Two industrial acquisitions announced this week will impact the Golden Triangle’s manufacturing landscape, with International Paper selling its Global Cellulose Fibers business and Steel ...

Wayne Weaver Posted: August 25, 2025 WEST POINT — Ross Wayne Weaver, 73, died Aug. 21, 2025, at Dugan Memorial Home. A private family service will be held at a later date. Calvert Funeral Home ...

The Dispatch continues its overview of Mississippi State football position groups ahead of the 2025 season with a look at one of the rooms with the most turnover on the team: wide receiver. The ...

Only one candidate submitted qualifying paperwork for an elected Columbus Municipal School District board seat ahead of Thursday’s 5 p.m. deadline.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before.

Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.

From the Opinion Page of The Dispatch, the hosts of this podcast debate and discuss local news for Columbus and Lowndes County, Mississippi.

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Tykell Harvey Posted: August 26, 2025 STARKVILLE — Tykell Harvey, 27, died Aug. 14, 2025, in Starkville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Union M.B. Church in Eupora. Burial ...

Bobby Woolbright Posted: August 26, 2025 VERNON, Ala. — Robert Lee “Bobby” Woolbright, 84, died Aug. 25, 2025, at his residence. Memorial services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Celebration ...

Terry Lollar Posted: August 26, 2025 COLUMBUS — Terry Alan Lollar, 64, died Aug. 16, 2025, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Ethelsville ...

Alvin Dunn Posted: August 28, 2025 COLUMBUS — Alvin Mario Dunn, 60, died Aug. 21, 2025, in Columbus. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Kingdom Vision Church, with J’Marcus ...