A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for repeatedly punching a Black detainee whose beating by guards was recorded by a jail security camera nearly ...

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The 14th Chancery Court will host clinics to help local low-income families receive free legal assistance for family law matters.

Deborah Owen Posted: July 25, 2025 In Loving Memory of Deborah Patricia Owen November 1, 1959 – July 17, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Deborah Patricia Owen, who ...

Edna Carley, 89, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, at her residence. Visitation will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 2:00 P.M.

Nine men accused of breaking out of a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Wednesday.

Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.

Eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals, officials said.

Jerry Smith Posted: July 24, 2025 MACON — Jerry L. “Bait” Smith, 63, died July 12, 2025, at UAB-St. Vincent Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at ...

The group filed an emergency application Monday, days after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Mississippi law could take effect. While NetChoice has sued other states over age ...

Mary Tompkins Posted: July 24, 2025 NOXUBEE COUNTY — Mary F. Tompkins, 69, died July 15, 2025, at Noxubee General Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Noxubee High School ...

Egypt Cooper Posted: July 24, 2025 COLUMBUS — Egypt Arianna Cooper, 20, died July 20, 2025. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama, with the Rev ...