By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service Mabel Murphree’s Tupelo garden has an impressive variety of plants, but what really caught my attention were her purple blooms. One of the first plants that stood out to me was the chive, typically known as an herb but also a great pollinator plant. The beauty of chive flowers…

By Gary Pettus It was Dustin Clarke who found the wedding band with the inscription, “Ever true to thee,” in an unmarked grave. Clarke, who died last year, was an archaeologist on the Asylum Hill Project, an ongoing commitment to respectfully exhume the remains and memorialize the lives of as many as 7,000 people who…

By Sid Salter The 34 guilty verdicts in the New York state court trial of former President Donald Trump on felony charges of falsifying business records of alleged “hush money” payments to an adult film actress as part of a scheme to influence the 2016 election has opened the floodgates on a river of partisan…

by James L. Cummins, Executive Director of Wildlife Mississippi Whether you are a photographer, a hunter, or just like viewing wildlife on a sunny afternoon, anyone who has spent time overlooking a food plot will have a deep appreciation for wildlife plantings. Food plots are very attractive to wildlife enthusiasts because they can supplement daily…

What’s your vision for downtown Crystal Springs? Main Street Crystal Springs wants to hear your ideas. It is sponsoring a downtown “Walking Visioning Tour” at 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 5. Residents are invited to join the tour, which begins at City Hall. The tour will be led by Joe Borgstrom, a real estate consultant with…

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks invites you to celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, running from June 1 to 9. This nationwide celebration is an invitation for all fishing and boating enthusiasts to come together and enjoy the outdoors. In Mississippi, June 1 and 2 have been designated as “Free Fishing Days,”…