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The Declining Shopping Mall: The Rise and Fall of Community Malls

As a boy I never enjoyed shopping. As an adult I have found that it is a necessary evil, and I have to admit that I have even found it to be fun at times. In the grocery store I think about what I'm going to cook. In a...

June 12, 2026 · Caleb Barrett

Our Calendar Holds More Than Just Numbers

Hey y'all! July is coming up and this one is special because it will host the 250th anniversary of the birth of America as our country. I may not always remember what day it is or what I had for lunch two days ago, but...

June 12, 2026 · Judy Causey Love

The High Water Mark of Faith

"He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." (Genesis 22:2) In the Delta stands...

June 5, 2026 · Zachery Byrd

Felder's Prickly Paradise

Looking for an attention-grabbing new direction in your garden? I'm doing a makeover of a corner of my front yard featuring exotic-looking but perfectly hardy cacti and succulents. I know this group of plants is...

June 5, 2026 · Felder Rushing

250 Years

This summer, the United States celebrates its 250th birthday. In 1776, few people believed this new version of self-government would last. After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of...

June 5, 2026 · John Stossel

In God We Trust

The United States of America will turn 250 years old in a few weeks. From a ragtag group of colonists and settlers, we have grown into the most powerful nation in the world today. The summer of 2026 will be a time for...

June 5, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Southernisms: The Ice-Capades of 2026

How is it possible that four months have now passed since every person in north Mississippi was afflicted with the new ailment I have labeled "The PITS"... Post Icestorm Traumatic Stress Disorder? Yes, it was and still...

June 5, 2026 · Dwalia South

Back to the Fundamentals

"The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised." (Genesis 21:1) The best athletes in the world are not those who master a small sliver of specialized techniques. Rather, the best...

May 29, 2026 · Zachery Byrd

Felder's Red, White & Bloom

I can't even pronounce semiquincentennial but my garden is already sporting a patriotic color triad theme, well before our country's upcoming 250th anniversary hoopla. I'm planting red, white, and blue flowers in pots...

May 29, 2026 · Felder Rushing

The Steyer Smear

Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher. Roger Pielke Jr.'s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

May 29, 2026 · John Stossel

From the Pastor's Pen: To Be Hindered from Sin

"Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her" (Genesis 20:6) Calvin...

May 22, 2026 · Zachery Byrd

Rail Legacy Reborn: Museum Rises from Ashes with Community Resolve

You can't keep the McComb railroad people down. They operate with the busyness of a locomotive's smokestack, blasting exhaust, grit and grime away from the train engineer's footplate. Soon after a young arsonist burned...

May 22, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Hedge Hybrids

Something my horticulturist great-grandmother Pearl planted a century ago in her sprawling landscape is now being packaged as an exciting "new" garden feature. She created a distinct garden "room" with a row of...

May 22, 2026 · Felder Rushing

The Thing That Works

Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who says, "Capitalism ... is the absolute pursuit of profit at all...

May 22, 2026 · John Stossel

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord

For the past 25 years God has been loudly calling America to repent and return to Him. Actually, God has never ceased calling us to return to Him over the past 250 years. Our founders recognized God as "the Supreme...

May 22, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Twists & Turns: Elroy, the Annoying Yard & Garden Pest

Please tell me we are not the only people dealing with problems in our yard that involve a very unattractive creature taking delight in digging up the grass and turning the once golf course smooth greenery into a golf...

May 22, 2026 · Judy Causey Love

REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND

REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND--- Pictured above is the battlefield in Raymond, MS, 163 Years Later. The Battle of Raymond, fought on May 12, 1863, was a pivotal Union victory during the Vicksburg Campaign. Union...

May 15, 2026

TERRY NEWS

The Town of Terry special call board meeting was held on Tuesday evening. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss America 250. All municipalities are requested to have some type of ceremony or program to commemorate...

May 15, 2026 · Carolyn Clements

FREE MERCY

"But Lot lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city." (Genesis 19:16) Mercy and merit are but...

May 15, 2026 · Zachery Byrd

FELDER'S CREATIVE GARDENING

Success in the garden is usually a matter of perception, which can be overcome with confidence. Unfortunately, indecision over how to get started, frustration by past failure, or the fear of criticism holds a lot of...

May 15, 2026 · Felder Rushing

DATA CENTER FREAK-OUT

Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are...

May 15, 2026 · John Stossel

How shall we then live?

We're all in a mess now. Or, as Hardy often accused Laurel, "This is another fine mess you've gotten us in to." I have been reading Bret Baier's new book, "The Case for America." Early on Baier refers to an initiative...

May 15, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

GEORGIA'S FORDICE? BILLIONAIRE RICK JACKSON SHAKES UP GOVERNOR'S RACE

Kirk Fordice-like Rick Jackson is sounding a whole lot like Daniel Kirkwood Fordice as he tries to be elected Georgia's next governor. Fordice came out of nowhere--actually, Vicksburg is somewhere but you know what I...

May 15, 2026 · Mac Gordon

THE FIRMEST FOUNDATION

"Is anything too hard for the LORD? ....Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" (Genesis 18:14, 25) When building any sort of structure, the firmer the foundation, the better. A firm foundation secures a...

May 8, 2026 · Zachery Byrd