The event is expected to draw 60-80,000 in attendance in year one and growing to 150,000 in the third year, the National Folk Festival will become a major new arts event for the city.

Pat Allen Wilkins, 71, passed away in Houston, Texas, on June 27, 2025. He was born in Bay Springs on June 18, 1954, to Clinton and Ruby Wilkins.

Long a popular drive-in destination for regional travelers, in recent years the MS and AL coast has become increasingly ...

The Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast have been longtime favorite weekend getaways for people in nearby states. But after ...

The merger, effective July 1, 2025, expands BankFirst's presence to 52 offices across Mississippi and Alabama. The combined institution now holds approximately $3.2 billion in assets, $2.2 billion in ...

BankFirst Capital Corporation (OTCQX: BFCC) is a registered bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Mississippi with approximately $2.9 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2025.

BankFirst of Columbus, MS, has completed a merger with Magnolia State Bank of Bay Springs.

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WKRG) — USA Today has named Ocean Springs, Miss., one of the top 10 Small Town Cultural Scenes in the country. According to an Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce news ...

AccuWeather's Tony Laubach is in Bay Springs, Mississippi, where severe storms are barreling over the area with the potential to produce tornadoes as the system continues tracking across the state.