Articles by Jan Swoope
Community Counseling’s new shops in West Point: Retail with real purpose
When Elizabeth Schaffenburg unlocks the doors of The Shops at Community Commons in West Point each morning, she knows the day is going to be about much more than selling an antique armoire or a gently-read copy of a New York Times best-seller.
Cruisers rev up for Saturday’s 20th anniversary car show
The roadsters, hot rods, muscle cars and Model A’s will all strut their stuff at the East Bank of the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam Saturday in Columbus.
Cruisers rev up for Saturday’s 20th anniversary car show
The roadsters, hot rods, muscle cars and Model A’s will all strut their stuff at the East Bank of the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam Saturday in Columbus.
‘The Night of the Iguana’ opens six-day Tennessee Williams Tribute
In the respite before rehearsal Tuesday evening, cast and crew arrive, one by one. In shorts, jeans and sandals, they stroll into Whitfield Hall, exchanging hellos, adrenaline banked. The setting sun outside infuses Mississippi University for Women’s Rent Auditorium with a dusky light.
Columbus dentist enjoys role as extra in ‘The Help’
Dr. John Fields isn’t heading to Hollywood just yet, but he had such a ball as an extra in “The Help,” he might have to give it some thought.
Columbus dentist enjoys role as extra in ‘The Help’
Dr. John Fields isn’t heading to Hollywood just yet, but he had such a ball as an extra in “The Help,” he might have to give it some thought.
Love the spud: Friday is National Potato Day. Have you had your tater this week?
You may not know the world’s largest potato chip — 23 inches by 14 1/2 inches — was produced by the Pringles Co. in Jackson, Tenn., in 1990. Or that a potato was the first food to be grown in space. But we all know potatoes are nutritious and inexpensive, and so versatile they could be used in a different way every day of the year.
A feel-good place: Good Samaritan Clinic celebrates 10 years
“It was his idea,” Dr. James Woodard smiled, gesturing toward his cohort, Dr. Alan Williams, sitting only a few feet away. “I just jumped on his back and have been riding it ever since. He was the main guy; I was the cheerleader.”
A feel-good place: Good Samaritan Clinic celebrates 10 years
“It was his idea,” Dr. James Woodard smiled, gesturing toward his cohort, Dr. Alan Williams, sitting only a few feet away. “I just jumped on his back and have been riding it ever since. He was the main guy; I was the cheerleader.”
Rushing returns to Farmers’ Market Saturday
“You can’t just sit around polishing your silverware. You got to get out and bring the kids, ’cause there’s so many cool things to see,” proclaimed Felder Rushing, urging folks to come out to the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market Saturday in Columbus.
Rushing returns to Farmers’ Market Saturday
“You can’t just sit around polishing your silverware. You got to get out and bring the kids, ’cause there’s so many cool things to see,” proclaimed Felder Rushing, urging folks to come out to the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market Saturday in Columbus.
Still Cookin’: Lorene Thrasher, 94, looks back on hard work, home cooking, love and laughter
Mary Lorene Thrasher was born 94 years ago in a small sawmill camp across the Alabama line. She didn’t have to venture far to find a full life. She’s lived the past 65 years in the New Hope community, within a few miles’ distance of where she was raised, where she milked cows twice a day, pulled potatoes and learned to make corn husk mops.
West Point’s Farmers’ Market extended through the end of August
The Point can’t seem to get enough of a good thing. The revitalized farmers’ market that debuted when summer began was such a hit, its run has been extended through August’s end. It had originally been scheduled for each Thursday in June and July.
Jazz, blues, R&B concert will benefit CONTACT
CONTACT Helpline is singing a new tune. After traditional fundraisers including Brunswick stews and fish fries, the non-profit agency is adding music to the mix as it asks communities it serves to support the 24-hour crisis and reassurance helpline.
The collecting life: A glimpse into the life and times of collector Roger Busby
Upon first meeting Roger Busby, one might not guess he’s a whiz at technology, a diehard sports fanatic, or once was really into medieval culture. And you certainly wouldn’t realize he’s a card-carrying Trekkie. But one stroll through his Columbus home, and you know he has led an interesting life. Everywhere the eye falls offers a clue.
Tasty training: Teachers learn cutting-edge skills with ProStart Institute at MUW
Teachers were, so to speak, on the other side of the desk Friday, as a week of culinary training came to an exciting conclusion at Mississippi University for Women.
Don’t Forget: A tornado’s aftermath is captured in award-winning film by former Columbian
Growing up in Columbus, Xavier Burgin, like most little boys, loved comic books, fantasy and going to the movies. Mythical tales and superheroes left vivid impressions on a fertile imagination. But even Xavier didn’t realize then how deep those impressions went.
Not your mama’s grits: Southern staple stars in upscale recipes
Grits. No, we don’t mean Girls Raised In the South (though I’m certainly proud to be one), or the Christian hip-hop artist GRITS, the Liberal Party of Canada, known as GRITS, or even Kid Rock’s first album, “Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast.”
Teens experience a mountain high
It started out almost as a joke, this idea that Hagan Walker and Meriweather Bean of Columbus would drive 3,000 miles round-trip, to the San Isabel National Forest in Colorado to scale the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America.
‘The Music Man’: Popular musical has West Point singing Broadway again
When the brass brigade leading “Seventy-six Trombones” marches on stage in West Point July 29-30, the signature song from “The Music Man” will signal not only a rollicking night of entertainment, but the return of musical theater to a town that’s been eager to get back “on the boards.”
