Lowcountry Oyster Roast
By MARILYN TINNIN • Photography by TIMOTHY IVY This Hernando couple is carrying on a family tradition and forging new memories with family, food, and friends When Natalie and Josh Lynch and their two boys bought their country-in-the-city home in 2013, they knew they would make it a welcome gathering place for family and […]
Bobby Rush
Written and photographed by KAREN PULFER FOCHT A musical journey well-travelled He sings about being in love with big, fat women, being henpecked and broken-hearted, about cheating women, chicken heads, and porcupine meat. Entertainer and at age eighty-eight, Mississippi bluesman Bobby Rush will say or do just about anything to make his audience laugh. […]
Inviting, Inspiring, & Unique
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by ABE DRAPER With a combination of colors, textures, and media the collection of works in this art-filled home brings interest to every room The collection of original art that enlivens the walls of Lacey and Jeremy Brown’s Indianola home began before they moved in, and even before they […]
Meatless Mains in the New Year
By CINDY COOPWOOD • Photography by RORY DOYLE When it comes to wintertime meals, comfort foods top the list. But sometimes the old standbys leave you feeling somewhat overstuffed. Keep things a little lighter this year, by rotating meatless main dishes into your meal plan. Try these easy, homemade, main dishes that deliver all the flavor […]
Walking Back Time
By KATIE TIMS Modern-day hunter-gatherers of artifacts are helping preserve the Delta’s history This man walks back a thousand years, almost every day. Out the front door and down a path straight into long ago, John Meek traverses a vast timeline—weather permitting, of course. “In the season I walk eight or ten […]
Lee Harper—Meticulous and Mesmerizing
By SUSAN MARQUEZ • Photography by LOGAN KIRKLAND and courtesy of the artist Miniaturist Lee Harper has captured the essence of some the Delta’s most treasured places with uncanny detail and accuracy The world of Lee Harper is magical and miniature. Her artwork consists of perfect scale models of treasured places in Mississippi, […]
End of an Era
By SARAH FOWLER • Photography by JOHNNY JENNINGS After a century, Lusco’s was more than just Greenwood’s oldest restaurant—for many, it was the centerpiece of family celebrations and rites of passage They came by the dozens. Gathering by the front door of a beloved restaurant that was established long before many of them […]
Winter Wonderland on Grand
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by GREG CAMPBELL Family heirlooms and creative accents add grace notes of Christmas cheer in every room of this historic Greenwood home Color is king when it comes to Christmas cheer at Lisa and Floyd Melton III’s Grand Boulevard home in Greenwood. “I was one of […]
Holiday Entertaining
By ELIZABETH HEISKELL and SARAH SMYTHE Photography by RORY DOYLE Three holiday parties tailored to suit your family and friends When two creatives combine their high-octane ideas for food, decor, and entertaining the results are spectacular. When they are Elizabeth Heiskell—cookbook author, TODAY Show food contributor, and chef, and Sarah Smythe—interior designer, event […]
Team Tracking
By KATIE TIMS • Photos provided by CHAD SMITH When it comes to finding deer, Chad Smith’s dogs are on the job. Last season, a guy named Si bagged better than one hundred deer in the Delta. It was a good go but nothing out of the ordinary for this dedicated hunter. He’s been […]