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Armchair Ponderings The five stages of grief, fact, or fictionColumns Editorial
Several weeks have passed without a Ponderings contribution. One of my friends asked if it was because of the loss of my muse. My wife of sixty-six years and I frequently discussed my column, generally it was after the...
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McComb’s Will Price Taught Hollywood How to Speak Southern (then Married Maureen O’Hara at Chatawa)Editorial Headline
Will Price, we no longer need your services. Price was a native of McComb who taught Hollywood actors and actresses how to speak southern as needed for their films, including “Gone With the Wind.” He must’ve had...
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Terry’s Creek NewsEditorial News
The Praise Team opened our morning worship service as we met to worship our Lord and Savior. At the time for the Children’s Story, Jenna Rutland shared with them as they came to the front. Bro. LaVerne Summerlin’s...
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Does Mississippi Have the Deadliest Roads in America?Editorial Headline
How many more national surveys and ratings can Mississippi take that show us to be outright rapscallions, rogues, scamps and scoundrels? Not to mention wretches, meanies, caitiffs, devils and knaves? All of those words...
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Former Lady Bear Alissa Adams Hired as Women’s Basketball Assistant CoachEditorial
For some in athletics, things come full-circle and for Alissa Adams, her story is no different. A former member of the Lady Bears Basketball team in the mid-2010’s under Head Coach Brent Harris, she is getting a...
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Felder’s Summer GardeningColumns Editorial
When it comes to plowing through adverse gardening conditions, of which Mississippi has its share, it’s never too late to try, try again. I have some easy tips for getting more out of right now, without hurting...
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Silver Linings Come in All Forms, Including Treasured RecipesColumns Editorial
It’s summer, which in the south means one thing: it’s hot. Very hot. Even so, last week I was excited to find an easy way to make one of my favorite dishes, vegetable beef soup/stew. Yes, soup can be enjoyed in the...
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Armchair Ponderings Flag DayColumns Editorial
The country celebrates several patriotic National Holidays, with more or less, pomp and circumstance. One the less recognized holidays by Congress is Flag Day. Flag day celebrates the adoption of the flag of the United...
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Armchair Ponderings Remembrance poppiesColumns Editorial
This week I procrastinated a bit too long for my weekly column. Then yesterday was trumped (no pun intended) by a three hour sitting in a medical lab followed by an almost two hour waiting room session in the...
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Terry’s Creek NewsColumns Editorial
Chris Myers was in charge of the Percy Quin Park ministry last Sunday morning with other deacons and men attending to help with the service. They reported a very good service. Will be another group to bring the message...
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Armchair Ponderings The migrant conundrumColumns Editorial
Title 42 ended on May 11, 2023. Dire consequences were anticipated with the unrestricted influx of humans looking for a better life for their families. I know why people are paying exorbitant prices to be either dumped...
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Armchair Ponderings Middle of the night ponderingsColumns Editorial
Pondering #1 As I write this on Wednesday my uppermost wondering is due to my Cardiologists appointment tomorrow. Will we have scheduled a surgery date for my heart? Pondering #2 Should I rethink my belief in the Second...
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Armchair Ponderings Road trash is everyone’s problemColumns Editorial
This past Saturday’s Enterprise Journal opinion page, which I read on a daily basis, featured a column by Patsy R. Brumfield concerning a tremendous litter problem in McComb. I completely agree with portions of that...
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Armchair Ponderings Why I love MississippiColumns Editorial
I first learned of Mississippi when in the early grades I learned to spell it like many other young students, with the,” Mi crooked letter, crooked letter I, and the rest.” My next foray into Mississippi was in...
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Armchair Ponderings Public speaking, a lost art!Columns Editorial
I never cease to be amazed by the lack of preparedness of public speakers in today’s times. Starting with the president of the United States reading his speeches; whether they are written for him by a room-full of...
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Armchair Ponderings The spirit of Christmas in 1882Columns Editorial
First printed as an award-winning Arm-chair Ponderings in the Magnolia Gazette on 12/16/98. There he was again peering through the shop window. The young fisherman walked home daily at dusk after a hard day’s fishing...
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Felder’s Winter Gardening GuideColumns Editorial
Lotta folks are moaning right now about the demise of their summer and fall garden. Not me. One of the things I admire most about gardeners in Great Britain is how they have moved past having just a big spring rush and...
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Armchair Ponderings A world of acronymsColumns Editorial
With so much stuff on the news ranging from the splash down of Artemis, the next Lunar mission vehicle that was so ho-hum to the press that it took a back seat to the prisoner swap of a barely known female basketball...
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Terry’s Creek NewsColumns Editorial
The Praise Team opened our morning worship service with wonderful praises to our Lord. After the welcome and announcements by Bro. LaVerne Summerlin continued our praises of music. The special music was sung by Tucker...
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Armchair Ponderings The truth can still hurtColumns Editorial
An open letter to Past President of the United States Donald J. Trump! It has been 81 years yesterday, since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, precipitating the war in the Far East. Millions of words have been...
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What’s Up Magnolia? Blue Skies Come After Stormy Weather and a Reuben CasseroleEditorial Headline
Wednesday morning, November 30 found the sun shining in a blue sky after yesterday’s stormy weather. Straight line winds hit out in the Peoria community of Amite County knocking chairs off the porch and putting many...
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Armchair Ponderings It’s never too late.Columns Editorial
The Coffee Caboose Roasters, LLC has been advertising in the Magnolia Gazette for several weeks; November 14th was the “soft opening” of this important new business in Tylertown, located in the historic GM&O...
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Armchair Ponderings More ThankfulnessColumns Editorial
Today, Sunday, is a bit early to pen this Thanksgiving column, it has to go to press early so that all involved can celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. I want to express my thankfulness for yesterday and to...
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Armchair Ponderings Daylight savings or midterms?Columns Editorial
This Sunday will mark the end of Daylight-saving Time, falling back to Standard Time; with next Tuesday ushering in the much-touted midterm elections throughout the country. All of the hullabaloo about who is going to...
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