Lifestyle

Officer misconduct legislation moving through Legislature

By Sid Salter Columnist The Mississippi Legislature is purposefully and earnestly moving legislation through the Capitol that would ...

Lifestyle

Eyes can be tricky; be careful what you see

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I was 12 when I got my first motorcycle. It’s been long enough ...

Lifestyle

Farm mechanics teacher passed on ageless knowledge

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Hubert Owens taught farm mechanics at the Business and Industrial Complex. As ...

Lifestyle

Spring clock-changing chore completed

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Have y’all recovered from your Spring Forward time change hangover yet?   It does take ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner: Cedar Oaks, ‘the house that wouldn’t die’

By John Cofield With the latest local spotlight on Cedar Oaks, I thought of a shot Granddad had ...

Lifestyle

The serendipitous life of Jason Plunk

By Julie Hines Mabus Photos by Bruce Newman On June 8, 1971, a boy was born at the ...

Lifestyle

Goodbye to winter, hello spring!

By Susan Mah Lifestyle columnist Growing up in the South as a biracial person was often a challenge. ...

Lifestyle

Lafayette native Sam Phillips continues to serve fellow veterans

Profile 2024: Lafayette native Sam Phillips continues to serve fellow veterans By Harold Brummett Rebecca Alexander photo Sammy ...

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Easter lunch should be special, not stressful

By Kara Kimbrough  Food columnist Sitting down to a bountiful lunch on Easter Sunday has been an American ...

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Medicaid work requirements a possible Biden compromise?

By Sid Salter Columnist The current effort to make a partial expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care ...

Lifestyle

Watching busy bees is a lesson for life

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The pear tree is in full bloom. Walking underneath sounds of bees ...

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Big Dance without the COVID nightmare

By Steve Stricker Columnist And so, March Madness 2024 begins today the 13th for NCAA Basketball as the ...

Lifestyle

Twice blessed, and not afraid of cooties

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist We were in kindergarten. While the name has slipped away over time, I ...

Holidays are rarely perfect days

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Be the savvy shopper who scores the bargain

By Bonnie Brown Columnist A few weeks ago, President Biden commented on the increased price of food products.  ...

Lifestyle

Running the gauntlet of idiocy that is Oxford traffic

By Steve Stricker Columnist This past Tuesday I passed a parked pickup with stickers completely blocking the rear ...

Lifestyle

Working poor getting health care is economic development

By Sid Salter Columnist In recent decades, Mississippi has defied the odds in economic development. Landing first Nissan ...

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For Heaven’s sake, please use soap

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist In the old sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel Air, the theme song sung ...

Lifestyle

Sunday visits at the cathedral with no doors

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Sundays are nothing like it used to be. As a child and ...

Lifestyle

Season change calls for cleaning out junk drawers

By Bonnie Brown Columnist As I shared with you all in earlier columns, I always feel the need ...

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Withdrawal pains from sons’ visit is a good ache

By Steve Stricker Columnist Of all the heroes in my life, I am very proud to say with ...

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Let’s see health care as a civil right

Sandra C. Melvin Guest Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice ...

Lifestyle

Cedar Oaks is a treasure, with the bees gone

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Several years ago my daughter Patti and I went to a Marty ...

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