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Meet Brandi Perry and Dori Lowe— writers and founders of “Backroads and Burgers.” In addition to this, they are educators. 

October means football, festivals, and fall-like weather are finally in full swing in Mississippi! The leaves and our wardrobes aren’t the only thing changing with the season. Transitioning to shorter (but still busy) fall days can be challenging. Less daylight often moves people indoors more, making spreading cold and flu viruses easier. Use these simple tips to keep your mental and physical health in check. 

A Plus Barbershop is a meeting place for all ages, cultures, and backgrounds. Aaron Washington, the man behind the chair, will celebrate 30 years of barbering this October.

Cruisin’ the Coast 2023 is packed with scheduled events across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. All week long, there will be…

PASCAGOULA — Ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year Mac McAnally was the legendary Jimmy Buffett’s right-hand man in…

The Mississippi Pecan Festival will celebrate its 35th run this coming weekend with lots to see and do. What began as a one-day event has evolved into a three-day extravaganza drawing thousands of visitors annually.

If you were fortunate enough, you might have known Chef Paola Bugli, the room chef (casino talk for head chef) at Stalla, the Italian place at the Beau Rivage. She is a great chef and an interesting person, and I was sorry to see her sail away to Las Vegas.

Mississippi is well known for its genuine hospitality, and that is precisely what you will get when you visit the Southern Sisters of Laurel, owned by true Southern sisters Suzanne Williams and Sandy Williams Hanna.

PASCAGOULA — One of Pascagoula native Jimmy Buffett’s favorite co-writers over the past two decades is set to pay tribute…

Because when I go to my favorite Mississippi eatery, I usually wish I had hidden a small sandbox shovel in my purse. Seriously, I could eat myself silly at Crave. And I am not alone in my estimation of this award-winning gem of a dessert destination.

“There is nothing more artistic than to love people,” acclaimed artist Vincent Van Gogh said many years ago. And that…

Music will be in the air all weekend from Ocean Springs to Gautier! The 14th Annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival will…

BILOXI — The Veteran Golfers Association (VGA) will host its National Championship Sept. 18-21 at Fallen Oak, the Tom Fazio-designed…

Our Mississippi Home talked with Zachariah Smith and his wife Crysta Smith while they were on the road headed north to Nashville, where Smith will record a song with Matt Hammitt. As you can imagine, they have been busy since Smith was a Top 3 Finalist in American Idol.

As I sat outside this week and enjoyed Mississippi’s wonderful (and much cooler) weather, a pair of my hummingbird friends came to visit again. I rarely see them buzz around together, so this sight was a special treat – until I realized theirs was not a friendly pairing.

A scholarship established by a University of Mississippi alumna and her family is helping ease the burden for pharmacy students from rural areas while also strengthening health care options for rural Mississippians.

The Eugene B. Polk Pharmacy Scholarship, created by Gary and Susan Cantrell, already has helped its first recipient, Simpson County native Stephen Rayborn, through the professional program at the School of Pharmacy.