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A weekend in Starkville

By Steven Ward September 2026

Back in 2014, the Mississippi State Bulldogs beat three Top 10-ranked football teams which got them off to a 6-0 start that season.

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Gamechangers: The 10 biggest sporting events in Mississippi

By Rick Cleveland August 2026

Next month, on Sept. 19, the center of the college football universe will be Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

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Paddling the Pascagoula

By Jim Beaugez July 2026

The longest natural, free-flowing river in the continental U.S. offers aquatic adventures year-round.

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Michelin comes to Mississippi

By Steven Ward June 2026

Mississippi’s dining scene was recently recognized for a handful of culinary treasures around the state.

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Through the lens: Eudora Welty’s eye for Mississippi

By Steven Ward May 2026

Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw was the first woman to win an Academy Award for her work shooting the 2025 film, “Sinners.”

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Still on the Line: Jimmy Mathis’s 45-Year Calling

By Steven Ward April 2026

Jimmy Mathis represents something you just can’t replace with a manual or a training class.

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Grammy Museum Mississippi Turns 10

By Jim Beaugez March 2026

A decade after turning a field of dreams into reality, the crown jewel of the state’s music heritage is bigger than ever.

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Nicole Akins Boyd: Mississippi’s first cooperative youth leader

By Steven Ward February 2026

When Nicole Akins Boyd was a junior at Oxford High School in 1986, she received a call from the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi.

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Michael Watson: Serving and giving back

By Steven Ward January 2026

The son of a preacher, Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson was pulled in two seemingly different vocational directions when he was younger.

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Christmas at the Mansion: Sharing the Holidays with Mississippi

By Steven Ward December 2025

Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves cherishes each December because she and the family get to share the governor’s mansion with Mississippians.

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Christmas Trees, Oh, Christmas Trees

By Steven Ward November 2025

Every year in Meridian, a 20-room Neoclassical revival mansion, built in 1859, transforms into a Christmas wonderland.

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National Folk Festival Comes to Mississippi

By Steven Ward October 2025

Jackson hand quilter Stephany Brown was 24 when her 74-year-old grandmother taught her the art form she practices today.

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