VERNON, Ala. — Mikey Wade Lollar, 73, died Jan. 18, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Thursday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Gary Seay officiating. Burial will follow at ...

Every one who has served in the military has a story to tell – some more interesting than others, naturally. But few had a story to match that of Gene Smith, a Vietnam War fighter pilot was shot down ...

STARKVILLE – A Sturgis teen is behind bars following a Sunday morning shooting at Sonic Drive-In, located at 913 Hwy. 12 W. Jakobe George, 19, is charged with attempted murder, according to booking ...

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Thomas Glenn Whaley, 66, died Jan. 15, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services were at 2 p.m.Sunday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Mary Sanders officiating. Burial followed at ...

BROOKSVILLE — Lucian Nathaniel “Mr. Nate” Smith, 74, died Jan. 13, 2026, at Anderson Hospital in Meridian. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Robert ...

I know a lot of folks kick off the new year with resolutions – upgrades, resets and lifestyle changes meant to set the tone for the months ahead. One shift I’ve noticed more and more among my peers is ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who say they will sow confusion and undermine ...

COLUMBUS — Jimmy Lee Harris, 89, died Dec. 31, 2025, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of ...

An Alabama man died Sunday in a head on-collision just after 6 p.m., Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant wrote in a text to The Dispatch. Richard Wayne Humphreys, 69, was traveling east on ...

Three plastic sets of wise men, four generations of funeral directors and about five escape attempts by sheep highlight 58 years of holiday tradition for the Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. Each ...

ABERDEEN – Dozens of workers are set to be affected by the impending closure of Westlake Corporation’s polyvinyl chloride plant at the company’s site in Aberdeen, including those commuting from the ...