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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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Twists & Turns: Oh Dear! Where Are My Glasses!Headline
A most dreadful thing happened recently, and I am still in recovery mode! I misplaced my glasses! And no, they were not on my head. I checked there first! For those of you good people who do not need such sight...
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Outbreak of Variable Oak Leaf Caterpillar & Hypoxylon Canker Threatens Central Mississippi OaksHeadline News
A significant outbreak of variable oak leaf caterpillar, coupled with the presence of hypoxylon canker, which is a fungus that negatively affects growth and can eventually lead to the death of weak or diseased host...
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With ‘Interim’ Label Removed, New MC Honors College Director Brings ‘Fresh Vision’ To RoleHeadline News
Christopher Weeks said his greatest challenge as director of the Honors College at MC is learning how to guide the program to “a place of greater flourishing.” A robust conversation between a pair of students in the...
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Raymond Garden Club July Yard of the MonthHeadline
RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB JULY YARD OF THE MONTH--- The Raymond Garden Club July Yard of the Month belongs to Dona Elam, and is located at 235 Gillespie Circle. RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB JULY HONORABLE MENTION YARD OF THE MONTH---...
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Mrs. Joyce Carney Honored for Ten Years as ChaplinHeadline
NSDAR COPIAH CHAPTER MEETING--- Regent Linda Channell recognizes Chaplain Joyce Carney for 10 years of service as Copiah Chapter, NSDAR chaplain with a crystal cross. On May 11, 2024 Mrs. Joyce L. Carney hosted the...
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Carla Heffner-Carlisle’s Latest Book “Another Country” Covers Stories From Mississippi to EnglandHeadline
Our best writers follow a script that rarely fails them: They write of territory they know. Carla Heffner-Carlisle’s stories in her latest book, “Another Country,” detail her life’s journey from McComb to a...
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Psychology Assistant Professor Instills Value of Work, Earns MC’s Young Faculty of the Year AwardHeadline
Drake Terry has spent a significant amount of his young career in academia investigating the psychology of work, seeking to understand why so many people seem to be dissatisfied in their chosen occupations. He dove...
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The Sunday We Almost Ate Out at Renfrow’s CafeHeadline
People are just too mobile these days. Folks these days think nothing of driving to Tupelo or Memphis just to eat out. I vividly remember the single occasion when my family decided to “go out to eat” when I was a...
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