Jaime Faulkner and Pierce Moore: Region has options for real, local food
In the Red Hills and Black Prairie of East Central Mississippi, three exciting initiatives are helping to bring real, local and natural food back to our tables.
Sid Salter: Like Stennis, Roger Wicker is poised to exert tremendous influence on U.S. military
The 2024 election saw a historic shift of power in which Republicans will soon control the White House, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Possumhaw: Birds of a feather
It was a comfortable morning sitting on the front porch drinking that first cup of coffee while watching Prairie critters. There was an easy wind blowing while three birds hovered under the silver leaf maple tree about three or four feet above the ground.
Thom Caraccio: Just Cause: Yes, they do look at your photos
The last full time union movie I worked on was a Warner Brothers release, “Just Cause,” starring Sean Connery. It filmed in Naples, Florida and in Miami.
Ask Rufus: Dr. Jack Kaye, not just a geology professor
Most people remember the late Jack Kaye as a geology professor at Mississippi State University and at Mississippi University for Women, and he was. However, he was much more than just that.
Sid Salter: The post-election legal and political landscape has changed since the Jan. 6 Capitol riots
Today – one day after the 2024 U.S. presidential election – it’s unlikely that Americans yet have a clear and reliable idea of just which candidate won the balloting between Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump. In 2020, it was four days after election day before the TV and news media organizations projected a winner.
Possumhaw: Blast from the past
Last week I got a note from The Dispatch, a woman asked to speak to me.
Bobby Harrison: Lawsuit to officially outlaw abortion in Mississippi may not have standing at the state Supreme Court
Two high-profile cases in recent years where the Mississippi Supreme Court limited standing to pursue lawsuits could impact the hot button issue of abortion that some believe could be speeding toward the state’s highest court.
Thom Caraccio: The Gravel Pit: Teenage Sodom and Gomorrah
Although you may not have been a member of our particular flock at S.D. Lee, many of you had your own gathering place for summer parties in Columbus in the mid-to-late 1960’s. We had the infamous Gravel Pit.
Jiben Roy: Sometimes one-man leadership can change the world
As a teacher, I taught in different countries with different numbers of students. The countries included Bangladesh (two universities), India (one university), and USA (five universities). In the United States, the number of students in a classroom can range from one to 100.
Slimantics: I’m voting for Tess
For a lot of people, the choice in Tuesday’s presidential election is more philosophical and ideological than practical, meaning that many of the issues they vote on don’t personally affect them.
Home Base: Trump’s hurricane of lies will only hurt the American people
In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was a booming city. Its population, and its prospects, rivaled Houston.
Sid Salter: The truth is that Mississippi’s ‘nonpartisan’ judicial elections remain tacitly partisan
Mississippi judicial races are supposed to be non-partisan – meaning that candidates don’t run under the cloak of any political party. The 2002 case Republican Party of Minnesota v. White drew a bright line that judicial candidates had free speech rights that states were not free to constrain through so-called “announces clauses.”
Possumhaw: Where Possumhaw grows
The hummingbird feeders are still hanging on the front and back porch. The hummingbirds are long gone, and I should remove the hummingbird feeders. The sunshine lights up the red glass and looks so beautiful it’s hard to let them go.
Thom Caraccio: These ain’t your dad’s ads
Now that I’m done with hurricane chasing (crossing my fingers), it’s time for Cranky Ol’ Thom to get back to my job b##ching about the world again.
Ask Rufus: All Hallows Eve, an ancient Christian celebration
Halloween is a contraction of “hallow,” which means holy, and “even,” which means evening.
Jiben Roy: Turbulent peaceless world
Currently we are passing through a restless time, which humans can’t think of.
Sid Salter: Federal elections in Mississippi unlikely to produce any significant political surprises
Mississippians will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to cast their ballots in the nation’s federal presidential and congressional elections. However, given the state’s history in presidential balloting and reliance on the seniority system for clout in Congress, few surprises are anticipated.
Russ Latino: Tax cuts for billionaires, utter nonsense
Watching football on Saturday, I saw several political advertisements representing the 2017 Tax Cut & Jobs Act (TCJA) as “tax cuts for billionaires.”
Possumhaw: Overnight came the cool
As a child I wished summer would never end; as an adult I love the coming of fall in all its splendor.
Jelly Roll to perform at Jeffery Simmons Community Fun Day
July 3, 2025
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