I’m a native of Tupelo and a physician and surgeon who has practiced here for over 43 years. I’m also a veteran. But first and foremost I am a…
I have two points to make in this guest editorial. My first thought is that Mississippi needs a medical marijuana law. It needs to be carefull…
When the electioneering bandwagons roll back into the barn and our new leaders assume their duties – regardless of the party in power – health…
Will Mississippians fall for the medical marijuana scam to be voted on next week?
Halloween is getting to be like Christmas. People just cannot wait. Retailers start stocking Christmas stuff in September. Public decorations …
We are exactly one week away from the election. I want to encourage everyone to vote. Voting is a privilege and a responsibility for every cit…
Earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced a plan to equip the U.S. Navy with the ships we need to stay competitive with Ch…
Some call it “voter apathy” or “voter fatigue.” Whatever you call it, the story of low voter turnout seems to plague us every election. There …
When former President Barack Obama recently endorsed Mike Espy’s Senate bid, the Espy campaign didn’t just welcome it – they blasted it on the…
As the sun breaks on November 4th, elation will grip half of our country. The other half will mourn. This is the consequence of a zero sum, wi…
The legislature just completed the longest regular session in Mississippi history. In spite of a worldwide pandemic, which has created economi…
No matter my question about Tupelo history, Joe Rutherford probably had the answer. And if he didn’t, there was likely a document somewhere in…
The traditional school acceleration schedule for students from first through 12th grades was originally crafted to allow students from around …
When I find myself spending an hour of my life watching something called “Dodgeball Thunderdome” on television, it means I’m having a severe j…
Since the turn of the century, the opioid epidemic has ravaged communities across the U.S. From 1999 to 2018, nearly half a million Americans …
This is a year of double milestones: my mother’s house turns 75 and (as of Oct. 30) she will have been living there for 50 years.
I’d rather focus on stink bugs.
Extra Table feeds the hungry across Mississippi by stocking food pantries and soup kitchens with wholesome, nutritious food. The charitable no…
Like everything else in 2020, the election cycle seems to have been going on for WAY too long. In less than two weeks, the never-ending campai…
Last year, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave what would become her last major interview, reflecting on the Supreme Court and her long …
What do you call a Saturday night with ghosts, goblins, a full moon, a blue moon, and daylight savings time? Halloween 2020, of course!
Esther Wigley just finished paying off her medical bills – from 2017.
“Debt is the worst poverty.” – Thomas Fuller, 17th-century English churchman and historian
Point by James Hull
Unless you live or work in an area without access to high-speed internet, it’s hard to imagine how important the issue of expanding broadband …
Mississippi is nicknamed the hospitality state, but when it comes to voting, it is the state of entrenchment.
If you’ve been attuned to several Facebook groups and pages or Twitter or any of the popular social media outlets, you’ve noticed updates abou…
Over here at the Oren Dunn City Museum, Sihya Smith and I enjoy researching how Tupelo, in its 150-year history, developed into the state lead…