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- Lawndale Elementary Students Elect First Mascot: Meet Champ
- Southern Miss Media and Entertainment Arts Students Produce Exclusive Interview with Three-Time Grammy Winner Bobby Rush
- Entergy Mississippi Breaks Ground on Delta Blues Advanced Power Station
- Local Boy Scout Contributes U.S. Flag Retirement Box at MSU’s Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans
- The 2024 “Mr. Football Awards”
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More communities in Mississippi are becoming health conscious and looking at ways to support the health of their residents. They increase walkability with sidewalks and bike lanes or embrace wellness amenities like group fitness, fitness centers, and healthy food options. Residents can be encouraged to explore local nature with designated walking trails. Community gardening can also enhance community engagement and improve health. The Belhaven Heights community hopes to bridge several of these to enhance the greater Jackson community’s health and engagement with a new outdoor fitness center.
Lucedale got big attention last week when a reality show aired featuring cast members at a wedding at Anderson Oaks Venue.
Tailgating at Ole Miss is one of the most exciting experiences ever. It all starts the Friday before the football game. Blue and red trash cans are sprinkled all over the Grove mark “trash can Friday”. The excitement balloons throughout the day and all through the night. Eager fans wake up Saturday morning ready to cheer on the beloved “Rebs”. If you ever want to attend an Ole Miss tailgate and / or game, here are five helpful tips and traditions to get you through the day. Read till the end to see the final bonus tip.
Imagine a community bookstore in a historic building full of color, life, and charm. A place where local artists are welcome, and people passing by the storefront window come into read because they are so drawn to the aesthetic of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and fun, eclectic vintage furnishings, that they just can’t help but walk inside! Welcome to The Author Shoppe in downtown Hattiesburg, where everyone is welcome.
It is time to talk about this year’s fashion trends. Fall is a great time to switch your wardrobe up a little. With that being said, let’s go over some of the top fashion predictions for this fall.
Labor Day is right around the corner, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that a break is very much needed. Thankfully, you can spend your Labor Day weekend exploring one (or more) of the greatest destinations Mississippi has to offer. Here are the top five destinations I’d recommend.
ur veterans are crucial to life as we know it today because they protect our freedom, provide us with a way to learn about our history, and risk their lives for people they have never met. In 2022, Mississippi had 146,793 veterans, 6.5% of the state’s adult population.
Card Rates (cardrates.com) conducted a survey with 3,000 credit card holders with outstanding points. This survey unmasked 126 of the top most opulent destinations in the United States. The Mississippi Gulf Coast, Oxford, and Natchez were voted amongst some of the most luxurious places to visit in the country.
Each year, on the Saturday before Labor Day, the iconic Prairie Arts Festival takes place in historic downtown West Point, Mississippi. This year’s event is slated for August 31, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., with arts and crafts vendors from multiple states displaying their wares along Commerce Street and throughout Sally Kate Winters Park.
Can you find Mississippi’s tiniest museum? Hidden downtown, the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum is located in a “secret” alley where you can discover a little world with BIG interactive art installations!
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education has become recognized for instilling critical thinking and problem-solving, bridging skill gaps for an ever-changing workforce, and providing a more well-rounded education.
After emancipation and through World War II, juke joints were widely popular in the south. They provided a gathering place for people like Tommy Johnson, Son House, Robert Johnson, and countless other musicians to develop their music. One might say that juke joints were the incubators for the blues.
Can you believe that it’s time for high school football?
I, for one, cannot wait – even though I also know for a fact that I will be one of the loudest whiners at our opening jamboree of games on Friday, August 23 – if the weather is as hot as it usually is.
Nestled in the storied hills of Oxford, Mississippi, sits one of Mississippi’s most intriguing homes, Rowan Oak. The antebellum-style home was built in 1844 by Irish immigrant Colonel Robert Sheegog and is most popularly known as the longtime residence of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner.
Mississippi State’s Vet Aspirations initiative in the College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating national recognition as a 2024 Inspiring Program in STEM award winner.
Today is August 15th, and what does that mean? The Pine Belt Women Business Owners Summit has officially kicked off! August 15th through August 16th marks the 2nd Annual Pine belt Women’s Business Owners Summit.