The Pascagoula Propeller Club is proud to announce the 2026 Maritime Leadership Scholarship, proudly sponsored by the Pascagoula Bar Pilots. This scholarship was created to recognize and support outstanding Jackson County students who demonstrate strong academic performance, leadership potential, and an interest in the future of the maritime industry.

What living thing in Mississippi is 540 years old, survived hurricanes Camille and Katrina, lived during the arrival of the French Explorer Sieur D’Iberville along with all wars on domestic soil and is still providing shade and beauty to all who walk nearby? Of course, it is a tree, but not just any tree. 

Stone County’s largest annual event, the Pine Hill Festival, will return to downtown Wiggins April 24-25. 

Mississippi has never been short on musical talent. From blues legends to gospel greats, the Magnolia State has a long history of voices that travel far beyond our borders. This season, one of those voices belongs to Daniel Stallworth of Moss Point, who has officially made the Top 20 on American Idol.

If Mississippi had an official comfort food of the internet era, Mississippi Pot Roast would be a strong contender. It’s rich, savory, ridiculously easy to make, and somehow tastes like you spent all afternoon in the kitchen—even though your slow cooker did most of the work.

My friend Bob Brzuszek has done it! He has gotten the city of Starkville to not mow in March, to give pollinators a great start in early spring and highlight the diversity of native wildflowers that feed them. The city’s Go Wild initiative encourages homeowners to do the same and take the time to look for and learn about wildflowers and their pollinators (https://www.cityofstarkville.org/680/7316/Highlights).

Dr. Andrew Wiest has little left to prove in a nearly four-decade career as a professional military historian.

Wiest, a distinguished professor of history at The University of Southern Mississippi, is the 2026 recipient of the Society for Military History’s prestigious Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, which recognizes a scholar’s “body of contributions in the field of military history, extending over time and reflecting a spectrum of scholarly activity contributing significantly to the field.”

The 1st Annual Charity Event featuring the Harlem Wizards playing basketball against Team Gulf Coast was a huge success. This event was organized by i9 Sports on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The basketball game was held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Ocean Springs High School auditorium. This event was much more than a basketball game—it was high-energy, funny, full of tricks, dunks, and crowd interaction. The audience (adults, children, and teens) loved it. 

National Nutrition Month, celebrated every March and sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 1973, highlights the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The 2026 campaign theme, “Discover the Power of Nutrition,” focuses on the preventive, protective, and restorative benefits of a healthy, balanced diet.

A Scout is always prepared and ready for any situation while following the 12-point scout law.  Their oath is to live honorably, serve others and develop strong character. Going by the qualities in the oath and law to choose the annual Good Scouter Award recipient, the choice for 2026 was clear.

NATCHEZ, Miss. (March 12, 2026) – Today marks the 210th anniversary of Mississippi’s oldest continuously operating children’s charity, a mission that began March 12, 1816 to care for vulnerable children.

The simple beauty of an Escatawpa River sunset from the steel train trussell and the nudging of an elementary school art teacher created the foundation of what is now a love and career as an artist and creator.

The Perry County School District Education Foundation will host a car show and fish fry fundraising event Saturday, April 25, at McCoy Park in New Augusta. 

While white sandy beaches and water as far as they eye can see are the first thoughts of visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as Shrek may say, the Gulf Coast is like an onion and it has many layers. To truly understand its beauty and importance, peel back the layers and discover what is behind the curtain of white sand and water.

Two student teams from Mississippi State’s Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion have advanced to the finals of the Research Chefs Association’s National Innovation Competition, set this week in Westminster, Colorado.

Some of Mississippi’s finest high school basketball athletes made history this past week at The Big House in Jackson, Mississippi, and they had fun while doing so.