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Unlocking North Mississippi’s Potential: the Urgent Need for Skilled Workers

By Duncan Gray Hotty Toddy Contributor In the heart of North Mississippi, a region rich in natural beauty and historical significance, a transformation is underway. With...

SEC Power Rankings: Alabama, Auburn Flex Muscles as Balance of League Declines

To borrow a line from the Carpenters, "It's Yesterday Once More." The SEC's dynamic duo from the State of Alabama has clearly taken control...

Mitchell: ‘Safe’ Voting Districts Whack Marketplace Of Ideas

Ever hear of John Bouie? How about Cathy Toole? Dennis Quinn? Richard McCluskey? Those who go to their voting places across Mississippi, depending on...

Sid Salter: A Different Kind of Athletic ‘Misconduct’ Alleged in Newton

Just this week, the University of Louisville confirmed that the National Collegiate Athletic Association had formally charged staff members in its men’s basketball program,...

SEC Power Rankings: High Tide Hits Knoxville as Landsharks Are Beached in Arkansas

Tennessee lost for the 10th consecutive time to Alabama and its 39-point home field defeat was one of the worst in Rocky Top's history....

‘Then I’ll Go Home’ by Shane Brown

I get to work every day, and I usually pack milk bottles up in coolers to be delivered somewhere in north Mississippi. But every...

On Cooking Southern: Corny SFA Symposium Pits Biscuits Against Cornbread

Oxford’s homegrown Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) has a well-deserved reputation for turning over rocks and shedding the proverbial light on previously unsaid, unacknowledged, yet...

Mitchell: Fear Of The Other Person Is Hallmark Of This Campaign

Have people always engaged in gutter talk? Is it just that recording devices are everywhere? Or are politics and public discourse really becoming more...

Heaton: What Hugh Freeze’s Mom Has to Say About Her Son

Hugh Freeze was recently singled out for being a favorite of mothers of college football players. So I decided to give Coach Freeze's mom...

Vassallo: SEC Bowling Barometer

Although we're still in early to mid October, several SEC teams are at the halfway point of their season. Therefore, anticipating the bowl invitations is...

Vassallo: An Interview With Vietnam War Veteran Marvin Bolinger

Marvin Bolinger is a great American whom I've had the pleasure to know for four decades. Marvin served his country in Vietnam and again in...