Southern Miss senior Kelly DeVoe believes college is a time to discover passions, learn important skills for a successful career, and meet people who will be lifelong connections.

Did you know the George County Rebel mascot came about 60 years ago by a bunch of Panthers, Bulldogs, Tigers and Warriors? Yep, the 1964-1965 school year was monumental and the beginning of George County High School.

Can you believe that it’s time for high school football?

I, for one, cannot wait – even though I also know for a fact that I will be one of the loudest whiners at our opening jamboree of games on Friday, August 23 – if the weather is as hot as it usually is. 

With the start of football season fast approaching, Mississippi State’s Famous Maroon Band prepares for a new tradition.

Nestled in the storied hills of Oxford, Mississippi, sits one of Mississippi’s most intriguing homes, Rowan Oak. The antebellum-style home was built in 1844 by Irish immigrant Colonel Robert Sheegog and is most popularly known as the longtime residence of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner.

Typically, breakfast is not just my thing. A decent cup of coffee and I am good to go. The German’s mid-morning meal of fresh baked brotchen (still hot from the oven of course), a little tab of butter and jam, with coffee, is pretty good, but good brotchen is just so hard to find. Americans are getting better at it, but most folks just don’t seem to appreciate fresh bread in the morning. 

Have you ever noticed nearly perfect round holes in leaves and wonder what made them? Well, wonder no more, for you have proof that leafcutting bees are nearby. These small industrious bees have evolved to cut and weave these excised pieces of leaves to make their nest.

Mississippi State’s Vet Aspirations initiative in the College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating national recognition as a 2024 Inspiring Program in STEM award winner.

Kelly Mitchell’s tombstone in Meridian, MS, immortalizes her as “The Gypsy Queen.” Mitchell was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in February of 1915. More than 100 years later, people come from near and far to visit the Victorian-style cemetery and leave gifts on her grave.

Today is August 15th, and what does that mean? The Pine Belt Women Business Owners Summit has officially kicked off! August 15th through August 16th marks the 2nd Annual Pine belt Women’s Business Owners Summit.

Mississippi State has joined the elite ranks of institutions with the prestigious All-Steinway School status and will hold a ceremony Aug. 30 celebrating this milestone.

 The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce – Main Street – Tourism Bureau is proud to announce the dedication of a historic marker at the L& N Train Depot, a cornerstone of our community’s rich history and entrance to downtown. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, August 14 at 10 am outside the L&N Depot, and the public is invited to attend. 

The 2024-2025 Farmers’ Almanac hit bookshelves this week. It’s important to know that once the new edition is printed, the editors never go back to change or update their forecasts the way other local sources do.

Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) Amazon announced plans to expand its investment in Mississippi by opening a new delivery station in Lee County. This new facility will be approximately 96,000 square feet located within the Turner Industrial Park in Saltillo, Mississippi.

The Delta is a special place; just ask Tim and Cindy Tyler, the founders and owners of The Mississippi Gift Company in Greenwood.

Many people recognize these lyrics as part of Lauren Daigle’s award-winning song, “You Say,” from Look Up Child, her third studio album. However, fewer people might realize that this album became the highest-charting Christian album from a female artist in over 20 years.