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City of Raymond Spring CleaningHeadline News
Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who participated in the City of Raymond Spring Cleaning. It was a great day of fun and community togetherness! Special thanks to the Raymond Presbyterian Church, Raymond Methodist...
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Mississippi Made Exhibit Tells State's Story at Two Mississippi MuseumsHeadline News
The finest examples of homegrown Mississippi craftsmanship and productivity are on display at Two Museums in Jackson. Residents and visitors alike can explore achievements that reflect the state's ingenuity dating to...
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Raymond Culture Club March MeetingHeadline News
March's meeting of the Raymond Culture Club was held at the beautiful Porter House. The hostesses were Marie Hall, Dixie Ishee and Mary Ann Woods. This meeting marked the 95th anniversary of the Raymond Culture Club. We...
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Life & Death of Warner Alford at Ole MissHeadline News
Warner Alford came from Mississippi royalty, but he didn't play like it. As an all-around player at McComb High School in the 1950s and later as an offensive guard on some of Ole Miss' greatest football teams, he, as...
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Mississippi's Greatest Bookman: Fred Cecil Smith (1953-2026) of Jackson's Choctaw Books RememberedColumns Headline
Fred Cecil Smith, 72, of Starkville, Mississippi, a nationally respected antiquarian bookseller and archivist, passed away after a long battle with cancer on February 28, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. The...
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The Future of Magnolia Looking RightColumns Headline
Over the past eight months, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen have taken meaningful steps to position Magnolia for long-term success. Mayor Brumfield has consistently emphasized that the city's future belongs to its...
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Twists & Turns On The JobColumns Headline
One of our nephews recently undertook a search for a new job and it was shocking how arduous it was. He applied about a million times online with no results and after what seemed like forever, I made him just go into...
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Thanks for the MemoriesColumns Headline
Since I always thought that it seemed to describe pretty accurately my forty year career as a family physician, I was surprised to learn that the phrase 'from the cradle to the grave' was coined by the...
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From McComb to the Grammy Center: Mississippi's Musical Roots Take Stage at DSUColumns Headline
There are good reasons why Mississippi can rightly claim it's the "Birthplace of America's Music." That sobriquet will surely be cited on March 7 when the Grammy Museum celebrates 10 years on the...
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Twists & Turns Takes a Turn at WritingColumns Headline
My husband, Teddy Love, reads and proofs every one of my columns. I have been writing 'Twists and Turns' for over 15 years so he is very familiar with my style. It is not his style. Sometimes he laughs,...
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Stoneville's Scientific Roots Fuel America's Crop SuccessColumns Headline
Before near-record crop yields were harvested by U.S. farmers, the seed, plants and soil had received major scientific attention in laboratories located on an obscure country road in rural Washington County,...
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Remembering Jerry Wilburn: A Singular Voice From Mississippi's Hills and HollersColumns Headline
You didn't have to know Jerry Wilburn to know of him. Anybody in Mississippi who's ever paid one scintilla of attention to the State Legislature would recognize his name. Of course, you must be of a certain...
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Wishin' and Hopin' America Avoids Another 1960's ReckoningColumns Headline
With apologies to Dusty Springfield (1939-1999), I was "wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'" that America could escape a repeat of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, but...
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Southernisms: Sink Soup and Other Frugal ThingsColumns Headline
I am a child of the Great Depression. While technically I didn't exist during the "Hard Times" of the 1930's, my parents certainly did, having gotten married in 1935. Folks in the American South had...
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When Speakers Shut Doors to the PressColumns Headline
State House Speaker Jason White's decision to bar Mississippi Today's access to his office is reminiscent of President Trump's indefinite ban of the Associated Press from his environs. Perhaps that's...
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Twists and Turns, Happy New YearColumns Headline
So, we have reached another new year. Another journey into the known and unknown; strange and stranger, weird and weirder. And, of course, I have a few thoughts on this. There are a lot of questions you may ask yourself...
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Remembering John Gordon Roach, Jr., Late McComb Attorney and His Love of Gas Station CuisineColumns Headline
John Gordon Roach, Jr., would be proud Mississippi's 'gas station cuisine' is drawing the raves he believed it deserved. My friend John Gordon, the late McComb lawyer who served our people and...
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Highway Architects: Building Mississippi's FutureHeadline
Former Northern Transportation Commissioner Zack Stewart. They’re an authentic Who’s Who of Mississippi Roadbuilding, modern version. Like earlier pioneers of state road construction, they took us out of the mud,...
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Beloved Jacksonian Alison Jean “Tippy” Reimers Lyell (1940-2024) PassesHeadline Obituary
ALISON “TIPPY’ LYELL (1940-2024) Alison Jean “Tippy” Reimers Lyell, age 84, passed away peacefully at her Jackson home on November 1, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born August 30, 1940 at the old...
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Longtime Gazette Contributing Editor, Guy Geller, Dies At Beachman HospitalHeadline Obituary
Guy Geller (1936-2024) Guy Charles Geller, 87 years old, of the Progress community, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Beacham Memorial Hospital in Magnolia. A memorial service is planned at Silver Springs...
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Mississippi’s Voter Registration Push Marks Civil Rights Movement’s 60-Year LegacyHeadline News
National Voter Registration Month has arrived in the U.S., just as the mother of all voter registration efforts—-the Civil Rights Movement—-continues to celebrate its 60th year anniversary in Mississippi, that...
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Angel Rohnke Named Director of MS Museum of Natural ScienceHeadline News
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is excited to announce that Deputy Administrator Angel Rohnke will serve as the next Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Rohnke...
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A Country Divided Cannot Save ItselfHeadline Political
The country is paying dearly for the division it has caused itself. Our countrymen—-you, me and everyone else—-are the blame. The shooter had the gun and pulled the trigger, but this is on all of us. Our politics...
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Discipleship, Evangelism Conference for Youth Leaders Makes Summer ‘Super’ at Mississippi CollegeHeadline
Super Summer can be a life-changing experience for students seeking to grow as personal discipleship, evangelism and apologetics leaders. Super Summer made absolutely no sense to Justin Cobb. After earning his...
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