Living
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Fall Fashion Must-Haves Get Vintage Kick and Bold, Bright Colors
Saying goodbye to long summer days is never easy in the Magnolia State, but as autumn begins to grace us, we do welcome the shift of cooler days and it’s time to truly embrace the luxe layers and rich textures of fall wardrobes. The best trends have much to offer as we move from colorful […] More
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Confession of a Transplant Patient: Hypertension Is Serious
Kidney failure and dialysis aren’t easy to face on your own – something that Anthony Williams, a successfully transplanted patient in Jackson, knows all too well. But, while it took a village to save his life, Williams will confess that his denial of the risk of unmanaged hypertension and cigarette smoking opened the door for […] More
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The Twisted Whisker: Mississippi’s First Cat Lounge
This new Mississippi café is a cat lover’s dream. As the state’s first cat lounge, The Twisted Whisker Cat Cafe in Tupelo provides rescued cats with a unique temporary foster home. The café fosters the kitties in the chill-out lounge providing them a free-range safe space for their personalities to flourish. Marcie Harper and her […] More
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Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Frigid Winter for Mississippi
The 2022-2023 Farmers’ Alamanac hit bookshelves on August 15 this year. It’s important to know that once the new edition is printed, the editors never go back to change or update their forecasts the way other local sources do. Though weather forecasting, and long-range forecasting, in particular, remains an inexact science, many longtime Almanac followers […] More
Food / Dining
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in Food & Dining, RecipesIt’s Jambalaya Season
It’s the time of year that I love to make jambalaya. Not only is it delicious, but if you take your time and get it right, it’s also a great dish to serve a large crowd and affordable too. Basically, jambalaya is an all-in-one pot dish, always including rice, an assortment of vegetables, sausage, and […] More
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Po-Boys on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
It’s been a while since we talked about po-boys, one of my favorite local specialties. I am sure you have heard the story of how po-boys were invented. Supposedly, there was a streetcar strike and the local restaurant owners felt sorry for the “poor boys,” who were striking and made them sandwiches with French bread […] More
Entertainment
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Cleveland Celebrates 40 Years of OctoberFest Traditions
It might be German-inspired, but this OctoberFest has tons of Mississippi Delta traditions. “At its heart, it is a community festival with food, live music, and fun events for the whole family,” said Hannah Aguzzi, who serves on the OctoberFest planning committee for the city of Cleveland. “We showcase arts and crafts vendors, as well […] More
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The Loblolly Festival to Be Held in Laurel on October 1
Always held on the first Saturday of October, the Loblolly Festival invades downtown Laurel. Hosted by the Laurel Main Street Association, this has become one of the most popular and most anticipated events in the Pine Belt. Named after the Loblolly trees that famously covered the town and were the livelihood of so many, the […] More
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The Mississippi Pecan Festival Returns This Weekend
One of the state’s most prominent fall festivals returns to Fulmer’s Farmstead in Beaumont this weekend. The Mississippi Pecan Festival, in its 34th year, has something for everyone to enjoy. From Sept. 23-25, festival goers will be treated to plenty of pecans, pecan-baked goodies, live music, and arts and crafts. “It started as an arts […] More
Environment
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in Community, Environment, Featured
Grant Brings Improvements and Jobs to the Natchez Trace Parkway
A $54.3 million grant will jumpstart safety for travelers and bring new jobs on a lengthy stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The funding serves as a key investment that will resurface, restore, and rehabilitate the pavement condition of 83 miles of parkway, improve safety by installing audible pavement markings and meet the transportation needs […] More
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Ecdysis – Crabs Do It, Insects Do It, What Is It?
I recently had a revelation about something that I assumed everyone knew. I posted a photo of the discarded skin (the exoskeleton) of an insect (shared by a great nephew) and was surprised that more than one person responded that they did not know that insects shed their skins. What? They must have been asleep […] More
