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Shop local; bake and create in your kitchen

By Kara Kimbrough Food Columnist It’s time for my annual “Please stop sending all your hard-earned money to ...

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Quinn Minute – What is the bell-shaped curve?

By Rix Quinn There’s increasing emphasis for both private and public sectors to focus on higher-scoring people in ...

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We’ve officially entered the Miracle Zone

By Steve Stricker Columnist Thanksgiving to Christmas, 32 days, The Miracle Zone! Thanksgiving, pure holiday humbly thankful for ...

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Partisan struggle for Senate control in’24 could benefit Mississippi

By Sid Salter Columnist Headed into the 2024 election cycle, 48 Democrats and three independent U.S. senators who ...

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Running on empty and treading water

By Les Ferguson, Jr. I used to be a runner. I loved the feel of feet pounding the ...

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Perfection not as important as precious

By Jan Penton Miller Columnist Time is fast approaching for the Garden Club’s annual Christmas party. It’s always ...

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Christmas Eve fun at son’s house

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I’m beginning to get into the Christmas spirit and it’s always a good feeling ...

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Perennial hardy hibiscus has big flowers, big impact

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service Reflecting back on Thanksgiving, I feel thankful for the opportunity to grow ...

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Mindful of blessings and leftovers

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Mindful of blessings and Thanksgiving is all about food, family, football, and traditions.  Not ...

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We live not by bread alone in Mississippi

By Wyatt Emmerich The Northside Sun It’s Thanksgiving 2023 and we’ve never had so much to be thankful ...

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Over the river, and through the woods…

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.” I remember ...

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Excuse me, thank you, sorry

By Steve Stricker Columnist ‘Tis the season of joy, miracles, giving, receiving, love, and birth again of our ...

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Enjoy fleeting fall days while they last

By Kara Kimbrough   For the first time in six months, give or take a few pleasant days, it’s ...

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Cofield’s Corner

By John Colfield She was an Old Oxford fixture in her day if ever there was one.  Patricia ...

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November 22, 1963

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) On Nov. 22, 1963, just after lunch, I made my way to ...

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A day to give thanks

With the holiday season fast approaching I have to wonder why in the world I chose this time ...

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Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield It is the highest point in Lafayette County.  And high on the list of events ...

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Contemplating cats and cars at Thanksgiving

By Steve Stricker Columnist Saturday, Oct. 28, standing just outside my front door facing east, not a breeze ...

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Don’t be a goat roper kind of friend

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’ve been blessed with good friends. I’m thankful that a sizable number of ...

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Presley, Democrats unable to turn hype turnout

By Sid Salter Columnist Incumbent Democratic Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley was arguably the most formidable ...

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To Grandmother’s house we go

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist With Thanksgiving fast approaching I’m beginning to shop for all the “fixin’s” for a traditional ...

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Happy to live in a four-season state

By Bonnie Brown Columnist This summer has been hot—really hot! And dry too. We saw records rewritten and ...

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