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The Garden Guru will return to Lucedale on May 4 and promises to be both entertaining and informative. This guru, Felder Rushing, is a guy who begs you to get dirty.

To be honest, I sometimes mourn the fact that most of today’s kids will never have the opportunity to regularly dine at a place where everyone knows their name, their favorite dishes, and their latest accomplishments (and debacles) at school and church. Sadly, they are missing out on some great memories. 

But luckily for my grandkids (and for me), there is a special family-style restaurant in the Blue Springs community called Ray Ray’s. 

One of Mississippi’s most iconic writers would have been 115  years old today! When many of us think of Eudora…

It’s no long shot: Youth archery is growing in Mississippi! 

Applications are now open for the 3rd annual business concept pitch competition on May 31, 2024. Competitors are eligible to win…

Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery has donated its Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. The MCV is a specially equipped vehicle that can serve as a mobile command center in emergency situations.

I absolutely love the Facebook page and the website for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP). Both resources offer outdoor enthusiasts in our great state a plethora of information, along with an ongoing calendar of upcoming activities.  

Glowing Embers is a locally owned candle business that is based in Hattiesburg, MS. It is co-owned by Quiera Montgomery and DaMeka Felder. Queira is married to her husband, Kendrick Montogmery, with whom she will be celebrating their 13th anniversary in August. She came from a hard working family. Both Quiera’s mother and husband have renal disease. She has a brother, with autism, named Gregory. 

If you’re a frequenter of such late-night establishments as The Juke Joint or The Cannery, then hopefully you’ve had the pleasure of rocking out to Burn N Redd. These long-time friends have separately made their impression on the coastal rock, goth, and metal scene for years now. While tremendously talented performers on their own, it is their combined talents that will really blow you away. 

Donald Gray Triplett, known as Patient One, was born in 1933 in Forest, Mississippi, and was the first person clinically diagnosed with autism. Don’s parents, Beaman and Mary Triplett, recognized their son’s remarkable nature and worked hard to ensure his happiness and success.

“If all of history’s musicians formed a band, Mississippi bluesmen would play lead guitar.” It’s no secret that the Magnolia State is filled with talent, but it seems to have more than its fair share of musical genius. 

To see some of the amazing talents that have hailed from Mississippi and from around the country, you’ve got to visit America at the Crossroads: The Guitar and a Changing Nation, presented by the National GUITAR Museum at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in historic downtown Meridian. 

For Mississippians, the Natchez Trace Parkway is such an ever-present part of our world that we often forget just how unique it really is.

Farmers’ markets provide a venue for communities to socialize, revitalize downtown districts, and help educate people to make informed food…

Heather Dubois wears many hats, including full-time professional, mother, wife, daughter, sister, community leader, and the owner of the popular boutique The Alley 662 in Mooreville and Tupelo, MS. Her dedication to the small community of Mooreville, Mississippi, began as a young girl, and has continued to grow throughout her life.

Something about being outdoors breathing the aroma of pines on a slightly chilled spring morning can make you feel naked before God even if you’re wearing a sweater.

Photography was just a hobby for teenager Juliana Skelton, but years later, she has turned it into a successful career as the official photographer of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi.