Expand your menu with a versatile enchilada recipe
An easy recipe that can serve your family or a crowd is a perfect solution for any cookbook.
Community Calendar for 2-22-25
Saturday ■ Museum Miles: The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum is hosting a 5K through the Cotton District and downtown to raise funds for the museum.
Theatre MSU debuts spring semester with ‘Medea’ and ‘She Kills Monsters’
Mississippi State University’s Theatre MSU opens its spring season with productions of “Medea” and “She Kills Monsters,” showcasing the two most popular genres of theater – tragedy and comedy.
Kentucky bourbon bottles signed by the pope raise thousands for charity
It sounds like the opening line of a joke: What happens when the pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon?
The Masons celebrate 50th anniversary
Rev. and Mrs. Elbrist Mason, of Jackson, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 16, 2025. They were married Feb. 16, 1975. Mrs. Mason is
Southern Gardening: Heuchera add year-long interest to shaded areas
While it is fun to include seasonal color and exciting annuals, perennials make up the backbone of a landscape. Some are dependable but not eye-catching, while others do it all.
Music by Women Festival returns to The W
Mississippi University for Women will host the ninth annual Music by Women Festival March 6-8.
Grow with O: Roses for all occasions
We recently celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary of my sister, Robin, and her husband Roger.
‘Needmore was Needmore. It was all of us. Not one of us.’
Even though John “Bud” Milton Hall only had an elementary school education, he never let it stop him from taking care of his family or the Needmore community as an entrepreneur.
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats.
Savory pork chili fresh from the slow cooker
If you’re hunting for a cool-weather warmup or just need a break from the kitchen, the slow cooker is a perfect tool to make dinner a breeze.
Bring warmth to winter with a filling family dinner
Hearty, comforting foods that go perfectly with cold weather may be some of your family’s favorites, but if all those filling meals are starting to (literally) weigh you down, it’s time for a better-for-you spin.
Butter Together: All wrapped up in chocolate
Pfeiffer turned 10 last week.
Robert St. John: The wedding and sweets to go with the memories
These days, emotions are running high.
Sites & Bites: Winter has some good points, especially its food
Call me strange, but I don’t despair during the short period of time in which we experience a rare phenomenon: winter.
From farms to bakeries, egg shortages and price hikes are challenging small businesses
Small business owners that rely on eggs for their products are facing sticker shock because the usually reliable staple is in short supply.
Great Backyard Bird Count returns this weekend
The Starkville Town and Country Garden Club encourages adults, teens, and children to participate with them in the 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count on February 14-17.
In the Garden with Felder: Embrace winter instead of rushing to spring
Winter weather’s effects on the garden getting to you? Not this jaded horticulturist, who has been here before.
Celebrated poet explores power of words at MSU’s Visiting Writers Series
Mississippi State University’s Department of English welcomes award-winning author Cindy Juyoung Ok, an accomplished poet, translator and professor, as the featured guest for the 2025 Price Caldwell Visiting Writers Series.
