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01/07/2025

The Forgotten Gravesite of Elvis Presley's Twin Brother

Mississippi is full of intriguing gravesites, from prominent people such as William Faulkner and Robert Johnson to Civil War soldiers, and several gravesites of everyday people with fascinating stories behind them.

01/07/2025

✨The Eudora Welty House & Garden is thrilled to celebrate 100 years on Pinehurst Street with Welty Wednesdays! 🌺

✨Starting in January, they are offering free admission every Wednesday, in addition to their long-standing tradition of free admission on the 13th of each month honoring Eudora’s April 13 birthday. That means more than double the chances to visit for free as Mississippis marks this incredible milestone! 🏡 📚

✨Email [email protected] to reserve your spot and experience the magic of Welty’s world during this special centennial year! 🎉



📸 Eudora Welty House & Garden

01/07/2025

Mississippi Horse Park, Rotary Club Honored with Justin Boots Best Footing Award

The Mississippi Horse Park and Starkville Rotary Club again have been honored with the Justin Boots Best Footing Award for the exceptional ground during the 2024 Rotary Rodeo. It was selected by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association for having the best footing in 2024 out of 57 rodeos held in...

01/07/2025

Have you checked out South Mississippi Living magazine this month? Mr. Ramsay Taylor was featured on pg. 53. Ramsay has helped spearhead a revitalization in downtown ! His community vision has not gone unnoticed in the Flagship city 🛥

Page courtesy of South MS Living Magazine.

01/06/2025

Did You Know They're From Mississippi?

Mississippi contributes so much to American culture in a variety of ways. One of these ways includes the contributions of several famous people who call Mississippi home. Here are some of Mississippi's actors, authors, athletes, artists, musicians, and other notable people from the great Magnolia St...

01/06/2025

✨Did you know that the New York Times has named Loblolly Bakery one of the top 22 bakeries in the United States?!

✨Loblolly's King Cake season launched today! The Hattiesburg bakery, owned by Robert St. John will have 250+ fresh king cakes prepared every morning at 7am! ⚜️😍



📸 Loblolly

01/06/2025

MSDH Releases Top Mississippi Baby Names of 2024 | Our Mississippi Home

William and Olivia were the most popular names in the state for baby boys and girls in 2024, respectively, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics.

01/06/2025

North Mississippi is seeing some SNOW this morning! ❄️



📸 David Smith

01/05/2025

✨Becky Williams (Purvis, MS) will represent Mississippi tonight in the 2025 Miss America pageant at 6 p.m. CT at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Wishing you the very best, Becky! 👑



📸 Miss MS FB

01/05/2025

The History of Mardi Gras King Cakes | Our Mississippi Home

It's almost Mardi Gras season, which means beautiful and delicious king cakes!

01/05/2025

✨Congratulations to Brooke Bumgarner, Miss Mississippi’s Teen—she was named second-runner up for Miss America’s Teen tonight! ✨



📸 Miss America Teen

01/04/2025

7 Places To Go Hiking On The Mississippi Gulf Coast | Our Mississippi Home

The Mississippi Gulf Coast is home to a plethora of beautiful hiking areas. Grab your shoes and a friend or two, and check out these top hiking spots.

01/04/2025

Southern Living just released its “25 Southern Bucket List Experiences That Will Change Your Life.”
Coming in at #3 is to “Follow the Mississippi Blues Trail!” 🎸🎼🎶💙

✨”Take a meandering drive through the Magnolia State to get acquainted with the birthplace of blues music. Home to icons like B.B. King and Charlie Patton, the state, and especially the Delta region, is dotted with local landmarks and attractions dedicated to celebrating blues music. Notable stops along the way include the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, the Delta Blues Museum, Blue Front Café (the oldest juke joint in the state), and Ground Zero Blues Club, where you can see today’s hottest blues musicians perform.” ~Southern Living ✨



📸 Getty images

01/04/2025

All about the Zombie Wasp | Our Mississippi Home

Finding the motionless, rigid body of an insect covered with odd spiky protrusions is certain to get anyone’s attention. My friend Shawn Harris had a typical reaction when he asked me about his recent observation – “What the Frankenstein is this!?! My response – “Why, that is just your typ...

01/03/2025

✨We are cheering on Miss Mississippi and Miss Mississippi Teen as they compete in the Miss America pageant this weekend! Wishing both young ladies the best of luck as they represent the Magnolia State! 👑

Miss Mississippi, Becky Williams (22), Purvis, MS.

Miss Mississippi Teen (America), Brooke Bumgarner (17), Madison, MS



📸 Miss MS FB

01/03/2025

USM Awards Honorary Degree to Renowned Country Music Songwriter | Our Mississippi Home

Renowned songwriter Craig Wiseman was presented with an honorary degree during The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) fall 2024 commencement ceremony set for 2 p.m. Friday, December 13, on the Hattiesburg campus.

01/03/2025

Dr. Josie Bidwell talks about how to be "SMART" with your New Year's resolutions

January brings with it excitement and anticipation for the new year….and for a lot of people the desire to set a New Year’s Resolution.

01/03/2025

Will Mississippi see snow?! ❄️

WE’RE A ‘MAYBE’ FOR SOUTHERN SNOW....NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is highlighting the possibility of snow somewhere across the southeast toward the end of next week. Right now there’s a ‘chance’ based on current data trends. ❄️

The overall pattern set-up is one that often can produce wintry precipitation across the Deep South. An antecedent Arctic air mass will be in place all the way to the Gulf coast! ❄️ Bundle up, Mississippi! 🥶



📸 NOAA