Articles by Jan Swoope
Home field advantage: Football and food — let’s have a party
Scribbly notes on my calendar remind me I fully intended to hold off on any Super Bowl-related food topics until next week.
Life lessons: Sometimes teaching is about more than just passing on a skill
It’s not uncommon to hear the muted whir of bandsaws and sanders coming from Shawn Stone’s workshop on a Sunday evening.
Oh, the places you’ll go — through the lens of DeBarmore’s camera
Nico DeBarmore has covered a lot of ground.
This Columbus collector is a ‘Barbie girl in a Barbie world’
Barbie may be turning 58 this year, but she’s perfectly preserved — a few hundred times over — at Ann Yeatman’s house east of Columbus.
CAC kicks off Mississippi 200 with Toad’s Jonathan Kingham, Claire Holley
A pair of performing songwriters help launch the Columbus Arts Council’s Mississippi 200 Thursday.
Symphony’s ‘Strings Across the Sea’ concert encompasses true cultural exchange
Final details are being put in place for the Starkville-MSU Symphony Association’s annual Programs for Children concerts, set for Friday, Jan. 20.
Resolved: Where to start when you want to start off right?
Not long after our pecan pies and Christmas chocolates have been dispensed, thoughts turn to how we’re going to do better in 2017.
Life in tune: A new kidney, a new year in harmony for a local pastor
Pastor Jerry Potter’s eyes take on a grateful gleam as he talks about events of the past six weeks.
Real Food group mounts effort to bring eco-documentary to Triangle
Seeds — often taken for granted, yet vital to the very existence of humankind. Many feel these gifts of nature are in grave danger, a subject explored in a new documentary, “Seed: The Untold Story.”
Holiday happies arrives on doorsteps of Contact’s Reassurance clients
Elves have been bustling lately to deliver Christmas cheer to more than 350 Contact Helpline Reassurance Program clients.
Christmas comes a few days early for humane society
Santa dropped by a little early to the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society (CLHS) this year. On Dec. 19, a donation of $4,250 was made by 4 Paws for a Cause to the shelter on Airline Road.
A New Hope cook shares more than Christmas candy
Laney Wise modestly says she doesn’t have a story. No matter that those who know her rave about her cooking, and at Christmas especially, her divinity.
A measure of comfort: Quilters Guild gifts to sheriff’s office bring comfort in stressful times
A quilt may not seem to wield much power, but officers with the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office have seen quilts impact emotional situations in a positive way.
A grand gala is set to honor Mother Goose
A climactic event capping off The Year of the Goose is set for Saturday, Jan. 7 at Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus.
A new rig is on the road, spreading the message: Cook Healthy, Eat Well
With the recent debut of the Project CHEW food truck, Mississippi University for Women’s Culinary Arts Institute has raised its visibility.
A family mystery: A DNA test triggers an unraveling of perceived history — and opens new doors
Everybody likes a good mystery, but Steve Nelson and his son, Michael, happened into one that upended their lives.
‘Zuultide Christmas’ to add a note of punk to the holidays
For many, the music of the Christmas means Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole or The Boston Pops Orchestra.
Nashville father-son duo bring the strings in Thursday concert
From rapid-fire fingerstyle rhythms to languid melodies, Tim Thompson and his son, Myles Thompson, are in sync.
Cookie mom: Christmastime, any time, means cookies galore at the Cancellare home
Baking 20 dozen cookies might faze some home cooks, but there was no harried sign of stress in Nichole Cancellare’s kitchen Sunday afternoon.
A couple in Columbus finds that living smaller can yield a big life
Henry David Thoreau may well have planted seeds for the modern tiny house movement when he went “to the woods” to live “deliberately.”
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
June 29, 2025
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