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Felder's Front Yard Flair

Do you have a landscape like everyone else, or a garden that says something about you? Gardens are specific places, human constructs that don't exist in nature. But gardening is a verb, generally meaning the deliberate...

July 2, 2026 · Felder Rushing

Kara's Sites & Bites: America's 250th Birthday... Make This 4th of July a Festive, Stress-Free Holiday

America's 250th birthday is finally here! This momentous milestone that only rolls around every two and one-half centuries deserves special recognition. Whether you're entertaining a crowd at a backyard barbecue or plan...

July 2, 2026 · Kara Kimbrough

The Next 250 Years: A Vision for Mississippi's Future

The Next 250 Years: A VISION FOR MISSISSIPPI'S FUTURE by Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor Agendas of the presidential administration, the Congress and myriad public policy groups have been launched as America...

July 2, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Fertilizer Facts

Poor roses, poor tomatoes, being starved by folks who think gim- micky home-made fertil- izer solutions make much difference! Internet sites where gardeners gather are buzzing with misin- formation, much based on...

June 25, 2026 · Felder Rushing

Terry's Creek News

CATHERINE BROWN Terry's Creek News Greetings from the Creek Banks of Terry's Creek. Had a wonderful Vacation Bible School last week which the Children and Adults enjoyed very much. Was a busy week and there was a good...

June 25, 2026 · Catherine Brown

Kara's Sites & Bites: Food, Fun and Fireworks... Celebrate America's 250th at the Beau Rivage

America's 250th birthday is next week and for those of you who, like me, are excited about this milestone in our nation's history, I'm happy to report that July 4, 2026 lands on a Saturday. It's the perfect opportunity...

June 25, 2026 · Kara Kimbrough

America 250: A Nation Still in Progress

What is required for a "more perfect Union," a goal of the Founders in the pream- ble to the U.S. Constitution? That ques- tion is ripe for considera- tion upon America 250. We need a monu- mental achievement to check...

June 25, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Drought Defense

Whether from the sky or hose, water can make or break our gar- dens. Yet, not to over- state the obvious, it does plants little good to be in a state that gets sixty inches of rain a year, when much of it comes down by...

June 18, 2026 · Felder Rushing

The Declining Shopping Mall: The Rise and Fall of Community Malls

As a boy I never enjoyed shopping. As an adult I have found that it is a necessary evil, and I have to admit that I have even found it to be fun at times. In the grocery store I think about what I'm going to cook. In a...

June 18, 2026 · Caleb Barrett

Twists & Turns: Our Calendar Holds More Than Just Numbers

Hey y'all! July is coming up and this one is special because it will host the 250th anniver- sary of the birth of America as our country. I may not always remem- ber what day it is or what I had for lunch two days ago,...

June 18, 2026 · Judy Causey Love

Terry's Creek News

Blessings were ours to receive as we met at God’s House last Sunday to sing and worship. Was our Fifth Sunday singing. Several shared in special music and it was a blessing to have been there. Then everyone gathered...

June 11, 2026 · Catherine Brown

Felder's Summer Snips

Tired of leggy perennials flopping over? Got to get out the ladder to reach ready-to-eat okra? Time for the Chelsea chop, which is a special pruning technique, not an English dance style. I have never been known as...

June 11, 2026 · Felder Rushing

COVID on the Campaign Trail

I’m blaming politics for my latest bout with COVID-19. CO stands for corona, VI for virus, D for disease and 19 for 2019. I was attending a “meet and greet” for a certain candidate for high office (a Republican,...

June 11, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Prickly Paradise

Looking for an attention-grabbing new direction in your garden? I’m doing a makeover of a corner of my front yard featuringexotic-looking but perfectly hardy cacti and succulents. I know this group of plants is...

June 4, 2026 · Felder Rushing

250 Years

This summer, the United States celebrates its 250th birthday. In 1776, few people believed this new version of self-government would last. After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of...

June 4, 2026 · John Stossel

In God We Trust

The United States of America will turn 250 years old in a few weeks. From a ragtag group of colonists and settlers, we have grown into the most powerful nation in the world today. The summer of 2026 will be a time for...

June 4, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Terry's Creek News

Blessings were ours to receive last Sunday as we met to worship our Lord and Savior. The music was a blessing as we sang praises to our Lord and Savior. Bro. Kent Campbell brought a wonderful message Sunday morning....

May 28, 2026 · Catherine Brown

Felder's Red, White & Bloom

I can't even pronounce semiquincentennial but my garden is already sporting a patriotic color triad theme, well before our country's upcoming 250th anniversary hoopla. I'm planting red, white, and blue flowers in pots...

May 28, 2026 · Felder Rushing

The Steyer Smear

Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher. Roger Pielke Jr.'s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

May 28, 2026 · John Stossel

Will 2026 repeat 2020?

So far 2026 has begun to look a lot like 2020. President Trump has thoroughly confused democrats and detractors with his actions here at home as well as around the world. He is wickedly unpredictable! None of his...

May 28, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Kiffin and the Fallout That Followed

It's arguable which party got the worst end of the brouhaha, the University of Mississippi or Lane Kiffin, the Rebels' former head football coach. Almost everybody in the universe knows by now that Kiffin, in an...

May 28, 2026 · Mac Gordon

McComb's Rail Legacy Reborn: Museum Rises from Ashes with Community Resolve

You can't keep the McComb railroad people down. They operate with the busyness of a locomotive's smokestack, blasting exhaust, grit and grime away from the train engineer's footplate. Soon after a young arsonist burned...

May 21, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Hedge Hybrids

Something my horticulturist great-grandmother Pearl planted a century ago in her sprawling landscape is now being packaged as an exciting "new" garden feature. She created a distinct garden "room" with a row of...

May 21, 2026 · Felder Rushing

The Thing That Works

Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who says, "Capitalism ... is the absolute pursuit of profit at all...

May 21, 2026 · John Stossel