Big Jim, my old rubber tree, just turned 45 and still looks great because of a unique Doctor Who ability to start over when necessary.

Mississippi Valley State University’s Destiney Sharkey has been selected by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative as a 2019 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar — the initiative’s highest student recognition.

The 2019 Mrs. Mississippi Pageant is searching for Mrs. Leflore County and Mrs. Greenwood 2019.

Everyone wants to live a more fulfilling life.

The long-running Stars & Stripes festival and community picnic annually brings Greenwood residents together to celebrate Independence Day.

Today I was thinking about how the life of a teacher changes during the summer months. It takes the first couple of weeks out of school to get accustomed to not being rushed. There’re no plans to make, no papers to grade, and you’re not constantly living by the clock.

We dig in it all the time, but have you ever thought about what gives dirt its smell — or flavor?

Have you ever been around someone who just “tells it like it is”?

Eddie Scales of Greenwood found a way to maintain a nice backyard with plenty of space to enjoy while growing a garden that produces an abundance of vegetables, all at the same time.

Cruelty of Cooks

The first half of this year has been extremely busy at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta.

It appears that summer is here! Looks like we might have skipped spring, doesn’t it?

What motivates you to garden? Unconsciously, everything we do out there involves “why” and reveals a bit of our philosophy.

A thought enters the mind more than once when watching “Ragtime: The Musical” that it might take a very dim turn. There are many hard moments in this lively, engaging show. 

Greenwood Little Theatre’s upcoming production is the telling — or more so the singing — of the American experience.

School is officially over! It is time for the beach and some rest and relaxation.

A study conducted by Michael Lamb of the University of Michigan found that children had similar reactions to separation from each parent. For instance, when their father left, the children would cry or complain just like when their mother left. Other research results indicate that children 7…

Adam and Laina Jennings of Carrollton announce the birth of their son, Gabriel Duke Jennings, at 8:20 a.m. on March 5, 2019, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

Pardon the pun, but I’m jaded with unusual plants.

I'll never forget the fear I had entering the seventh grade.

Four students from schools in Leflore and Carroll counties achieved the honor of STAR Student for the 2018-19 school year. STAR Students are selected on the basis of academic excellence. Both American College Test scores and scholastic averages are compared to determine the school’s STAR Student. 

Why do the funniest things always happen in church?

Building relationships with others is important to our mental and physical health.

Morgan Elise Williamson and Matthew Arnold Taylor were united in holy matrimony at 6 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Flora.

There’s an easy way to get around the garden-gobbling size and leaf debris to better enjoy our official state tree: Up against a wall.

Members of Greenwood Garden Club will showcase their talents in an upcoming flower show.

Pine straw or bark mulch? Not an exciting topic, but to hands-on gardeners and plants it can make a difference.

Sundays at the Pulley home are filled with family, fellowship and multiple courses of freshly prepared entrees and sides made with love by Margie Pulley.

When we travel to the city of Jackson, I always pause when we leave the Lexington Square and pass a church on the outskirts of the town. I thoroughly enjoy reading the church’s marquee messages for the week. I don’t know who is responsible, but they never disappoint.

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we think about our own mothers or women who have children.

Ashton Elizabeth Castle and Cameron James Costa were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, 2018, at Rosegate Garden in Florence. Dr. Jim Phillips of North Greenwood Baptist Church officiated the double-ring ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tribble Sr. of Greenwood announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Melissa Lee Tribble of Meridian, to Dr. William Brock Martin of Meridian.

I’m setting up an epic battle in my garden between a small reptile and its normally-meek but now Frankensteinian prey.

Marvin Crowder found something unique on his Mrs. G.G. Gerbing azalea bush at his Itta Bena home this spring.

Do you struggle with worrying? Have you ever called yourself (or been called) a worry wart? Have you ever wondered how some people can live so seemingly carefree while you are almost always thinking and analyzing every possible thing that could happen?

A “phenomenal” group of musicians is set to perform at this year’s Revival on the River, says the event’s founder Ethan Oltremari.

We recently attended a 38 Special concert at the Bologna Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland.

If May’s already on the way, it must be time again for the Delta’s favorite food and music festival, Que on the Yazoo, set to fire up on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, along the banks, you guessed it, of the mighty Yazoo River in downtown Greenwood.