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A Sleepless Night
By Shannon Marshall Sometimes you can’t sleep. You beg and search for sleep but can’t find none. Sleep not coming because you can’t turn off ... Read more
God’s Beautiful World
By Erlene Smith He hath made everything beautiful in his time. Ecclesiastes 3:11a (KJV) From early morning at the splendor of sunrise to the setting ... Read more
Typical local weather contrasts with global events
By Skip Rigney After seemingly endless weeks of multiple showers every day, locally we have finally settled into a more typical summer weather pattern. There ... Read more
Rose of Sharon makes a comeback
By Felder Rushing At last, one of my favorite heirloom shrubs is finding its rightful place in the sun, just in the nick of time. ... Read more
Through the desert on a horse with no name
By Jan Miller Penton I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name; it felt good to be out of the rain. The ... Read more
The dedication of emergency responders
On June 24, 2021, just after noon I was returning from Picayune on 1-59 just south of Poplarville, and came upon a bad wreck. A ... Read more
What is a Rain Garden?
By Sheri Bethard Orange County Master Gardeners A Rain Garden is kind of a misnomer for what it actually is. A Rain Garden is a ... Read more
The gambles of gardening
By Felder Rushing Sisyphus, the mythological arrogant king who found himself doomed to eternal toil, has had a pebble thrown onto his path, at least ... Read more
The content of words, and their origin
By Ronnie Michel I’m awake early every morning, and as soon as I finish a one-hour walk/therapy session with a group of friends I’m carrying ... Read more
Historic rainy period continues
By Skip Rigney As of Friday morning, July 16, it has rained somewhere in Pearl River County every day for the past four weeks. On ... Read more