Tammy Narmour of Sidon announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter, Tabitha Nicole Narmour of Greenwood, who is also the daughter of the late Glen Narmour, to Cody Ryan Crawford Winters of Greenwood.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kelly Fennell of Philipp announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Maegan Kelly Fennell, to Raines Clanton Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Cook Jr. of Greenwood.

Ever pocket a handful of seeds on the sly, without express permission?

Marietta Branch says Pillow Academy’s new engineering design and robotics class provides students with a variety of life skills.

We have a few weeks of school under our belts, and things are going remarkably well. I will be honest and say that I spent a few sleepless nights wondering what a typical day of school would be like with all the changes in our lives. I also don’t really remember what a typical, normal day is like.

Love getting stumped on plant identification questions, but sometimes I’m driven around the twist, occasionally left high and dry.

The start of the school year often seems to be the beginning of “getting back into the swing of things.”

When she was a teenager, Tayla Banks’ grandmother, the late Dorothy Boles, told her that one day she would be an inspiration to many.

I’m on my soap box today.

I had an unexpected pastel delight in my veg patch this week, when my sweet potatoes started flowering. As luck would have it, one vine had crept around a purple-leaf basil with small edible flowers that share the same pink throats.

Susan Spiller’s garden is causing quite a buzz.

Having watched a lot of television over the past few months, I began to really take notice of some of the commercials. I wondered how much influence advertisements have on our purchasing certain brands.

One of my favorite native wildflowers has gone rogue overseas, but its newfound connections are perversely satisfying to me.

The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation is continuing its efforts of distributing free face masks to residents throughout the Mississippi Delta.

Nearly every time I’ve worked with a couple, they’ve listed communication as one of the primary reasons that they decided to seek therapy. This fact was emphasized to me when a man at my church told me that if I didn’t think that every couple needed work on communication, then I wasn’t worth…

Glenda Cole says partnering with the Greenwood-Leflore Fuller Center for Housing has been a blessing.

When you live in the country — even though I actually live in town, it is still like being in the country — you learn to keep a ready stocked pantry. Staples are kept up to date, the freezer is full, and favorites are always on hand. I keep a list in my kitchen of things in which we are runn…

Every summer I feel like hanging up my hat on advising about lawn care, because people gonna do what they’re gonna do, regardless of what’s best for the lawn.

The theme of the Museum of the Mississippi Delta’s new exhibit is self-taught folk art.

My sixth graders have a daily writing assignment for their journals each day. The first day of school I usually have them write something about their summer vacation. This year my first-day topic will be “What have you been doing since March?”

Cody and Tabitha Winters of Greenwood announce the birth of their daughter, Daisy Rayne Winters, at 8:11 a.m. on June 19, 2020, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

If I can get the little dog from next door to keep helping me dig my garden, I’ll be better prepared for fall.

The United Way of Leflore County is gearing up for its annual one-day fundraiser.

The year 2020 came in like a piece of cake. It quickly turned into Minny’s chocolate pie!

Decisions, decisions. In my garden I’m darned if I do, darned if I don’t. So here’s a plea for thoughtful empathy, that borders on a rant.

A common theme I hear from clients who are parents is the guilt they experience from their own shortcomings in their parenting.

Tuesday is National Hamburger Day. Everybody loves a great hamburger fresh off the grill. They smell almost as good as they taste. There are countless chains to choose from to order your favorite “fast food” burger.

Jennifer Misskelley Marett of Carrollton and Brock Marett of Fairhope, Alabama, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bailey Elizabeth Marett, to Peyton Aubrey Banes of North Carrollton.

The 13th annual Bikes, Blues & Bayous will look a lot different this year.

A garden is good for many things, including amusement, especially for those who have an appreciation of the absurd.

“I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream” was the title of a top 10 song from the late 1920s. It was written by the team of Billy Moll, Howard Johnson and Robert King and performed by Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians. For ice cream lovers, this still holds true today.

Eat this, don’t eat that.

There are some sweet homegrown compensations for Mississippi’s torrid summers.

One thing that I frequently hear, especially at times after a long session with a new client, is how hard it must be to have to listen to someone talk about their struggles. It’s often said in a jokingly way: “I bet you don’t want to see me again,” or “This is going to be the craziest hour o…

Mr. and Mrs. Byron O’Bryant of Greenwood announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Alaina Clayton O’Bryant, to Ryan Charles Parkerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parkerson of Winona.

For more than 60 years, early childhood education and development has been a top priority at First Presbyterian Kindergarten. And it continues to be.

I have always been a “trivia buff.” Little-known facts that amount to absolutely nothing are intriguing to me. I often wonder how people know or find out certain things.

The children of Paul Joseph Correro and Sandra Billingslea Correro of Greenwood announce their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 11.

It’s true, the old adage that gardening is good for us, and one of the upsides of COVID-19-related restrictions is that I’ve had ample opportunity to give it more practice.

Each home on a North Greenwood street is proudly displaying an American flag for this Fourth of July holiday.

My son turned 35 years old this week. It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. When we arrived home, our friends and family had decorated our yard with signs welcoming “Baby Steven” to the world.

I frequently get asked questions about why I live in Greenwood. One particular interaction stands out.

We will soon mark our country’s birthday. Americans will celebrate with parades, fireworks and barbecues. Friends and family will gather to share and be thankful for the many freedoms we enjoy.

The Bologna Performing Arts Center at Delta State University plans to screen two new releases of major motion pictures on its big screen in the Delta & Pine Land Theatre.

Deborah Harris’ Delta Girls is an organization she’s had on her heart for five years.

I write a lot about the four-generation family women who influenced my gardening approach, but haven’t given enough props to my dad’s mom, a prim garden club flower judge who instilled an appreciation for striving for ideals. Her books of blue ribbons were proof that attention to detail and …

Being a father has never been easy.