Slimantics: Three ‘F’s for Frazier: Faith, family, friends
Finally, the dirt on Leslie Frazier.
Thursday, Frazier returned to his native Columbus, serving as keynote speaker at a fundraiser held at the Trotter Convention Center for the Mayors Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Luncheon.
Vikings coach Frazier to highlight senior citizens fund-raiser
Minnesota Vikings head coach and Columbus native Leslie Frazier will be the keynote speaker Thursday at a dinner benefiting the annual Columbus senior citizens Thanksgiving luncheon.
The dinner will be held at 7 p.m. at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus.
Bulldogs, Rebels thankful for holiday exposure
The football game that is considered a statewide celebration for all Mississippians will now have the platform of a national holiday this season.
ESPN announced Wednesday morning that the 2013 rivalry game between Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi, commonly known as “The Egg Bowl,” will be played on Thanksgiving evening for the first time in a decade.
Earlier Black Friday kicks off shopping season
This year’s Black Friday shoppers were split into two distinct groups: those who wanted to fall into a turkey-induced slumber and those who’d rather shop instead.
Holiday means sharing for local group
For many, Thanksgiving is a time of gathering with family and friends to give thanks for the year’s blessings. For some people however, especially senior citizens, Thanksgiving is just another day that they spend alone.
Our view: Dreaming of a white Thanksmas …
Happy Thanksgiving or — as it will soon be called — Thanksmas.
De la Cruz’s first Thanksgiving inspires ‘international’ feast
It was Thanksgiving Day 1963, in the normally bustling college town of Athens, Ga.
Armando de la Cruz was a graduate student living on the University of Georgia campus and he was in a pinch.
Thankful!
Kids have their own unique take on Thanksgiving
Sandy victims prepare for subdued Thanksgiving
The things that Marge Gatti once cherished are lying on what’s left of her deck, spattered in mud, like a yard sale gone awry.
Our view: The wars we didn’t have to fight
It is doubtful that Josie Shumake was chosen to speak at Tuesday’s meeting of the Columbus Rotary Club in deference to Thanksgiving.
Five tasty ways to enjoy those Thanksgiving turkey leftovers
The big day is tomorrow. In many homes, the dining table’s extra leaves are being inserted and more chairs rounded up from outlying rooms. Silverware is being cleaned, serving dishes lined up, and Thanksgiving meals are in the making. This holiday, more than any other, celebrates food as a focal point that draws us together. Yep, tomorrow the eating will be good.
Adele Elliott: Thanks, anyway
This week we are making lists of all the things for which we are thankful. Most of us will include friends, family and possibly a few material items, as well.
Being beautiful: From turkey and dressing to bouffants and rouge
Pass the turkey and all the trimmings!
Thanksgiving sans turkey isn’t necessarily lacking
Vegetarians have long known a Thanksgiving secret the rest of us are reluctant to admit — it’s all about the side dishes.
De la Cruz family, First United continue annual holiday dinner
STARKVILLE — A city couple who recall their lonely holidays as international students now open their home to make sure international students have a holiday home.
Warms hearts, warm meals: Volunteers to deliver Thanksgiving feasts to needy
As residents baste up for Thanksgiving, some were preparing delicious feasts Monday afternoon to get a head start. But these Thanksgiving meals are not for their own stomachs; they are for hundreds of needy Lowndes County residents signed up for the annual Concerned Citizens of Ward 1 and Columbus Police Department Thanksgiving meal program.
Downtown Y to host fundraiser tomorrow to support CPD’s Thanksgiving Turkey Drive
Burning calories couldn’t be so rewarding.
Betty Stone: Count your basic blessings
Thanksgiving. It is that special time of year when, since the early days of this nation, people have given thanks for the harvests that would feed them through the non-productive winter months. Of course, it was not official until Sara Hale, editor of “Godey’s Ladies Book,” persuaded President Abraham Lincoln to declare and designate a national Thanksgiving Day.
Church prepares for free Thanksgiving dinner
Since Michael Jones began working at Peter’s Rock Temple Church of God in Christ in 2003, he has been astounded by the number of Starkville residents who have nowhere to go for Thanksgiving dinner.
But Thursday, just as it has for the past 10 years, Peter’s Rock is providing a free Thanksgiving meal for residents of the Starkville community.
Fresh for fall: As seasons change, these recipes offers ideas for autumn
Even to the deep South, autumn finally comes. Temperatures tease us, hinting at sweater weather ahead. Daylight retreats, day by day, and nights are ripe for sitting out on the porch, happily hatching plans for Halloween costumes, holiday menus or letters to Santa.