A missing 59-year-old Clay County man was found dead Thursday morning. David Lee Box was found in about two feet of water near where his car had been found a week earlier, Sheriff Eddie Scott said. He was found by a West Point firefighter who was a member of the regional emergency response team made up of firefighters from West Point, Columbus and Starkville. Box had been missing since about 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. First responders mounted a large search effort Thursday to scour flooded areas along Bill Dexter Road in what is known as McLemore Bottom between...

Clay County emergency responders are planning a major push today in the search for 59-year-old David Lee Box who has been missing since early New Year’s Day. According to Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott and Emergency Management Director Torrey Williams, a large rescue team has been assembled to scour flooded areas along Bill Dexter Road in what is known as McLemore Bottom between Lake Grove and Lake Lillie roads in the northern part of the county. The area often is flooded along Houlka and Chuquatonchee creeks and their tributaries. Those high waters have made it difficult, even with boats...