Columns

‘Leave The Grill Outdoors’ Not The Best Labor Day Hack; I Have Better Ones

The internet is full of tips and tricks to create an enjoyable Labor Day weekend barbecue. Most that I read made sense, but this took the cake for nonsensical advice, especially here in the Deep South where we...

September 3, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum

There’s a hidden little public garden in Jackson showcasing herbs and flowers that can take any weather thrown their way. I’ve been keen my entire career on promoting durable, multi-use garden plants, especially...

August 30, 2023 · Felder Rushing

From the Pastor’s Pen: “The Lords Table...” (Matthew 26:29)

“I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” (Matthew 26:29) On the night when Jesus was betrayed, He prepared a meal. This meal...

August 20, 2023 · Zachery Byrd

Felder’s Garden Tips

What is the most bottom-line advice for reducing garden chores and helping our beloved gardens survive bad weather, bugs and blights? Over the past forty-plus years of writing weekly gardening columns, my overarching...

August 19, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Terry Headlight News

Last Tuesday evening, I learned that Democratic candidate Malcolm Johnson was in second place in the election of Hinds County Supervisor, District Five. However, before I retired for bed (after a LONG day of poll...

August 18, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Homemade Desserts Are a Dying Art; Here Are a Few Relics

Receiving emails from readers asking for restaurant recommendations is a regular occurrence. Requests with questions like, “What are the best seafood restaurants on the Gulf Coast,” or “While visiting the Jackson...

August 16, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

What’s old is inevitably new again, even in the food world

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES---8-Minute Butterscotch Refrigerator Cookies are just as popular (and good) today as they were in the 1930’s. Here’s a little-known fact - many of the recipes we use today -or at least...

July 31, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

From the Pastor’s Pen: “Worship...” (Hebrews 10:24-25)

“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”...

July 30, 2023 · Zachery Byrd

Felder’s Wildflowers

Gonna join some other garden trend-watchers on a limb here, about a compromise between once-competing garden designs. Fashionistas and naturalists are learning to get along. I see it while horti-surfing through botanic...

July 30, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Armchair Ponderings Could this be a winning ticket?

The closer we come to election primaries the more in doubt will the candidates be. I watched some of the Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s excoriation by most of his party members as they attempted to eliminate him from a...

July 29, 2023 · Guy Geller

Terry Headlight News

Can you believe that this Sunday will be the last Sunday of July? Suggested scriptural readings for this weekend are Genesis 29:15-28 (Jacob is tricked.), 1 Kings 3:5-12 (Solomon asks for wisdom.), Psalm 105:1-11, 45b...

July 29, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Felder’s Summer Gardening

When it comes to plowing through adverse gardening conditions, of which Mississippi has its share, it’s never too late to try, try again. I have some easy tips for getting more out of right now, without hurting...

July 25, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Terry Headlight News

This announcement has been released by the Jackson/Hinds Library System from Director Floyd Council: “Now that Summer Reading has ended, in advance of back-to-school, we are happy to announce that JHLS is ready to...

July 24, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Create a “To Do” List, One Mississippi Attraction at a Time

Last week I was perusing one of the few remaining bookstores (don’t get me started on the impracticality of ordering books online without at least holding it in my hands, thumbing through a few pages and deciding for...

July 19, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

Terry Headlight News

July has arrived in Hinds County, but it has felt for the last seven days that “the dog days of August” have arrived early! The “Dog Days” of summer are from July 3 to August 11 each year. They’re usually the...

July 5, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Here’s What I’m Loving in Summer ‘23

It’s hard to believe, but half of 2023 has slipped away. The halfway point is a good time to reflect on the food and travel-related items are on my favorites list. So, without further ado… Here’s what I’m...

July 3, 2023 · Kara Kimbrough

Felder’s Old-Fashioned Flowers

What went around is coming back around; multi-season old-garden plants are fashionable again. Decades ago, I started noticing that most new Mississippi landscapes were populated by a relatively small number of easily...

July 2, 2023 · Felder Rushing

Terry Headlight News

What did summer say to spring? “Help, I’m going to fall!” In last week’s column, many of the enjoyment of a Mississippi summer were mentioned. I am sure that many, many more were omitted. One of the things...

June 16, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Terry Headlight News

THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 3 is the correct date for the Meet - and - Greet the Terry Candidates in the town park across from Town Hall. We hope to see a good crowd there. In my looking at the calendar last week, I only got as...

June 3, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

From the Pastor’s Pen: “Objections to the Church...” (Acts 2:47)

“And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:47) Summer time in Mississippi - heat, humidity, and VBS. Over the course of the summer, would you join me as we slow down and...

June 2, 2023 · Zachery Byrd

Armchair Ponderings Remembrance poppies

This week I procrastinated a bit too long for my weekly column. Then yesterday was trumped (no pun intended) by a three hour sitting in a medical lab followed by an almost two hour waiting room session in the...

June 1, 2023 · Guy Geller

Terry Headlight News

There was a major error in last week’s column that will now be corrected. I think that everyone realized that the date for the Meet - the - Candidates in the Terry Park was incorrect. The correct date is Saturday,...

May 29, 2023 · Terry P. Johnson

Felder’s Gardening Myths

Gardeners gonna do what gardeners gonna do. And I’m not here to try stopping anyone from following their own hopeful bliss, however they choose. But there is a lot of garden misinformation floating around, once spread...

May 28, 2023 · Felder Rushing

From the Pastor’s Pen: “God is Love...” (I John 4:8)

“God is love.” (1 John 4:8) One of the late classics would sing, “What is love?” We ought not to assume to know the answer. Prior generations defined love as a feeling; current generations define love as...

May 22, 2023 · Zachery Byrd