Sherry Ivy: How to face life challenges
All of us will face challenges in our lives but when we face them, we should do these things.
In the Garden with Felder: Throwing off the same old, same old for something new
Dilemma: Do I replace the big shrubs that succumbed to severe weather with more of the same, or go with something different?
Inaugural Fourth of July parade rolls through Caledonia
Since Jackie and Mike Savage moved to Caledonia 31 years ago, the couple has always wanted to put on a parade to celebrate Independence Day.
Sites & Bites: Best food and travel items of 2024… so far, anyway
I’m not sure how – or when – it happened, but 2024 is more than halfway done.
Celebrate salad season outside the bowl
From putting a family meal on the table after activities to hosting a large crowd at your next get-together, a seasonal favorite like Caesar salad can serve as the perfect canvas for creating quick, easy-to-prepare meals.
Brownie cookies are what the heart wants and needs
I’ve publicly sworn off sugar at least three times this year.
Butter Together: Make the sauce, buy the ice cream
During the summer of 2020, I turned into an ice-cream-making machine (not literally; I’m not that cool).
Community Calendar for 6-29-24
Thursday, July 4 ■ Starkville Fireworks Show: Starkville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a fireworks show at Cornerstone Park, located at 222 Batters
Southern Gardening: Native plants enhance the landscape’s beauty
I am a big fan of incorporating unique native plants into the landscape due to their ecological, aesthetic and practical advantages.
Bugs, snails, slugs and other weird creatures
Don’t look too closely at a cicada, whose lurid red eyes are downright nightmarish.
France’s historic D-Day ceremony welcomes MSU band performers for 80th anniversary
Nine current and former members of Mississippi State’s Famous Maroon Band experienced the opportunity of a lifetime as they performed this month as part of the 80th anniversary D-Day ceremonies in France.
Marilyn Monroe’s former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition
Fans of Marilyn Monroe have won a battle to preserve her mark on Los Angeles and are a step closer to seeing a towering statue of the silver screen icon remain in Palm Springs.
Older adults at increased risk for heat-related illness
Heat-related illness is a concern for anyone as summer temperatures rise, but older adults are at greater risk of being negatively impacted.
TWT gears up for annual tribute with open auditions
The Columbus Arts Council and Tennessee Williams Tribute are once again working together to bring one of Williams’ plays to the stage. But first, they need a cast.
Elevate pizza night with premium toppings
A family debate over what’s for dinner often ends with one word: pizza.
Sites & Bites: Three new things to love about the Mississippi Gulf Coast
I’ve always loved the Mississippi Gulf Coast for its unending natural beauty stretching as far as the eye can see… among hundreds of other attributes, of course.
The Food Factor: Broccoli and Everything Salad
This easy broccoli salad recipe is creamy, tangy, sweet and delicious.
Tacos so nice, you’ll eat them twice
Anyone who has been reading this column knows that I love slow cookers.
Butter Together: Chocolate chip cookies that are worth the time
My life, by the numbers:
Twelve: the number of bags of chocolate chips I found in my pantry (Three open and half-used).
City of Columbus Building Permits, June 9-12, 2025
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