Junior Auxiliary of Columbus welcomes 2025-26 provisional class
Junior Auxiliary of Columbus proudly welcomes its incoming provisional class for the 2025-26 year. Over the next seven months, these 11 outstanding women will train under the guidance of Parliamentarian Amy Sumrall, as they prepare for active membership.
Clay Bowen: Shark teeth and trying to act normal
This past weekend, I found myself sitting next to a very spirited second grader in the Grove in Oxford. She struck up a conversation with me while the adults were standing and talking about adult things. I quickly realized that we had a lot to talk about.
In the Garden with Felder: The true culprit for autumn allergies
One of the most beautiful but polarizing fall flowers is getting cranked up, and people are starting to sneeze… but blaming the wrong culprit while overlooking a real garden workhorse.
‘The importance of history’
America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a new Ken Burns documentary on the Revolutionary War and a discussion featuring prominent Bulldog historians.
Trick or Trot to raise funds, spirits at T.K. Martin Center
In just a few weeks, families in costumes will gather at a starting line in front of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, preparing to make a one-mile loop on the Mississippi State University campus. But the route will be a little sweeter than a normal run.
Jabe Nicholson: Righteous Gentiles?
I had little interest in touring Bible lands. I’d seen too many slideshows by those with no idea what they saw, confessing, “I ran where Jesus walked.”
MAFES Store manager gives remodel update to Starkville garden club
Jennifer Portera, manager of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) Sales Store on the campus of Mississippi State University, gave an update to Starkville Town and Country Garden Club members about stores’ remodel and various products at the garden club’s Thursday meeting held at the First Baptist Church Applegate building.
Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says
A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans.
Morgan Wallen denied throwing chair off bar roof to police in 2024, footage shows
Country music star Morgan Wallen denied to police that he threw a chair off a Nashville honky-tonk bar roof before and after he was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment in 2024, police video obtained by The Associated Press shows.
Jonatha Brooke to headline at The Barn this week
The next Barn Concert is coming up on Friday, and Barn co-founder Steve Ellis said it’s one that he’s been waiting for since the early 90s.
Florida waterfront trail to honor wrestling legend Hulk Hogan
A stretch of a waterfront trail in the Florida Gulf Coast community of Clearwater is being renamed to honor the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing wrestling giant Hulk Hogan, who called the city home and died earlier this year.
Support immune health with 4 everyday habits
The coughing and sneezing you hear at home, in the office and at the gym means one thing: It’s cold and flu season.
Butter Together: My family flipped over these pancakes
I am so excited to be on a break from school right now.
In Texas, pecans topple pumpkin spice as 2025’s favorite fall flavor
Pumpkin spice has long reigned supreme as America’s favorite fall flavor, from lattes and doughnuts to scented candles.
Save your pumpkin seeds and make a delicious snack
Don’t throw out your seeds after this year’s pumpkin carving.
Robert St. John: He ain’t heavy
“To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes… We live outside the touch of time.” — Clara Ortega
Prepare for this Super Moist Lemon Blueberry Loaf
Life’s been moving pretty fast for me lately.
Sites & Bites: It’s fall… can apple baked goods be far behind?
Finally, it’s fall – the all-too-fleeting season that brings only a few cool days in the south in between heat spells and cold weather.
