Community Calendar for 8-30-25
Saturday, Aug. 30 ■ Prairie Arts Festival: The Prairie Arts Festival is returning from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to downtown West Point, with about
Does ChatGPT dream of the Bulldogs winning the SEC Championship?
Usually, when Deborah Lee uses ChatGPT for a recipe or a meal plan, the generative artificial intelligence software gives her an answer almost instantaneously.
Local author nears 22 books with no plans on stopping
John Mylroie, author and retired Mississippi State University professor of geology, said he’s finally begun to slow down – that is, after writing 22 books in the span of about three years.
Community Calendar for 8-23-25
Saturday, Aug. 23 ■ Game Day Kick-Off: Main Street Columbus is hosting a new event in celebration of the season from 10 a.m. to 4
The W invites musicians to join Community Band
The Department of Music at Mississippi University for Women is seeking musicians of all ages and experience levels to join its Community Band for the 2025-26 academic year.
Community Calendar for 8-9-25
Saturday, Aug. 9 ■ 40 Years of Main Street: Join Columbus Main Street in celebrating 40 years at 11:40 a.m. at Leadership Plaza. ■ East
Swinging into friendship, new connections and new dance moves
Jazzy music plays over the speaker of an engineering classroom on Aug. 3 in the Simrall Engineering Building at Mississippi State University. In the middle of the classroom-turned-dance hall, Heath Anderson and Joy Cariño take the floor.
Community Calendar for 8-2-25
Saturday, Aug. 2 ■ Basket Workshop: Columbus Arts Council will host a Basket Weaving workshop beginning at 9 a.m. The workshop costs $40 to attend,
12 award-winning authors join second Possumtown Book Fest
ESPN journalist and TrueSouth co-host Wright Thompson is one of a dozen authors joining the panel lineup for the Possumtown Book Fest, a celebration of southern literature on Aug. 16 in Columbus.
Southern rock legend Marshall Tucker Band to perform at MSU Riley Center
A legendary, multi-platinum selling southern rock group brings its iconic sound to the MSU Riley Center in Meridian this month.
Musician pen pals embark on blues tour across state
What happens when a singer-songwriter from Mississippi meets a troubadour from England?
Community Calendar for 7-19-25
Saturday, July 19 ■ Dancing in the Park: KMG Creations Productions is hosting its 16th annual Dancing in the Park event at 9-11 a.m. at
Second Possumtown Book Fest welcomes 19 authors to Columbus
Book lovers in Northeast Mississippi will have the opportunity to meet authors representing genres spanning nonfiction, poetry, romance and more on Aug. 16 at the second Possumtown Book Fest.
Columbus Boys and Girls Club kids to take the stage this fall
Isabella Powell started performing in live theater when she was five years old.
Starkville Area Arts Council announces Nell Elam Art Attic
The Starkville Area Arts Council is proud to announce the Nell Elam Art Attic.
Community Calendar for 7-5-25
Saturday, July 5 ■ Southside Blues Festival: The Southside Blues Festival is returning to Southside/Townsend Park in Columbus. There will be live entertainment beginning at
Dream-inspired fabric artwork crosses state lines
More than a decade ago, Lukuise Swanigan had a dream about a painting that moved, with colors swirling across the canvas.
Community Calendar for 6-28-25
Saturday, June 28 ■ Are You Still Watching: Mississippi State University Summer Scholars On Stage campers will perform an original three-act musical at 1 p.m.
