STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — Peggy Joyce McGahey Jaynes, 77, died April 6, 2026. Funeral services will be at noon April 18 at Skelton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Ethelsville Baptist Church cemetery in ...

WASHINGTON — A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began. An inflation gauge ...

WEST POINT — Octavious Griffin, 80, died March 28, 2026, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion M.B. Church in West Point, with Vernon ...

OXFORD – A year ago it was the interior of Ole Miss’ offensive line that had its share of question marks. In spring of 2026, it’s the tackle spots that remain somewhat of a mystery. The Rebels ...

COLUMBUS — Gwendolyn Osborne, 58, died March 15, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home, with Gloria Rhone ...

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MABEN — James Earl Banks, 59, died March 30, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Grove Chapel M.B. Church, with the Rev. Frederick ...

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Melinda Ann Allen, 57, died April 4, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with B.J. Mills ...

Jerry Lamar Chunn went home to Jesus on April 8, 2026, at age 89. Jerry will be greatly missed. A celebration of life service will be Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. at Whitehall Church in ...

BROOKSVILLE — Billy Ray Kemp, 59, died April 6, 2026, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon. Graveside services will be Sunday, at Brooksville Cemetery. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is in charge of ...

BAGHDAD — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.

MILLPORT, Ala. — Patsy Ruth McGee, 85, died April 3, 2026. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with James Godsey and Jeff Long officiating. A graveside service ...