Community Calendar for 6-21-25
Saturday, June 21 ■ Columbus Juneteenth Festival: The 28th annual Juneteenth Festival will be held in Sim Scott Park. Live entertainment will begin at noon
Sherry Ivy: Prayer will change things
Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons God has given us. As Christians, when we pray in faith, we can experience the power of prayer changing things in our lives.
Indiana Jones’ whip, Kane’s Rosebud sled and Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’ snow cap are going up for auction
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Many of movies’ most sought-after props are going up for auction, including the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane,” Macaulay Culkin’s knit
In the Garden with Felder: Caterpillars, the food chain and protecting your garden from getting chewed
Anyone really selfish enough to want butterflies and baby birds without tolerating caterpillars?
Clay Bowen: An enchanted evening
I enjoy learning everything I can about my favorite writers.
The Mission catches pickleball fever with new court
A pickleball bounces back and forth on Thursday between Charlie May and Jason Timmons. After a quick volley, the ball bounces out on Timmons’ side of the court, and May’s partner starts to celebrate winning a point.
Bring joy to your health journey with quick and easy summer recipes
Beach vacations, backyard barbecues and long road trips make summer a season of spontaneity.
Butter Together: A cake like your Oma used to make
Look, I like the idea of a blueberry muffin as much as the next red-blooded American woman.
Robert St. John: The best job I’ll ever have
Father’s Day has come and gone, at least according to the calendar. But I’m still carrying it with me.
Walmart’s army of bakery decorators take the cake
Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink SpongeBob on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for a different cake, while another coworker frosts a tier of what will be a triple-deck dessert.
Sites & Bites: Biloxi’s Beau Rivage has it all, plus the beach
It’s June, which is considered by many to be the perfect vacation month.
Elevate summer hosting with refreshing grape recipes
Gearing up for outdoor entertaining this summer calls for seasonal decor, plenty of seating, yard games and more, but just about everyone’s favorite element is the main attraction: the food.
In the Garden with Felder: Hunkering down through summer heat
Summer is upon us, and it’s time to hunker down.
Community Calendar for 6-14-25
Saturday, June 14 ■ Lemonade Day: Young entrepreneurs will be taking to the streets throughout the Golden Triangle with lemonade stands. For more info and
MSU Lyceum Series season ticket renewals available, ticket sales begin July 1
Mississippi State’s 78th annual Lyceum Series promises to delight throughout its upcoming season, bringing the Magnolia State’s own Grammy-winning blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram to the stage this December.
Clay Bowen: Hey Dad, watch this!
I haven’t had that precious phrase in the headline called to me in years, but I can still hear it when I picture my once little boy riding his bike with no training wheels or climbing way too high on the playground at Lee Park.
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity.
Jabe Nicholson: The root or the fruit?
My home in Michigan was locked in the icy grip of winter.
Possumtown Book Fest set to return in August
Readers can officially stop playing possum and get ready to share their love of books once again this summer, with the return of the Possumtown Book Fest.
Robert St. John: This wasn’t supposed to be about milkshakes
Ice cream didn’t play a big role in my childhood.
