A natural fit: This Columbus artist doesn’t have to look far for inspiration

Windows were the “decider.” To a painter, they were nigh irresistible. Prospective home buyer Jeanette Jarmon knew the minute she stepped through the front door of the bluff-side house a year ago that it should become her new nest.

Alumni chapters to host send-off parties for new MSU students

With student orientation just four weeks away at Mississippi State University, about 60 alumni chapters and clubs are set to host send-off parties for new freshmen and transfer students joining the Bulldog nation.

Mushroom mojo: A Starkville native makes his food world mark with mushroom jerky

Good fortune just smiled on Michael Pan. Viewers of NBC’s TODAY show July 10 saw nutrition and wellness contributor Dave Zinczenko showcase a few of his favorites from among about 200,000 items featured at the recent Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.

Taking command: From small town Mississippi to the military’s world stage

As a senior at Aberdeen High School in the spring of 1994, Scott Rowe was named “Most Likely to Succeed.” The honor has proven prophetic many times over.

Third Saturdays at Columbus farmers market rev up

Genuine car enthusiasts seldom get enough of admiring vehicles and talking “shop.”

Puttin’ on the dog: ‘Grown up dogs’ (and a little history) for National Hot Dog Month

July is National Hot Dog Month, and that sent me digging into the back story of one of America’s favorite foods. What an entertaining side trip it was.

Up to speed: Sometimes best friends have four legs …

Joy Nabors is into speed and precision, into pushing limits with a near half-ton, hairy partner in a sport ruled by athleticism, control and split-second decisions.

Getting inventive: A Golden Triangle innovator is invited to a high stakes show-and-tell

Several years ago, barber John Campbell was sitting on his sofa in Starkville in the wee hours. If the sun had been up, one might have said he was daydreaming. He’s done a lot of that since he was 4 years old, he says, pointing toward the framed patents that hang on his wall today.

Local writer encourages setting families, children up for success

Summer may be uppermost in the minds of kids right now, but parents are aware school bells will be ringing in just more than a month.

Alternative aspects: Challenging preconceived notions of ‘beauty’

Every culture has beautification rituals. In parts of the South, they entail rise and shine, put on makeup, do your hair a certain way, and don’t forget the pearls.

Water conservation, beekeeping on tap for July Quick Bites

Mississippi State Extension Service’s Quick Bites programs in July focus on the role we all play in water conservation in Mississippi, as well going small with beekeeping.

Show your colors: Star-spangled sweets and party ideas for a fun Fourth

In two short weeks, we’ll be showing our red, white and blue.

Sweet bond: This honey of an enterprise is about more than passing down skills from father to sons

In the spring of 2017, Ethan Stone surprised his father with, “Dad, teach me about the bees.”

Ethan, now 13, may not have realized quite what he was in for.

Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on: Viva Las Elvis party is Friday

Elvis — or at least the festive spirit of Elvis — will be in the building Friday night.

Columbus City Hall project wins Heritage Trust Award

A near-20-month rehabilitation project of Columbus’ historic City Hall earned a Mississippi Heritage Award for Restoration at a ceremony in Ocean Springs June 7.

Microgreens: small size, big nutrition and flavor

As maintenance manager at a Columbus plant, Chris Allen tackles some pretty big jobs. At home, however, he’s into the smaller things of life. Really small.

Mile by mile: 40,000 miles, and what does Tom Kennedy do? Keeps running

Tom Kennedy leans over and lifts a ledger from a stack of them on his coffee table. There are five in all. The 83-year-old opens the worn, green covers of the book he holds, and there they are — the miles he’s run, meticulously recorded in line after line, number after number.

New book on beating anxiety, depression hits close to home

Alison Buehler of Starkville once heard a speaker at a conference say, “If you know a good path somewhere, it’s your obligation to share it.”

Storms, cats and compasses: A folk art phenomenon spreads to downtown Columbus

What began in Caledonia as an effort to decorate the countryside with barn quilts on old barns, churches and other structures has crossed into city limits to brighten downtown Columbus.

Let the music play: Sounds of Summer returns Thursday

More than a decade after it began, the free Sounds of Summer concert series at the Columbus Riverwalk returns for its 11th encore Thursday, June 7, from 7-9 p.m.