There are festivals… and then there’s Starkville.

Because once a year, this Mississippi college town turns into something you really have to see to believe—where a bugler sounds the call, a flyover roars overhead, and hundreds of dachshunds line up like tiny, determined athletes ready for glory.

Mississippi, it’s time to get moving. Let’s increase our physical movement, improve our eating habits, and make ourselves healthier and happier!

COASTAL MISSISSIPPI (April 20, 2026) – Coastal Mississippi is celebrating a major milestone as the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service approaches its 100,000th passenger since launching last August, underscoring the growing demand for rail travel along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 

 The Hattiesburg Zoo is thrilled to introduce its newest residents to guests beginning tomorrow: three baby spider monkeys named Cider, Holly and Juniper.

With limited tickets remaining, legendary soft rock duo Air Supply will bring their 50th anniversary tour to Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Riley Center April 30.

Kids Markets, a youth-run pop-up market that helps children operate small businesses, is looking to expand into southeast Mississippi and…

“But how did he know which way to go?”

I will never forget the Friday afternoon that one of my sweet elementary students raised his hand to ask this question. 

The sound of live music will fill downtown Brookhaven this April as the Haven Spring Music Festival takes over the Historic Haven Theatre for three days of performances designed for the whole family.

At 9:00 on a spring morning in McComb, the Miracle League field comes alive. Players take their positions, volunteers step alongside them, and families gather along the fence line, ready to cheer. It is not just baseball being played. It is joy, connection, and a sense of belonging that stretches far beyond the game itself.

RUNNELSTOWN — More than two decades after Hurricane Katrina disrupted Perry County’s historical museum, the county is set to reopen the space April 18 in Runnelstown, restoring a place to preserve and share local history. 

Layla Nytes, a participant in Mississippi’s Youth Villages LifeSet™  program, has been selected for the 2026 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) Foster Youth Internship Program in Washington, D.C. Nytes is one of only 10 young adults chosen nationwide for this year’s cohort and the first Mississippian youth since 2008 to be invited into this highly competitive program.

Visitors and locals alike looking for a historical journey and not simply a destination have a new option. A visit…

The Roy Howard Community Journalism Center received 18 awards Saturday at the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters’ 2026 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, including nine first-place honors across student and professional divisions.

Mississippi-based expedition leader, documentary filmmaker, and outdoor journalist Peter Kelly has been named a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), one of the world’s most respected institutions dedicated to the advancement of geographical science and exploration.

I am always eager to learn and share new insights about Mississippi, its people, its places, and especially its abundance of natural resources. That is my absolute favorite part of writing for Our Mississippi Home! 

HATTIESBURG — The Center at Forrest County is partnering with North American Midway Entertainment to bring “The Great Forrest County Fair” back for the second consecutive year April 17-25 in Hattiesburg.