COLUMBUS — Jimmy Craddieth, 85, died July 6, 2025, at Windsor Place. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus.

Bobby Patrick Posted: June 30, 2025 COLUMBUS — Robert Alexander “Bobby” Patrick Jr., 78, died June 28, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m ...

Roy Whitehead, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday June 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held at ...

Mary Hopkins Posted: July 2, 2025 MACON — Mary Hopkins, 95, died June 21, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Hope U.M Church, with Kory Bridges ...

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Richard Beemster Posted: July 9, 2025 COLUMBUS — Richard James Beemster, 85, died July 8, 2025, at his residence. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. July 17, at Cockrell Funeral Home, with ...

STARKVILLE — Eddie James Davis, 59, died June 15, 2025, in Pearl. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, at Beth-el MB Church. Burial ...

Cynthia “Cindy” Diane Jaynes Wingo, 65, died at her residence in New Hope, MS. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later ...

On July 5, 2025, Miriam Killebrew passed away peacefully in her home in Caledonia, Mississippi, at the age of 91. Miriam was born on December ...

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Former Murray State quarterback Preston Rice throws a pass for the Racers during the 2022 season. Rice was recently hired as an offensive assistant on Buddy Stephens’ EMCC football staff. Photo ...

Every year, roughly 230 of the state’s most gifted students flock to Columbus, prepared to take on the challenge of succeeding at Mississippi’s most academically rigorous high school.