Archive - 2012 - Lifestyle News
September 29th
By
Carole McReynolds Davis Contributing Columnist
It was a gorgeous cool early morning on Oct. 13, 1999 when I packed up all of my art supplies, slammed the back screen door and headed to 204 East Main Street to paint for the entire day ahead. The day before I had spotted in a front store window of our old Weir’s Drug Store which is now Sullivan’s Office Supply something as cute as a bug.
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
Lynette McDougald has an ear for the language of flowers.
The University Florist manager and Floral Design instructor is scheduled to bring her unique brand of passion and design to the 2012 Southern Garden Symposium Oct. 12-13 in St. Francisville, La.
By
Emily Jones Deluded Diva
I usually go to bed with my remote control. It’s become my pacifier and my lifeline to the broader world. Being a bit of an insomniac, I often awake at 2 a.m. with my pacifier clutched tightly in my fist. I instantly click it to reruns of Cheers or Frazier, and they put me right back to sleep.
September 25th
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
Oktoc native Anna Marie Rasberry has a special connection with the annual Oktoc Country Store and continues to keep her legacy and community tradition alive today.
By JAY REED
Thump. Roll, roll, roll, roll. Bang!Â
Did you ever wonder what a mango sounds like? Well, now you know.Â
By ALIX HUI
If you’re going to fall, you might as well try and do with style.
September 21st
By
Emily Jones - Deluded Diva
My high school friends and I took a road trip this weekend and had to pull off the road several times to yuk-it-up over some gaff we had made while pretending to be tech-savvy.
By
Carole McReynolds Davis Contributing Columnist
I saw a landscape of a waterscape tower, and was inspired to sketch and paint a landscape of a scene of water. What is a water tower? It almost looked like a tall insect with an elevated tank to give pressure for distributing water to citizens of Starkville, which has been known as having the most refreshing and tasteful water in all of Mississippi.
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
Claire Spradling's mother always said, "I wish someone in the family would be a writer."
After 25 years working as a Registered Dietician, Spradling left her position in the medical field and after years of working is ready to debut her first novel, "Duress."
September 18th
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
The annual Oktoc Country Store is fast approaching, and community members are working hard to keep the 42-year-old tradition alive.