Food is love is not only a common refrain at the Farmer’s Table Cooking School, it also is a way of life exemplified by the school's Executive Chef Connor Wolf.
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By Scott Hawkins
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12/20/23
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Madison residents might be surprised to learn the star chef next door earned his baking stripes before he learned long division.
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By Lyndy Berryhill
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12/20/23
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A story is behind every canvas Sanders McNeal paints. Those stories are told one brushstroke at a time.
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By Lyndy Berryhill
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12/20/23
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You wouldn’t know it by looking at his 6-foot-1-inch tall, muscle-bound 270-pound-frame of a center for the Mississippi College Choctaw football team but Sam Ingram with his thick jawline and beard has always considered himself to be a shy person.
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By Duncan Dent
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12/20/23
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Nathan Glenn, the creative culinary force behind Basil’s Renaissance, began his cooking adventures at the age of 9 when the cook didn’t show up at one of his parents’ restaurants. “They tied an apron around my neck, and I did it,” he said.
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By John Lee
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12/20/23
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Brent Varner remembers sitting in an old country church watching his grandfather, Louis Varner, lead a congregation in singing such traditional hymns as “The Old Rugged Cross” and “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder.”
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By John Lee
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12/20/23
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“I am good with clay, I’m not that good with words,” is one of the first things out of Moni McKee’s mouth when asked about her love of ceramics.
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By Duncan Dent
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12/20/23
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A tradition continues in November when the Chula Homa Hunt rides to the hounds and to the thrill of the chase.
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By John Lee
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12/20/23
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Fran Nause Riddell was selected to be one of only 25 merchants to represent their products in the 2020 National Republican Convention in August.
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By John Lee
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12/20/23
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From her bright, warmly-filtered pictures on Instagram to her breezy posts on her blog THE HIVE, Laurel Donahoo’s online presence bursts with creative and colorful energy.
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By Emma Ellard
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12/20/23
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Tucked away in the western-most part of rural Madison County, away from the hustle and bustle of Jackson and its surrounding suburbs, Providence Hill Farms has long been one of Madison’s best-kept secrets.
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By Tyler Cleveland
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12/20/23
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Madison countians have plenty of Christmas spirit, but one Madison family continues to take their passion for the holiday season to a whole new level.
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By Tyler Cleveland
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6/19/23
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Heather McDonald had a skin condition she could not shake. Store-bought products failed her so three years ago she decided to take matters into her own hands. After researching natural ingredients and products she found success in curing issues with her skin and she decided to turn her personal success into a business to help others who might be dealing with similar skin issues.
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By Duncan Dent
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6/19/23
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For more years than I’d like to remember my friends have suggested I write a book about my exploits in show business. I’ve always suspected that they were less interested in seeing my tales in some dust-collecting tome and more hopeful that they would no longer have to suffer through my cocktail banter about David Bowie’s fear of flying and vegetarian Paul McCartney’s weakness for the smell of bacon.” - Joe Dera, Entertainment Publicist
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By Mary Frank
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6/19/23
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The summer of 1983 was the summer of astronaut Sally Ride, “Return of the Jedi,” and the 76ers. It was also the summer that Ronald Reagan came to Jackson for a United Republican Fund dinner and praised then-House Minority Whip Trent Lott.
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By Emma Ellard
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6/19/23
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It’s 3:30 on a Thursday afternoon on the banks of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Jackson Prep students caravan into the parking lot of the Jackson Yacht Club after a long day of classes. While fellow students are at sports practice or at a club meeting, a dozen or so junior high and high school students slap on sunscreen and strap on a life jacket.
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By Michael Simmons
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6/19/23
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At his day job, he holds the title of Public Works Director for the City of Ridgeland, but in his free time, Mike McCollum is a bagpipe player who loves marching around his neighborhood.
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By Duncan Dent
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6/19/23
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One man’s solution to keep his mustache in pristine condition in Mississippi heat and humidity has turned into a business, with worldwide shipping power.
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By Taylor Rayburn
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6/18/23
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John Bond, the legendary Mississippi State quarterback, is living a Mississippi dream of coaching football here in Madison County.
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By Taylor Rayburn
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6/18/23
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Twenty women sit on a screened porch with paintbrushes in hand as guest speaker Beth Dean demonstrates the drip effect of watercolors on canvas.
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By Audrey Hall
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6/18/23
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