A SIGN FOR FRAILTY
"So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant." (Genesis 17:14) Shouldn't God's Word be enough? Over and over, Scripture forces us to ask this question. Cold, hard logic would say, "Yes, it is enough!"...
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JOHN CHAIN GETS TURKEY
John Chain of Jackson recently harvested a large eastern wild turkey in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. The gobbler, which weighed more than 20 pounds, was a hefty bird with an 11 inch beard and large inch-and-half-long spurs....
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LEGACIES THAT SHAPED MCCOMB
McComb's sense of mourning-representative, no doubt, of that felt across many Mississippi towns-has been especially heavy in recent days. However, I'll speak only to my hometown, a place that can't say goodbye to people...
THE RISE AND FALL OF JITNEY JUNGLE
There are some business chains that you never see anymore. A grocery store that I can vaguely remember from my early childhood was Jitney Jungle. Jitney Jungle was a relatively short lived grocery store chain, compared...
EXTENSION PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAUMA EDUCATION, INTERVENTION
Two educational parenting programs designed to help protect Mississippi's children through support and intervention are making a difference. Lori Elmore-Staton, a human development and family science specialist with the...
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The MS Archives and History Volunteer Services hosted an Apprecian Luncheon on Monday in the Museum Restaurant. Fresh Cuts catered the event. Volunteers from the Welty House, Museum and MS Governirs Mansion were...
Culpepper family chronicles
Greetings from Libertyville, Illinois! The whole Culpepper crew drove 13+ hours up to my childhood hometown to celebrate my mother's birthday. It was wonderful. Great fun was had by all. I am quite blessed to have...
FELDER'S DIVIDE & GROW
Sounds mathematically impossible, but gardeners routinely divide to multiply. Using a few simple plant propagation tricks, we can increase what we start with and spread it to all corners of our gardens and beyond....
What does the man on the street know anyway?
"Man on the street" interviews show the true feelings of average Americans on any given day. "What happened in Washington, DC, Saturday night, April 25, at the Washington Hilton?" Uh, I don't know, what? It's not just...
THE TRIUMPH OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM?
Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to...
JOHN CHAIN GETS TURKEY
John Chain of Jackson recently harvested a large eastern wild turkey in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. The gobbler, which weighed more than 20 pounds, was a hefty bird with an 11 inch beard and large inch-and-half-long spurs....
HINDS CC'S PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAM RECEIVES STATE AWARD
Hinds Community College received the Humanities Educator Award from the Mississippi Humanities Council March 20 for the Flight to Freedom Prison Education Program at Central Mississippi Correction Facility in Rankin...
CHILDREN'S OF MISSISSIPPI PICU EARNS HIGHEST NATIONAL HONOR
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's of Mississippi has been awarded the Pediatric Nurse Excellence Diamond Award, the highest distinction presented by the Society of Pediatric Nurses. This prestigious...