A Northside fire Saturday destroyed a home and claimed the life of the resident’s dog. Columbus Fire and Rescue Chief Duane Hughes said firefighters responded at about 7:20 p.m. to the 1600 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A fired police chief in Alabama says a city report deliberately ruined his reputation with allegations of unlawful excessive force and discrimination by officers, and has ...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the New Madrid earthquakes of December 1811 through January 1812, which was when a horse from John Pitchlynn’s at Plymouth Bluff suddenly stumbled, fell and died.

Shots rang out Saturday night on Southside for the second time in six days. Luckily this time, there were no injuries reported. Police responded at about 7:30 p.m. to the 1700 block of Bell Avenue ...

In 2024, we said goodbye to those whose lives were distinguished by service to their communities. We note the passing of local government officials, including two former councilmen, an alderman ...

Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another. Many of the ...

I usually love to write, but I find it a miserable task to write in the guest book of a funeral home about someone I was close to and admired greatly. My best friend from my days at S.D. Lee High ...

The Dispatch relies on the people like you to help keep us informed. Do you know of an interesting event coming up? Are you aware of possible wrong-doing that needs investigating? We are always ...

COLUMBUS – The W has had four individuals – Hannah Duran, Madyson McBrayer, Jamya Fondren, and Bailee Schmitt – honored on the 2024-25 Academic All-District® Volleyball Team, it has been ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations, and liked to relax with their son at home. They had no idea that a ...

Who besides me is going to miss seasonal lights in the garden? And do we really have to take them down, or can we justify them somehow all year? I buy into the wisdom of Russian playwright Anton ...

“No sir, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t,” I said. “Well, then I’d get tired of hearing you talk about it and find some way to cut off the opportunity and there you’d be,” he said with ...