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4TH OF JULY CHEESECAKE--- Berry Patriotic Cheesecake Fluff Salad is the easiest
possible dessert to make for a Fourth of July gathering, but you wouldn’t know that from
the creamy, delicious taste.

The Fourth of July is only a few days away, so the first thing I did was check the extended weather forecast. Yep...it’s going to be a scorcher.

Even though I did pick up a new charcoal grill the other day simply because it was on sale post-Memorial Day AND already assembled, I doubt I’ll be standin . . .

Former Northern Transportation
Commissioner Zack Stewart.

They’re an authentic Who’s Who of Mississippi Roadbuilding, modern version. Like earlier pioneers of state road construction, they took us out of the mud, the ditches and the potholes, making our highways stack up better against those elsewhere.

Some Mississippians who live south of Interstate 20 might not realize we have a new east-west federal route from Birmingham to Memphis -I-22- that’s one of the finest anywhere. Old U.S. 78 was u . . .

Jane Ann Lampton Moore, MD, 52, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away after a sixmonth battle with cancer on April 1, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.

The only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. D. (Bob) Lampton, she was born March 10, 1970 in Jackson at the old Baptist Hospital. She was the youngest of their five children and grew up on Kings Highway in Jackson, attending Jackson Academy, where she formed lifelong friendships. As a senior there, she was selected Most Beautiful in her class. . . .

The advent of fall is still a couple of weeks away. However, that hasn’t stopped me from looking through my recipe collections in search of favorite fall recipes. As much as I enjoy summer’s cool salads and lighter fare, nothing can compare to fall’s warm and soothing comfort foods.

I’ve been open about my obsession with soups, so including a recipe for thick and hearty cheeseburger soup to ease the transition from summer to fall meals was a given. Along with rotel pasta, a tangier version of . . .

National Voter Registration Month has arrived in the U.S., just as the mother of all voter registration efforts—-the Civil Rights Movement—-continues to celebrate its 60th year anniversary in Mississippi, that event’s foremost battleground.

Mississippi Sec-retary of State Michael Watson and his colleagues across the U.S. have scheduled state and national voter registration drives as the Nov. 5 presidential election approaches.

“Voting is a fundamental right for all American citizens, and we . . .

Chef Kerwin Pleasant reaches the second round of “Carla P. Hall Presents: Favorite Chef Cooking Competition.”

Kerwin Pleasant is a non-traditional, and apparently exceptional, culinary arts student at Hinds Community College’s Jackson Campus and he is on his way to a national competition with famed Chef Carla P. Hall.

Pleasant, a Jackson resident, was selected for “Carla P. Hall Presents: Favorite Chef Cooking Competition.” Hall first became a household name on Bravo’s “Top Chef.” Then she c . . .

Ornamental grasses are an entire class of plants that are widespread but surprisingly underused in Mississippi landscapes. Their shapes, lines, textures, and graceful movements add exciting contrast to the usual palette of similar-size shrubs and perennials.

Not talking about lawns or the grasses we grow for food including black millet, burgundy sugar cane, and lemon grass; however, they can be quite showy in mixed flower gardens. This summer I discovered the new Pink Zebra, a regular corn . . .

Wearing a Fuge T-shirt from 2014, Kevin Moss, left, associate pastor of students for the Church at Addis, Louisiana, and his fellow leaders in the church brought 73 students to Mississippi College for this year’s camp, themed “Revival Generation.”

After attending Fuge events at various locations for more than a quarter-century, Kevin Moss is still amazed at the impact the annual summer camps can have on middle school and high school students.

In the wake of last year’s event, the associate p . . .

The Terry Grove Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring a Youth Praise Program on Saturday, July 20, starting at 3 o’clock. The TG Dance Ministry Group will be presenting the program under the direction of Pastor Scottie Willis, Jr. The public is invited to attend.

The church will host Family and Friends Day on Sunday, July 21 at 11 o’clock. The guest speaker will be Pastor Arthur A. Sutton. The church is located at 323 Raymond St. and may be contacted at: 601-878-2044. Pastor Dion Sanders . . .

“And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and
mother.”
(Mark 3:34-35)


One joy of being a Southerner is that exquisite joy of youth - Vacation Bible School. Oh, we all have drank the sugary Kool-Aid, haven’t we? We have all ate the store-bought cookies, sang the fun songs, and heard the old gospel story. Rarely do I meet a Southerner that doesn’t know something about the Bible.

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The University of Mississippi Medical Center is inviting high school juniors and seniors interested in health care careers to visit the campus on Saturday, August 24 for Exploring Health Care Pathways.

The one-day enrichment event, which is free, will run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the UMMC School of Medicine, with check-in starting at 8 a.m.

It offers 11th and 12th graders across Mississippi the opportunity to learn more about health care professions from faculty, staff, and students repr . . .

The Disaster Recovery Center in Hinds County operated by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and FEMA will close permanently at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13.

The center is located at: Hinds County Hinds County Public Works Department parking lot (look for the FEMA and MEMA signage) 10000 I-20 Frontage Road Bolton, MS 39041.

Even though centers are closing, FEMA is still on the ground in Mississippi to help homeowners and renters recover from the April 8-11, 2024, storms.

FEM . . .