People

The people of The Sipp are unique and proud. There are usually only two or three degrees of sepration from any Mississippian.

Elizabeth Heiskell is famous for her chicken salad, so much Kroger has added her line to their stores in the Southeast.

Elizabeth Heiskell on Thanksgiving, Tradition and the Art of the Chase

Elizabeth Heiskell believes in rules. The Oxford cook, author, caterer and television personality is a firm believer that Thanksgiving should look — and taste — much like it always has.

Robin Whitfield

Robin Whitfield: A Cause in the Swamp

For artist and conservationist Robin Whitfield, saving a Mississippi wetland began with simply spending time in it.

Who made Elvis 'the King'?

Who made Elvis ‘the King’?

The notion that Elvis derived much of his musical, performative and sartorial style from African Americans is hardly new.

Wright Thompson

Excerpt: ‘The Barn’ by Wright Thompson

Wright Thompson’s “The Barn” is the story of the place where Emmett Till was tortured to death in the summer of 1955.

Yalobusha County soul food

The Significance of Yalobusha County soul food

Brittany Brown Mississippi Today ‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’   Marie Gaston,…

Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Talks Self-Doubt, Bias and Mississippi Roots

When Angie Thomas got word she had won an award from Mississippi, she was shocked.

Brett Orrison

Ocean Springs’ Brett Orrison takes his love of music worldwide

Ocean Springs native Brett Orrison has experienced plenty of highs during his nearly 20 years working in professional audio.

Carl Jackson

Louisville’s Carl Jackson not a household name but plays key role in country music’s history

The documentary “Meet Carl Jackson” is a companion piece to Ken Burns’ epic “Country Music” film.

USM removes football stadium name M.M. Roberts — the man who declared ‘I Am A Racist’

The University of Southern Mississippi’s football stadium will rename M.M. Roberts Stadium to Renasant Stadium, known as “The Rock.”

Neilson's Front

Neilson’s is the oldest of it’s kind in the South — and family owned

Neilson’s Department Store is a fixture that’s older than both of those landmarks, which has welcomed Rebels and rivals alike since 1839.