Playing in Dirt: Gardening doesn’t shut down in November
I don’t know about you, but November is one of my favorite months. Who can resist the warm redolence of turkeys roasting, pumpkin pies baking and many other traditional aromas of the season?
AAA: Gas prices should fall soon
The recent spike in gasoline prices caused by Hurricane Harvey should last no more than a few weeks, said AAA spokesman Don Redman.
Last blooms of fall offer needed nectar
As fall quickly winds down, gardening experts urge Mississippians not to throw in the trowel just yet.
Our View: Events welcome return of fall
Summer, which always seems to overstay its welcome in this part of the world, finally packed its bags and went away Thursday, giving us one last day of 90-degree weather as festive fall arrived.
The W offers fall life enrichment courses, starting today
Mississippi University for Women’s Office of Outreach and Innovation will offer 43 non-credit courses as part of its community Life Enrichment Program this fall.
Possumhaw: When one thing leads to another
Sam said the Saints game would be over in 5 minutes 29 seconds and then we could go for a bike ride but I’d been around that block before and I knew that a televised game of 5 minutes would be at least another 30 so I headed out to the lake.
Coroner: Man found downtown died of head trauma
A 32-year-old man found laying unconscious in an alley behind the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus last week died of blunt force trauma to the head, Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said Friday.
Blind man, guide dog safe after subway track fall
Gallant guide dog Orlando was just doing his duty.
The black Lab bravely leapt onto the tracks at a Manhattan subway platform Tuesday after his blind owner lost consciousness and tumbled in front of an oncoming train.
Photos: Autumn Leaves
I first heard the song “Autumn Leaves” when I was very young. My parents often played pianist Roger Williams’ 1955 chart-topping instrumental version on the turntable in the den. Williams’ incredible runs down the keyboard perfectly evoke visions of leaves, red and gold, drifting to earth.
Frances Hairston: A perfect day in the Prairie
October is my favorite month, especially when it was as beautiful as the one just past. Lovely days. A recent Saturday was one of those perfect days, a perfect day for taking pictures and for painting outside.
Paralyzed deer hunter chooses to end life support
INDIANAPOLIS — Tim Bowers got to decide for himself whether he wanted to live or die. When the avid outdoorsman was badly hurt Saturday in
Robbery suspect survives 200-foot fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A bank robbery suspect trying to elude police searching for him in an apartment building jumped into a garbage chute and survived
Possumhaw: Fall weekends in the Prairie
Sam started his list of “honey-dos” and was soon dangling on the roof of the greenhouse. “Stay right there,” I hollered; I ran to the house, leaving him hanging.
Blinded by the light: Motorists’ visibility affected by sun during Fall rush hour
The leaves are really starting to change, you notice as you take another slight turn around a bend of tightly grouped trees on U.S. Highway 82. It’s close to 7 a.m. and you’re eastbound, headed to Columbus or point beyond.
Then, at the crest of the hill, it happens:
The morning sun breaks through the windshield and suddenly, you are blinded.
Welcome, autumn
It actually felt chilly Monday morning. Fall is here, and we couldn’t be more ready.