing outside a small-town Mississippi amphitheater after authorities say he shouted ...