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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

Railroad Avenue Coffee: Is Pike County's Best Coffee House in Osyka?

Railroad Avenue Coffee, a classy, casual, and cool coffee shop and community gathering place, is located at 116 West Railroad Avenue S., in downtown Osyka, facing the railroad track and Veterans Park and just south of...

July 2, 2026 · Lucius Lampton

Gazette Cartoonist Ricky Nobile at Work

GAZETTE CARTOONIST WITH GAZETTE EDITOR--- GAZETTE Editor Dr. Luke Lampton visited with his favorite cartoonist Ricky Nobile recently, and even got Ricky to craft a drawing of him. Ricky has long provided beloved...

June 25, 2026

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

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

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

The Ice-Capades of 2026

How is it possible that four months have now passed since every person in north Mississippi was afflicted with the new ailment I have labeled “The PITS”... Post Icestorm Traumatic Stress Disorder? Yes, it was and...

June 11, 2026 · Dwalia South, MD

"I Believe In Angels": The Jane Ann Lampton Moore Stage Unveiled

On Thursday evening, March 26, 2026, the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) in Brookhaven unveiled their newly renovated Mary Jane Lampton Auditorium and rebuilt stage named after the late Jane Ann Lampton Moore, M.D....

June 4, 2026 · Cathy Chance Harvey

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

The Ice-Capades of 2026: Rapid Ramblings About Winter Storm Fern

How is it possible that three months have now passed since every person in north Mississippi was afflicted with the new ailment I have labeled as the PITS...Post Icestorm Traumatic Stress Disorder? Yes, it was and is...

May 28, 2026 · Dwalia South

Twists & Turns: Elroy, The Annoying Yard & Garden Pest

Please tell me we are not the only people dealing with problems in our yard that involve a very unattractive creature taking delight in digging up the grass and turning the once golf course smooth greenery into a golf...

May 21, 2026 · Judy Causey Love

Mississippi Makers Fest Featured State's Music, Art & Vendors Outdoors at 2MM

More than 4,000 people gathered at the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson on Saturday, May 9, for the 2026 Mississippi Makers Fest. The highly anticipated, free annual event showcased the state's creative...

May 21, 2026

GEORGIA'S FORDICE? BILLIONAIRE RICK JACKSON SHAKES UP GOVERNOR'S RACE

Kirk Fordice-like Rick Jackson is sounding a whole lot like Daniel Kirkwood Fordice as he tries to be elected Georgia's next governor. Fordice came out of nowhere--actually, Vicksburg is somewhere but you know what I...

May 14, 2026 · Mac Gordon

TORNADOES SWEEP THROUGH BOGUE CHITTO RECOVERY BEGINS

Tornadoes that swept through Mississippi Wednesday night, May 6, flattened the Walsh Mobile Home Park in Bogue Chitto. Emergency officials said there was extensive damage in Lincoln County, including at the trailer park...

May 14, 2026

LYNN FITCH AND RICHARD BOYANTON TO SPEAK TO GOP IN TYLERTOWN ON MAY 18TH

Monday, May 18th, the Walthall County GOP, will welcome Richard Boyanton and Mississippi's Attorney General, Lynn Fitch. Richard Boyanton is a candidate for Lt. Governor in the 2027 election cycle. Boyanton studied...

May 7, 2026 · Martha Sumrall

A TRIBUTE TO MY GREAT UNCLE LARRY

I think often about the people in my family who have passed on, but who have left their mark on me and on their community. Among these was my great uncle, Larry Barrett. He left this life to meet his maker five years...

May 7, 2026 · Caleb Barrett

ARBOR DAY IN MAGNOLIA

We planted a Magnolia Tree to celebrate Arbor Day and to celebrate America's 250th the commemorative tree was planted at the new Central Park Walking Trail; pictured above left to right: Ruby Pounds, Garrett Smith,...

April 30, 2026

CRAWFORD LAMPTON GETS TURKEY

Crawford Lampton of Magnolia recently harvested a large eastern wild turkey not far from Magnolia in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. The gobbler, which weighed more than 20 pounds, was a hefty bird with an 11.5 inch beard and...

April 30, 2026

FROM L.A. TO PIKE COUNTY: CHEF LEE ANNA WOODCOCK

Recently, Lee Anna Woodcock, originally of McComb, now of Los Angeles, prepared an incredible feast for some Pike County friends and family. The menu included heritage pork belly, gulf shrimp, French chicken, bright...

April 30, 2026

Twists & Turns: Why Do We Love Flowers?

It is certainly time to lay the angry and frightening weather of March behind us and enjoy April in spring! I always look forward to the flowers putting on a special show because flowers uplift not only our gardens,...

April 23, 2026 · Judy Causey Love

A Storm To Remember

I was only four months old in 1951 when one of the biggest Ice Storms in history hit our area. Of course I can't really remember that storm, but I feel as if I had lived through it because my parents and our neighbors...

April 23, 2026 · Doc Shelton

Reverend Charles Calvin Ray (1937-2026) Passes: Local Minister Left a Lasting Legacy of Faith, Service, and Leadership

The Reverend Charles Calvin Ray, 89, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Brookhaven, Mississippi on the evening of March 28, 2026, with his wife of 62 years, Carolyn, at his side. Charles lived a life marked by quiet...

April 16, 2026 · Lucius Lampton

Ragland Tolk Watkins (Rags): Curator, Art Dealer, Interior Decorator Passes

Ragland Watkins died March 20, 2026 in New York City. He was 77 years old. He is survived by his sisters Isabel Watkins Rubio and Georgia Watkins Brennan and brother, Stephen Radl. He was predeceased by his partner,...

April 9, 2026