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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.

What a treat it is whenever you get to watch a hummingbird. The smallest migrant bird travels through the Mississippi…

Whether your favorite team is Ole Miss, USM, William Carey, Jones County Community College, Pearl River Community College, Mississippi State, or another one of the accredited schools in our state, you want to make sure you can find something that represents your favorite Mississippi team this season.

Belhaven University is one of the eight Christian colleges in the state of Mississippi. Located in the heart of Mississippi’s capital, Jackson, Belhaven offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs to ambitious students who seek to broaden their education as well as their discovering their God-given calling in this world. 

“Never forget” is a term that is often said when referencing the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Tupelo Fire Department ensures that no one will ever forget the great sacrifice, heroism, and emotions that took place that day through its annual Tupelo 9/11 Stair Climb.

Who says you have to leave Mississippi to enjoy a vacation? Our great state is full of fun spots where you can enjoy a nice, relaxing getaway.

Bill’s Hamburgers in Amory is a historic staple on Main Street, and its newest owner, Will Pate, intends for it…

Although it doesn’t feel like fall in Mississippi right now—more like we are walking on the sun’s surface- despite our legendary Southern heat, football is back on the gridiron.

I’m sure fall is on all of our minds, as Mississippians, amid several 100+ degree days, but do not fret. Cooler weather is way closer than you may imagine, and we are getting ready for all of the best fall fashion choices so we can be warm, comfy, and en vogue. 

If you have lived in the Jackson County area for the last 60 years or so, you know the name Louis Fondren.

Mr. Fondren, a distinguished attorney in Pascagoula and Moss Point since 1963, has also been the ultimate public servant.

Ocean Springs kicks off September with the Labor Day Art Walk. If you enjoy art, music and good food this time of year is always the best time to be out and about on the MS Coast.  

Saturday, September 2nd starting at 10am the tree-lined streets of Downtown Ocean Springs will be closed to cars and packed with local artists.

eafood lovers from all around will want to mark their calendars for this premiere one-day event that celebrates good seafood and good fun on Sept. 9. The 42nd Annual Biloxi Seafood Festival is once again bringing only the best of food and fellowship to the city, and this year promises to be an even bigger and better event than ever before.

Just how hot was it in Pascagoula last week? 
According to Barbara Colville’s kindergarten class at Resurrection Catholic Elementary School (RCES), it was hot enough to melt crayons and cook an egg outside.

One of the most played country music artists of the decade will take Mississippi State’s Amphitheatre stage September 28, singing hit after hit in a free 7:30 p.m. performance.