In remembrance: Maranatha founder, pastor led fight for Kerr-McGee compensation, redevelopment
Steve Jamison built his legacy at Maranatha Faith Center in Columbus, the church he founded and served as pastor for 41 years. The section of Waterworks Road in front of the church bears the name: “Reverend Steven M. Jamison Way.”
But his broader impact in the city began not in the church, but in its parking lot, where a planned church expansion led to the discovery of creosote in the soil, confirming what people in the Memphis Town area of Northside had long suspected.
Dan Camp, ‘Mayor of the Cotton District,’ passes at age 79
Dan Camp was a one-term mayor in the city of Starkville, but he will forever be remembered as “Mayor of the Cotton District.”
‘Roger the Dodger’ signs off: Famed Fort Worth sports writer and Columbus native Roger B. Brown remembered for his charm on and off the field
Roger B. Brown’s microphone has been turned off one final time.
A Columbus native and longtime radio personality and sportswriter in Fort Worth, Texas, Brown died Monday at the age of 61.
Friends remember Lt. Tammy Prescott, lifelong Lowndes County resident and enthusiastic volunteer
In June, Lt. Tammy Prescott was up until 3 a.m. painting individualized pictures on pillowcases for children at Camp Rising Sun, the annual summer camp that serves children with cancer.
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s deputy and long-time volunteer for organizations all over the Columbus area had at that point been fighting her own battle with cancer for about a year and was determined not to let it interfere with her involvement at the camp.
In memoriam: Bill Stacy, former MSU football star, Starkville mayor, ‘stood for all the right things’
This spring, Mississippi State baseball player Jake Mangum was dubbed “the mayor of Starkville” as a sign of affection by Bulldog fans.
But 30 years ago, it was another Bulldog star who held that title, literally.
Billy Stacy, a football All-American at MSU in the late 1950s and mayor of Starkville from 1985-89, died Tuesday at age 83 after an extended illness.
Posey leaves legacy as kind-hearted change agent
Don Posey, who died Wednesday at age 75, will be most broadly remembered as Oktibbeha County’s first county administrator, but he will also be remembered as a member of the 1963 Mississippi State basketball team that snuck out of town to play in the NCAA Tournament in East Lansing, Michigan, against an integrated Loyola-Chicago team, in defiance of segregationist Gov. Ross Barnett and the Jim Crow attitudes that dominated the era.
Americans begin saying their goodbyes to George H.W. Bush
Americans will begin saying goodbye to former President George H.W. Bush on Monday when his body arrives in Washington for public viewing in the Capitol Rotunda — a rare honor that will be bestowed on a man who earned the respect and admiration of many with his leadership, bravery and grace.
Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
Stan Lee, creator of a galaxy of Marvel superheroes, dies
Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died Monday. He was 95.
Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush dies at 84
Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, whose passionate, jazz-tinged music influenced artists from Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton to the rock band Led Zeppelin, died Saturday at the age of 84, his longtime manager said.
Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82
Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights,” commercial hits such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and for an active off-screen love life which included relationships with Loni Anderson and Sally Field, has died at age 82.
Longtime attorney, former mayoral candidate passes away in Jackson hospital
Johnny Moore, a prominent Starkville attorney and former mayoral candidate, passed away Thursday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Services for McCain set for Phoenix, Washington, Annapolis
Sen. John McCain’s service to his country began more than six decades ago at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and will end there in a cemetery overlooking Maryland’s Severn River.
Respected Columbus CPA dies at age 82: Tommy Lott remembered as talented businessman and lifelong advocate for Golden Triangle
Even though they had known each other for years, each time Tommy Lott called the Brunini Law Firm to speak with attorney Gordon Flowers, Lott would always spell out his name to the receptionist.
“It’s Lott,” he would say. “L-O-T-T.”
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies in Detroit at 76
Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died from pancreatic cancer.
Jim Nabors, who made cheery Gomer Pyle a TV icon, dies at 87
Jim Nabors made good on his last name when he brought Gomer Pyle to “The Andy Griffith Show.” His big-hearted, ever-cheery gas-pump jockey was a neighborly fit in the easygoing town of Mayberry.
Charlie Burgin, local singing legend, dies at age 69
Big man. Big voice. Big smile. Big personality. There seemed to be nothing small about Charlie Burgin.
Woman’s request in obituary: Don’t vote for Hillary Clinton
A New Jersey woman has used her obituary to make a final request to friends and family: Please don’t vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.
Columbus native T.J. Jackson dead at 67
Golden Triangle resident Turner “T.J.” Jackson, a devoted Christian, enthusiastic golfer and entrepreneur whose Columbus barbecue establishment was once featured in an Alaskan newspaper, died last Wednesday.
Legendary Bulldogs’ announcer Cristil dead at 88
Jack Cristil, who served as MSU’s play-by-play announcer for football and basketball for 58 years, passed away Sunday at the Sanctuary Hospice House of Tupelo. Cristil, who suffered from cancer and kidney disease, was 88.