Food

Here’s what I’m loving in Summer ’23

By Kara Kimbrough     It’s hard to believe, but half of 2023 has slipped away. The halfway point is ...

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Lifestyle

July is pumpkin-planting time

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service It’s July, and that means it’s pumpkin planting time. Pumpkins are part ...

Lifestyle

Mid-Town Farmers’ Market continues Saturday

The market continues this Saturday from 7-11 a.m. and below are some expected highlights: Mardis Honey will have ...

Columnists

Cupcakes in a jar, hot dog sliders for the Fourth

By Kara Kimbrough What’s not to love about the Fourth of July? It’s filled with patriotism, picnics, fireworks, ...

Lifestyle

Bowles reunion Sunday

The Bowles Family Reunion will be held Sunday, July 2, at noon, at Springdale Freewill Baptist Church on ...

Lifestyle

A former fruit cart at a century

By Robert St. John Food Columnist Some people judge towns by their population. Others judge them by amenities ...

Lifestyle

Watermelon harvest underway as summer rains ramp up

Harvest is in full swing for Mississippi watermelon producers as rains ramp up, increasing the likelihood of disease ...

Lifestyle

Iconic restaurants come and go, but comeback sauce has endured 100 years

By Kara Kimbrough I don’t know about you, but when an iconic restaurant closes after decades of serving ...

Lifestyle

Saturday is go-to-market time

Mid-Town Farmers’ Market fans and customers will have a delightful time Saturday from 7-11 a.m. at the Mid-Town ...

Young soybean plants emerge.

Food

Soybean planting hits home stretch ahead of schedule

By Nathan Gregory MSU Extension Service Any time conditions allow soybean growers in Mississippi to begin planting in ...

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Lifestyle

MSU culinary arts camp invites 7th-12th graders

By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service Junior high and high school students are invited to improve their kitchen skills at a culinary ...

Lifestyle

Beach trip proves food doesn’t have to be fancy to be good

By Kara Kimbrough The past week was filled with dichotomies. I went from sampling what can only be ...

Lifestyle

State Conducts food service Inspections

The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 55 food service inspections in Lafayette County between May 1 and June ...

Lifestyle

Jimmy Buffett has the right idea about summer food

By Kara Kimbrough Food Columnist “Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake,” has to be one of ...

News

Celebrate Memorial Day with plenty of cool, no-bake desserts

By Kara Kimbrough Memorial Day is finally within sight and as promised, I’m sharing desserts that’ll reduce cooking ...

A large red tomato is next to green tomatoes.

Food

Use label information to select tomatoes

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service Tomatoes are in almost everyone’s garden and would easily be voted the ...

Lifestyle

Mid-Town Farmers’ Market this Saturday morning

Don’t miss Saturday’s Mid-Town Farmers’ Market from 7-11 a.m. for all the delights you can imagine, including the ...

Lifestyle

Managing the heat of hot peppers

By Melinda Myers Don’t worry if the rest of your family does not appreciate the spicy heat your ...

Lifestyle

Chilled salads best option for warm weather dining

By Kara Kimbrough Retracting last week’s statement proclaiming spring is the perfect time to grill may be necessary. ...

Lifestyle

Mid-Town Farmers’ Saturday market lineup

Some of the expected vendors for Saturday’s Mid-Town Farmers’ Market are listed as follows: Bost Farm will have ...

Lifestyle

A few of my favorite social media finds

By Kara Kimbrough Columnist For those who prefer to err on the side of caution and avoid social ...

Lifestyle

Magnolia Grove planning open house

Oxford native Phap Trien announced that the Monastics of Magnolia Grove Monastery have announced an open house on ...

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