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What’s So Funny About Getting Older?

Well, first off, I didn’t think it would happen so fast. One day I was 39 and I was traveling, working, laughing, going to parties, playing games, and the next I was seeing visions of the Milky Way when I leaned over...

August 17, 2023 · Judy Causey Love

Williams, Whitaker to Continue Careers at Four-Year Schools

Jerod Williams and Bradley Whitaker have made their respective marks with Bear Baseball over the past few years. Now they get the opportunity to do so once more on the four-year level as Williams heads to Hattiesburg to...

July 28, 2023

Let Us Now Consider the Lilies

DITCH LILY-- A Ditch Lily showing-off in Dr. South’s flowerbed. The central figure of this month’s Southernism is locally known by a rather unsavory and unjust moniker... the Ditch Lily. My introduction to...

July 27, 2023 · Dwalia South

When a New Pastor Comes to Town

Whenever a new pastor comes to town it’s probably just as unsettling for them as it is for the congregation. People immediately start wondering if the new minister will keep things as they are (as the people like...

July 22, 2023 · Judy Causey Love

Mississippi River Cruise Industry Impacted by Low-Water Levels

Ol’ Man River hasn’t done a very good job lately of just keeping on rolling along. The Mississippi River, memorialized by Oscar Hammerstein’s 1927 masterpiece, perhaps sung most famously by Paul Robeson and Frank...

July 20, 2023 · Mac Gordon

Over 150 United Methodist Churches in State have Chosen to Disaffiliate Local Methodist Churches Debate Splitting with National Church

The service celebrated the local church officially becoming a “Global” Methodist church. It also served as a look back at its long history as a “United” Methodist church. It was one of the saddest hours I’ve...

July 14, 2023 · Mac Gordon

Bike Around Mississippi

HISTORIC HEDGE HILL HOUSE IN MAGNOLIA--- Pictured above, from left to right, Nick Barraghan, and Ed Abdella, standing in front of Hedge Hill. A historic home in Magnolia, owned by Lucius Lampton, MD, and Magnolia...

July 13, 2023 · David Morris

Dr. Paul Byers Announces Retirement, Dr. Kathryn Taylor Named Interim State Epidemiologist

Dr. Paul Byers Recently the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced that State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers retired at the end of June after more than 30 years with MSDH. “Dr. Byers will be hugely...

July 6, 2023

Fitlife Flippers Making a Splash

FITLIFE FLIPPERS COMPETE AT JACKSON'S CITY SWIM MEET-- The conclusion of the local swimming season is the Jackson City Meet, in which swimmers from across the central part of Mississippi compete against other swimmers...

July 5, 2023

Miss Mattie’s Birthday Celebration

MISS MATTIE’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED---- On May 28th, friends and fans of Miss Mattie, a local library legend and story-teller, celebrated her 90th birthday at McComb’s Palace Theatre. The event was hosted by the...

June 14, 2023

Terry’s Creek Baptist Church Take a Swamp Tour

TOUR OF THE SWAMP-- Terry’s Creek Baptist Church Children and Adults enjoyed a trip to Frenier, La last Saturday to enjoy a fun day in the Swamp. They traveled in a boat on the coastal canal and saw turtles, raccoons,...

June 4, 2023

First Baptist Church in Magnolia: Sunday Services Moved to Fellowship Hall

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MAGNOLIA WELCOMES ALL-- FBC Magnolia is the 4th oldest church in Pike County, at 197 years old. The members have been meeting in the FBC Magnolia Fellowship Hall for the past 3 weeks. Anyone is...

June 1, 2023

Eva Gordon Upper Elementary Students Recognized

TOP 3 STUDENTS FROM EVA GORDON RECOGNIZED-- Eva Gordon Upper Elementary PAPER Champions, from left to right, Noah Smith, Dakyrio Bell, and Kha’ryiah Holmes, received their PAPER Swag Box in early May. The prize boxes...

May 25, 2023

Water and Sewer Rate Increase Proposed by the Mayor

An “out of schedule” City Board Working Session was held on Monday, May 22 to discuss the city’s business and raising the Water and Sewer Rates for residents and businesses in Magnolia. Typically, working sessions...

May 24, 2023 · Terry Jackson

Osyka Elementary Teacher & Employee of the Month

OSYKA ELEMENTARY NEWS--- We are very pleased to announce our April Teacher of the Month, Dewamna Clark (2nd grade) and April Employee of the Month, Sheletha Dillon (Pre-K) from Osyka Elementary School.

May 20, 2023

There are Angels Hovering ‘Round The Call to Caregiving: Part Two

In last month’s “Southernism” column, we explored one type of caregiver... a family member who devotes their days and nights to meeting the needs of an ailing relative or loved one. In recognition of National...

May 18, 2023 · Dwalia South

There are Angels Hovering ‘Round Family Caregivers: Part One

Today, in untold millions of homes across America, someone’s ailing spouse, someone’s fragile parent, or someone’s handicapped child will need some extra care to help them perform the simple activities of daily...

April 23, 2023 · Dwalia South

Getting Fit in Magnolia

LINE DANCING AND YOGA IN OLD MAGNOLIA TOWN--- Within the walls of the historic depot and on its porch, the bold new city of Magnolia is offering fitness classes on Monday nights at 6:45 pm. Weeks alternate between yoga...

April 20, 2023

What’s Up Magnolia? Housekeeping

We are both retired teachers who raised two children each. We had assumed that the reason that we had not kept up with the housekeeping chores was because we were busy working at our paying jobs and raising kids. That...

March 3, 2023 · Elizabeth Woodall and Melissa Johnson

Reeves/Presley Governor’s Election This November Will Be a Horse-Race, Early Polls Reveal

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves could be headed back to the banking world after the state’s November general election. One poll shows Reeves is in disfavor with many Mississippi voters, while another survey...

March 2, 2023 · Mac Gordon

Osyka Elementary Participates in School Choice Week

NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK AT OES-- Osyka Elementary School is participating in National School Choice Week, January 22-28, which celebrates effective education options for children. It encourages families to discover...

January 26, 2023

Now 5-Years-Old, the Two Mississippi Museums are Making this State a Better Place

Mississippi’s 216th anniversary as a state arrives in December. Its Two Mississippi Museums have just turned 5-years-old. You’d think packing more than two centuries of life into just two historical halls of that...

January 25, 2023 · Mac Gordon

Can a Democrat Get Elected to The Governor’s Mansion?

Democrat Brandon Presley wasted no time in grabbing hold of the populism theme in announcing his bid to unseat Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. “I ain’t never owned a tennis racket. I ain’t never had a...

January 20, 2023 · Mac Gordon

“Just As I Am” - The Story of Charlotte Elliott

You know this hymn by heart I’m sure... it is a song very familiar to most churchgoing folk as we stand firmly clutching the pew in front of us and often trying unsuccessfully to suppress our tears. We knew that...

January 19, 2023 · Dwalia South