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.
Jabe Nicholson: Out of the blue
“You rang, m’lord?” This doesn’t refer to a phone call. It was the response of household servants when summoned by a bell.
Clay Bowen: Tattoos and the art of landscape maintenance
I was mowing my lawn this past Sunday and I was distracted with heavy thoughts.
In the Garden with Felder: Chaos gardening and avoiding fad planting
Oh boy, time to figure out another hip “new” gardening style many of us have been practicing for decades before seeing it get renamed and trendy.
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
Student project builds safe habitat to relocate, protect local bats at MSU
Mississippi State University celebrated the opening of a new bat house Tuesday, a student-led conservation effort aimed at changing public perception of one of nature’s most misunderstood animals.
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.
Easy tailgate foods that don’t require cooking
Tailgating season is in full swing, but not everyone has time (or space) to fire up a grill before kickoff.
Buffalo chicken dip and a meal-rich life
Over the past few years, I’ve realized how meal-rich my family was when I was growing up.
No time, no groceries, no plan: Weeknight dinner is chaos
It’s 5:43 p.m. in suburban Georgia.
Keep students energized and engaged with sweet watermelon snacks
School days bring excitement for students with classroom fun, exploration of new subjects, time with friends and extracurricular activities like sports and clubs.
Sites & Bites: Musings from the internet
Every now and then, I like to share some of the most interesting food finds from the internet… just things that catch my attention and make me want to create them or at the very least, tuck away in the file of “things I plan to try one day.”
Butter Together: A dish so ugly only its mother could love it
I like to read old community-sourced cookbooks. You know the kind: the ones produced to raise funds for a church or civic group or school.
The Airbnb tax you don’t see: Wasted food adds 5% to every stay
Lodgers staying at short-term rental properties throw away more than $2.3 billion worth of uneaten food every year.
‘I love my boys’: fraternity house chef, MSU administrators break ground on 17th Maroon Edition Habitat home
Danyell Latham watched as a crowd of Lambda Chi Alpha members celebrated the groundbreaking of her new home Thursday.
Andrew McLarty: Starting something new
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In the Garden with Felder: How to truly win at gardening
Is Yard of the Month still a thing? If so, what does it take to get the award, and are the costs worth it?
Clay Bowen: Look closely and you’ll see
I often hear the phrase, “believe what you see,” but how can we be so sure? Does an image tell the whole story?
Prairie Arts Festival to return downtown for 47th year
Downtown West Point is once again gearing up for the Prairie Arts Festival, which is returning for its 47th year.
Operation Colony Cats no longer just a grassroots group
Just a few years ago, Terri Doumit didn’t know what working with a feral cat would actually be like. But in 2019, she found herself standing in a gas station parking lot in Columbus with two other women, looking out at a sea of unowned cats and thinking, “how do we fix this?”
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
June 29, 2025
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