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Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin. From pies, to spiced lattes, to fun fragrances, pumpkin has been the theme for fall festivities. But when did it start? When did pumpkin become so popular for fall? And why on earth is pumpkin spice so popular? Keep reading to find out.

Friday the 13th is considered by some to be the unluckiest day of the year. If you’re one of the estimated 17 to 21 million who are superstitious about this day, then you’re no doubt viewing this day with caution.

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.

If you look at the US nuclear test map below, you will note something that may be news to you!  Almost 60 years ago, Hattiesburg was “the bomb” – at least we were a nuclear bomb testing site. 

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. 

“The first of April, some do say, is set apart for All Fool’s Day. But why people call it so,…

While watching Blue Bloods the other night, I couldn’t help but think about the Perfect Prescription cookbook. The common ground…

July is National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month is National Ice Cream Day. This year…

I’m sitting here, writing this on a hot summer’s day, when I realize I have so many great memories of…

Red, white, and boozy, these July 4th-inspired cocktails will get your Independence Day rockin’… This one is like a grownup…

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the…

1. Pollen is EVERYWHERE. The pollen season typically is March through May, and this is when the yellow stuff gets…

Last spring, I found a small, almost empty bottle of hand-sanitizer in a bathroom drawer and jumped for joy even…