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Cheryl Pepper adopted her first dog, Skunk, a German shorthaired pointer, from the Southwest Washington Humane Society. She later adopted Hunter, who died of cancer. Six years ago, she found Pete through Petfinder. Then she added a 7-year-old Jewel.
Carnival rides, country music and community are the hallmarks for the weekend's Pearl Day festivities.
The Mississippi Children's Museum hosts its first traveling exhibition Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, opening Saturday.
Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.
The Dragon Boat Regatta, which starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at Old Trace Park in Ridgeland, offers color and pageantry on the water.
The next generation moves to the forefront at this year's Essence Music Festival, which expands to four days of concerts and sets aside a day of activities geared toward emerging talent.
Luther Dickinson keeps busy enough as the lead guitarist for the North Mississippi Allstars and the Black Crowes, but he's also found time for three new recording projects.
Olympic gold medalist and multi-time World Heavyweight Champion wrestler Kurt Angle puts his prowess on strong display in Friday night's TNA Impact Wrestling, 7:30 p.m at the Jackson Convention Complex. Angle, the 1996 gold medalist, is one of only four people in the world to complete the Grand Slam in amateur wrestling - junior nationals, the NCAAs, World Championships and the Olympics.
Top line: For the third year, Soulshine Pizza hosts the Blues and Groove Fest, a gathering that showcases both music and prostate awareness. While the festival is free, donations to the American Cancer Society will be taken at the door.
•Impact Wrestling World Tour, 7:30 p.m. Friday, $20-$50; Jackson Convention Complex,105 E. Pascagoula St., Jackson; 1-800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
•Arts Center of Mississippi, works by Scott Sorenson and Carrie Roebuck; 201 E. Pascagoula St., Jackson; (601) 960-1557.
•Elizabeth Cook with Tim Carroll, Duling Hall, Jackson, 7:30 p.m. today; $10.
The hum of a small fleet of Kitchen Aid mixers and a big fan provide the background buzz for conversational catchup at Holy Trinity-St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church.
Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.
Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked Wednesday afternoon at a gas station on the city's west side.
Have you ever adopted a pet after seeing it on Facebook or another social media website? Have you used petfinder.com?
The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center will honor country singer Moe Bandy and songwriter/guitarist Mac McAnally with stars on the Walk of Fame.
The Southern Crossroads Music and Tamale Fest, set for Aug. 10-11 at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, will be held indoors and the general admission ticket prices are more affordable than first announced, festival organizers said Monday. It's also been pared down by a day for its first year.
Grilling season officially starts in nine days with Memorial Day weekend. Whether you're using a pricey Green Egg, a utilitarian charcoal grill or a gas model with all the bells and whistles, here's a few tips from from grillers in my circle.
Paige, 17, is an 11th-grade student who is very positive, outgoing, confident and friendly. Paige has very high self-esteem and is quite talkative.
From reading religious books to spending quite time in nature, there are many ways to become more spiritually in tune.
Ridgeland High senior and two-time Mississippi Poetry Out Loud champ Kristen Dupard advances to tonight’s finals in national competition.
Ask Travis Pope’s coworkers at The Clarion-Ledger if they think he’s going to get the girl on this season’s The Bachelorette.
Emmy-winning comedy "30 Rock" is being ushered out in an odd way by NBC.
A Louisiana sheriff says a cast member of the reality TV show "Swamp People" has died.
Actor’s Playhouse, 121 Paul Truitt Lane in Pearl, will hold auditions for its 2012-13 Company Performing Arts Troupe, at 6 p.m. May 19.
Hoping to lure viewers with laughs, struggling NBC is calling on old friend Matthew Perry to lend a hand.
For years, Deborah Bryant has shielded her family from the challenges of public life.
As I stood at the side of the bed holding my mom's hand, we watched a tear roll down my dad's cheek as he took his last breath. I was devastated that his life had just slipped away; I was mortified that I had let my mom down.
The South never left the sound of America's Got Talent 2010 winner Michael Grimm. It never left his schedule either.
The churning red paddlewheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the wide Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through a slice of Americana that harks back to Mark Twain and the history, culture and commerce of the 19th century.
Jimmye Hillman grew up on a farm in Mississippi's Greene County and earned a Ph.D from the University of California-Berkeley. He became an agricultural economist at the University of Arizona, where he spent 30 years doing groundbreaking work in agricultural trade policy. Now professor emeritus at age 80, Hillman is the author of Hogs, Mules and Yellow Dogs.
Dark Shadows, in theaters now, is based on the daytime drama by the same name, which aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971. A Facebook friend of mine, Kathryn Leigh Scott (born Marlene Kringstad), who was in the original series, played the role of Maggie and later Josette.
Two years away from its 175th anniversary, a Jackson church is undergoing a $2.5 million building project that will allow it to update and expand its facilities to better serve the community.
A few months ago, I returned to work as a hospital chaplain, and I have rediscovered what it's like to straddle the chasm between certainty and uncertainty, between clarity and obscurity.
A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through the California statehouse.
•Brownsville Missionary Baptist Church, 7565 Bolton-Brownsville Road, Bolton, Mother's Day celebration, 10 a.m. Sunday; (601) 866-7308.
DETROIT - The Michigan appeals court says prosecutors can't use a pastor's testimony in a sexual assault case.
Raymond resident, Hope Campbell, is the reigning Mrs. Mississippi United States of America.
The American taxpayer may be getting into the movie business.
Iconic pop entertainer Elton John is scheduled for a Jackson concert at the Mississippi Coliseum Sept. 11.
Mississippi’s teen pregnancy rate will be explored in a five-part television series starting Monday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Forty-eight minutes. That’s how long it took for the American Idol’s Live July 31 tour stop in Jackson to sell out today. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m.
Chicago rockers Wilco land on a Jackson stage Saturday night for the first time, sharing the music that's won admiration from critics and fans for more than a decade.
Picnics, pops and pyrotechnics are the annual hallmarks of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra's Pepsi Pops, striking up its 31st annual show Friday at Ross Barnett Reservoir's Old Trace Park in Ridgeland.
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