Don’t try to box Bryce Mitchell in. Mitchell, a musician and research professional, knows the stereotypes often associated with being from Mississippi. And while he understands why people are often ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those ...

WASHINGTON — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a ...

States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. A decision favoring the ...

COLUMBUS — Gene A. “Effer” Sherrod, 63, died June 19, 2026, in Grenada. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church in Brooksville, with Tommy Sherrod officiating. Burial ...

James “Pug” Edward Forrester, 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Monday ...

James Oliver Allen, 87, of Columbus, MS, died on June 29th, 2026, at his home. Services will be held on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, at First Methodist Church of Columbus Mississippi. Visitation will be ...