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New, returning sponsors sought for 2024 Summer Food Service Program

 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Child Nutrition is seeking sponsors to operate the 2024 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in counties across the state of Mississippi. …
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Ashley Chighizola, local owner of the Jolly Olive

27th Annual Holiday Boutique helps hundreds with holiday shopping

There were hundreds of shoppers - and also some special guests - who dropped in at this year’s 27 th Annual Holiday Boutique event at the West Harrison Civic Center on November 10 and 11. …

Local Homeschool Honor Society Chapter Installs Officers and Inducts New Members for the 2023 – 2024 School Year

The 2023-2024 Zeta Pi Chapter of the Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society induction and installation of officers ceremony was conducted on November 8, 2023, at the Orange Grove Public …

Kara's Sights and Bites: Shop local; bake and create in your kitchen

  It’s time for my annual “Please stop sending all your hard-earned money to large out-of-state conglomerates with no interest in Mississippi” plea. On a more …

Christmas Pet Pawrade in the Pass

WHO:             Christmas in the Pass Committee WHAT:            Christmas Pet Pawrade …

Daniel named Youth of the Year

Joseph Daniel was recently named Youth of the Year at the Boys and Girls Club Qatar Center. "The Club’s mission is to serve all young people, but ‘especially those who need us …

Kara Kimbrough
Crockpot Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Crust is the perfect fall dessert.

Kara's Sights and Bites: Enjoy fleeting fall days while they last

For the first time in six months, give or take a few pleasant days, it’s finally cool enough to venture outdoors and enjoy the best of Mississippi’s wide open spaces, natural beauty and …

Fall food needs to be fast...and fun

  Using the first letter of the all-too-brief season, fall is filled with festivals, football, family time and fun activities in the span between six months of searing heat and the …

Claim leftover Thanksgiving turkey meat (and bones) now

  Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, but believe me when I say, you need to claim dibs on the turkey BEFORE the day arrives and here’s why. The game is not over when …
CoffeeTime

CoffeeTime: “UNGRATEFUL PEOPLE ARE LOSERS”

Seems like I am noticing a trend – and not a healthy one. As a whole, our nation is losing the ability to pronounce some words. In fact, people seem to have forgotten some words exist in the …

CoffeeTime: “HEROES RIDE HONDAS THERE”

Faraway country.   Poverty stricken area with hard-working citizens, who don’t have much chance to see things change for the better.   …

CoffeeTime: “FAME AND FORTUNE CAN BE EXPENSIVE”

  The young lady had gigantic dreams. Visions of becoming a movie star filled her daydreams constantly. From the very first movie she saw as a child, and was entranced as the …
Movie Reviews
I’ve been referring to this movie as “Hunger Game of Thrones.” It’s a prequel to “The Hunger Games,” but the influence of a certain HBO fantasy series is pretty …
The fall from glory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with “The Marvels.” This is not to say that this movie is the “worst” the MCU has ever put out (for one thing, …
Last month, I wrote about “The Exorcist: Believer” actually working pretty well as a taut kidnapping thriller until the requisite demon possession stuff kicked in. Now comes “Five …
         Taylor Swift is the single most powerful force in pop culture at the moment. Every other musical artist is eating her dust on the charts. Television, upended by …
Hudson's Journey
When you try something new, there can be hesitation. Like riding a bike. It’s exciting, but when your dad lets go and you likely will fall. You get up and try again. The reward of independently …
  Happy October! To all our extra amazing friends, Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month!   This month has all the feels to mommas like me. We …
October is quickly approaching, and for moms like me, that means it’s almost “Buddy Walk’ season. The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) kicks off every year with a walk in New …
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Gamesville has compiled the 10 most downloaded games for Android devices using data from AppBrain.
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Living Spaces found five iconic Googie buildings using a variety of architectural, design, news, and travel sources.
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The most unique baby name in your state last year
Stacker found unique baby names from 2022 in the Social Security Administration's baby names database and highlighted one from each state.