Browsing: History

have been a correspondent for 20 years. I wrote for The Mississippi Press from 2003-2015. After writing for another forum for about three years, I joined the Our Mississippi Home family in 2018.

Sculptor Thomas Jay Warren has spent the balance of his career casting striking images of historical figures that captivate the…

You never know what a local column and the power of the internet might do. Back in July of 2020,…

Could the fabled and fickle Isle of Caprice, also known as the Monte Carlo of the South, be ready to…

For a dozen years, the late Tommie George Boulton, Sr. operated Boulton’s Cleaners, Lucedale’s first, and only, Black-owned cleaners. Boulton’s…

Much makes Wayne Lee’s Grocery and Market unique from its radio commercials to the story behind the store. Its comical…

Back in early December, just when the holidays were beginning to consume most of our thoughts, a very important moment…

Historic Mineral Springs Park in Iuka has a history of healing…from its waters.

In the early 1800s, Chief Iuka of the Chickasaw had been suffering from chronic ailments for many years, his tribal healers unable to help him, when he heard of the magical healing waters. Carried by his followers to the springs, the chief drank the waters and quickly regained his health. He moved his family to the area and never left. His experience was well-known to people up and down the valley.

“Lady in Red” is a popular song from 1986 by Chris de Burgh, and that’s typically what comes to mind when people first hear this title. However, Mississippi has its own Lady In Red, and she still remains a great mystery, even today.

Jackson resident Carla Hobson was born in Mexico and like many other Latinos, she and her family left their home…

Of all the rivers throughout the United States, none are as intriguing as the river that sings in Pascagoula —…

Antoine. Nobody knows where this name came from, but he is a presence many have claimed to have felt but often can’t quite put into words. Tupelo Community Theatre inherited the mischievous spirit and his story when they acquired the Lyric theater in the mid-1980s.

It’s time to learn some history about Pascagoula once again — in a somewhat spooky venue, no less. The 16th…

What they did that day. They started out their day as usual. They woke up, said goodbye to their loved…

Yes, there is a swimming pool underneath the gymnasium at L.C. Hatcher Elementary. This is one of those “things to…

Inland Beach was all the rave and memories among locals are as vivid as were the large letters on the…