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GUIZERIX: Chester O. Martin’s death leaves a hole in Vicksburg’s art community

In the main hallway of my house hangs a painting of two fish, painted in exquisite detail with ...

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FRAZIER: Journeying from stigma to support in mental health care

It’s been almost three decades since I first walked through the door of a counselor’s office. I remember ...

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SURRATT: May Jimmy Buffett’s music continue to soothe our lives

If I remember correctly, the Raising Cane’s restaurant in Hattiesburg pays homage to a favorite son of Mississippi ...

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GUIZERIX: Farewell to Hank Burdine, a formidable friend

I was saddened to learn of the death of Mississippi Levee Board member Hank Burdine last week. The ...

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FRAZIER: Time flies when you are having a good time and when you get older

I blinked my eyes, and it was fall. This may sound like a catchy first sentence in a ...

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SURRATT: Working from home is fine, but I’ll take the office

It was a trend that took hold during the COVID-19 pandemic and has become a hot-button issue in ...

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GUIZERIX: Feeling the burn, and some empathy, during the heatwave

During what can only be described as the oppressive heat of the last month, my house has gotten ...

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FRAZIER: Vaccination exemptions in Mississippi: A risk or a right?

Mississippi Today recently reported on a court ruling that would allow parents in Mississippi to opt out of ...

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SURRATT: City and nation’s history should be learned, embraced

I had the opportunity over the past two weeks to attend events honoring two local heroes. The first ...

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GUIZERIX: The fleeting nature of sorority life and forming one’s identity

News of Bid Day at the University of Mississippi and other colleges around the state put me on ...

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FRAZIER: The power of positive acts when fighting teen violence

Last week I wrote a column couched around the uptick in teen violence in Vicksburg. I had, in ...

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SURRATT: Getting state involved with Riverfront Park approval the right move

It is said the wheels of justice turn slowly. So, apparently, do the wheels of the federal bureaucracy ...

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GUIZERIX: Having fun isn’t hard, when you have a library card

Since Saturday, I’ve listened to fact after fact after fact about dinosaurs, the giant lizards that once roamed ...

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FRAZIER: Unmasking the real culprits of our city’s crime surge, a candid opinion

Don’t we all enjoy pontificating at times, sitting on our thrones from on high and pointing out the ...

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SURRATT: My life as a ‘Boomer’

I am a child of the post-World War II baby boom that ran from about 1945 to 1959. ...

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GUIZERIX: After a weekend of catfish, I’m hooked

Walking down the back porch steps on Tuesday, I tried to give my little girl a brief explanation ...

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FRAZIER: It’s time to be aware of changes in voting districts

There is a tagline “Be afraid, be very afraid,” which is used in horror films and in books. ...

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SURRATT: Wandering in the wilderness has ended — football season’s here

The days of wandering in the wilderness searching for something offering spiritual fulfillment and joy to the heart ...

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GUIZERIX: Rolling Fork still in need of supplies, aid months after tornado

Thanks to the relocation of court proceedings between the City of Vicksburg and Jacques’ nightclub, I had the ...

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FRAZIER: Rekindling a love of reading at the library

Although I am a slow reader, reading has always been a passion of mine. From the Nancy Drew ...

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SURRATT: My luck ran out and COVID finally got me

I’m sitting at my kitchen table clad in comfortable clothes, sporting what appears to be the start of ...

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GUIZERIX: On tax-free weekend, do your part to fight chronic absenteeism

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking with Michele Connelly and Dr. Susie Calbert in their roles ...

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FRAZIER: I spun around and lost my balance

Sometimes life has a way of sending us messages, and when it does, the hope is to recognize ...

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GUIZERIX: Take a trip ‘Under the Sea’ this weekend with Vicksburg Theater Guild

My husband and I took our soon-to-be 3-year-old to her first stage play last Friday evening, indulging in ...

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FRAZIER: A dizzying situation and the care that saved me

About a year and a half ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and it ...

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SURRATT: My battle with Facebook part of a bigger problem

I am at war with Facebook. This battle does not involve any complaint about a post or advertisement ...

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GUIZERIX: Give an old charmer a chance

Ever since my husband and I purchased our first home in Vicksburg nearly two years ago, I’ve made ...

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FRAZIER: On passing the torch to Vicksburg’s next generation

Several years ago in the Vicksburg Living Magazine, a story was written about the number of female business ...

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