Opinion

Don’t overlook Jacob Shallus this holiday

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Happy Fourth of July!  Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration ...

Opinion

Marvin Franklin Sparks

Marvin Franklin Sparks, 76, originally from Oxford, died on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Evangelical Community Hospital in ...

Opinion

Help our young people feel proud to be an American

By Sen. Roger Wicker At the end of May, I visited my old college and law school to ...

Opinion

Watching sports includes review of uniforms

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   As Tom is getting the itch for football season, he’s been watching a ...

Opinion

Blueberry bushes are portals to the past

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route My sister Genell came over to pick blueberries the other day and ...

Religion

Our focus makes all the difference

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I have a friend who was already a grown adult when I was ...

Columns

Birthdays come and go like vanishing smoke

By Steve Stricker Mark Twain, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are ...

Lifestyle

Sunday’s Good Sense: When you give so much it hurts

Opinion

Private, consumer-owned utilities are best option

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Eggs and Issues was last week. I listened to the lawyer elite ...

Lifestyle

Try harder approach has lost its power

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I am finding the aging process to be more challenging than I anticipated.  When ...

Opinion

Summer football weather a lot like life

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist   It’s getting warm outside. Hot even. That’s how it is supposed to ...

Opinion

No problem drinking good bourbons

By Steve Stricker Columnist Son and best friend, Stephen is a medical oncology professional and as a hobby ...

Opinion

Major education legislation advanced during the 2024 session

By Delbert Hosemann  MS Lieutenant Governor    Our students and schools are excelling in Mississippi. We are one ...

Lifestyle

Native plants, trees are more than backdrops

By Bonnie Brown Columnist The drive on Highway 6 to Lee County and Tupelo is not considered a ...

History

Visit to beaches of D-Day recalled

By Gene Hays USMC Msgt. (Ret)   The overall objective of D-Day was to liberate Normandy and all ...

Opinion

Scotland dad was a treasure of life

By Steve Stricker Columnist Since medieval Europe, March 19, the feast day of St. Joseph was celebrated to ...

Columns

Doing the right thing adheres to standards

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist   “I got a little change in my pocket goin’ jing-a-ling-a-ling. Wants to ...

Opinion

Masterpieces are everywhere if we see them

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   His name was Greg. It’s been years and years since we’ve had ...

Lifestyle

A man’s work is never done

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Tomorrow, Thursday, June 6 is the 19th birthday of my grandson and namesake, ...

Columnists

Shady conversations on the porch at Brown’s

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route We stopped by Billy Ray Brown’s milk station (store) the other day ...

Columnists

Swimwear looks great on aging body

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   I’m no fashion expert, but through the years I have seen many changes ...

Opinion

Blessed to know some good ‘town dogs’

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he ...

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