Mississippi Magazine articles from January 2002

Mississippi Magazine archives from January 2002

From the Editor.
January 1, 2002... The beginning of a new year is always a time for reflection on what has taken place since the beginning of the last year. I don't know about you, but when I think about all that has happened in my life and in the life of my country these last...

Mailbox.
January 1, 2002... Thanks for continuing to put out such a nice magazine, one of the few that we get that gets read from cover to cover. Paul C. Keller St. Augustine, Florida I loved the Bethlehem blurb! My great-grandfather, Benjamin Bryant Doxey,...

13th Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration. (Southern Scrapbook).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The city of Natchez will become a center for literary and dramatic culture during the 13th Annual Literary and Cinema Celebration. This year's celebration, scheduled for February 26-March 2, carries the theme "Creativity in the South: A Living...

Armed Forces Museum makes history come to life. (Southern Scrapbook).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Visitors to the all-new Armed Forces Museum, located at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, can take a trip back in time and experience nearly two hundred years of military campaigns and service from the War of 1812 to the present. The museum...

Annie Oakley on the Coast. (Southern Scrapbook).
January 1, 2002... The Mississippi Gulf Coast is in for a musical treat as the Coast Performing Arts presents the highly-acclaimed musical Annie Get Your Gun. This production is currently enjoying a revival on Broadway and is sure to delight audiences with...

Antique Rose Lecture. (Southern Scrapbook).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Garden clubs across America have proclaimed 2002 "The Year of the Rose," and antique roses will be the topic of discussion when Michael Shoup comes to Laurel on February 12. Founder and owner of the Antique Rose Emporium of Brenham, Texas,...

Pedestals that take the cake. (Easy does it).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Displaying cakes, cookies, tarts, or fruit and cheese on these wonderful stands can make the ordinary dessert extraordinary for sure. These pedestals can add a very special touch to any dessert sideboard, or they will make a wonderful display...

A passion for pasta. (Food).
January 1, 2002... If you remember childhood hurts that were magically healed by a soothing bowl of macaroni and cheese or the excitement of returning from school to the heart-warming aroma of simmering garlic, onions, tomatoes, and herbs, you know why pasta has...

Staying grounded in Mississippi.
January 1, 2002... Past fallowed fields of bitterweed, soybeans, and plump cotton stands turned golden from the setting autumn sun, travelers arrive in the heart of Coahoma County on a two-lane blacktop road. And in vintage Clarksdale, past the Soap Opera...

Where the elephants Roam. (Culture Center).(Antoinette Badenhorst)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Saltillo is a quiet town, a thriving bedroom community that sits in the shadow of Tupelo's hustle and bustle. It's the last place you'd expect to find thundering herds of elephants and tales of bushmen and kudu hunters. But on a suburban...

Rolling along in River city.(Vicksburg, Mississippi)
January 1, 2002... Twain realized, that like it's neighbor the Mississippi River, there was more to Vicksburg than what one saw at first glance. Vicksburg was, and still remains one of the South's most amazing cities. History has always been part of Vicksburg,...

The town of the Highlanders. (Looking Back).
January 1, 2002... If the city of Ridgeland had existed in 1858 it could have gone on-line. It could have been part of a network that "would/soon traverse the nation from the most northern border to the Gulf of Mexico, and it most assuredly would have become one...

The organization experts.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... It was almost dinnertime, and Cathy Haynie, wife and mother of an infant and a two-year-old, didn't know what to fix. The laundry wasn't done. The house wasn't clean. She was working part-time, and it was all overwhelming. Getting...

Celebrating a new season of plants. (Gardening).(growing care)(Brief Article)(Column)
January 1, 2002... On a cold winter morning, I am walking in sunlight. The sunlight streams silently from a dewy sheer canopy of glass, warming the greenhouse paths and filling the air with the finest damp smell of earth. I am among plants that remind me of...

Romance on a covered bridge.(Jennifer Wicker McRae/John McRae, Mississippi)
January 1, 2002... Cozy and private with tranquil views of the water below, the Phillips covered bridge near Hattiesburg is a natural setting for romance. To Jennifer Wicker McRae it is a place of magic and memories. For years Jennifer attended parties at the...

Destination: Wedding.(Register, Mississippi)
January 1, 2002... Tradition says a white dress, a church, a cake, and some punch. Some contemporary brides want their wedding to be different, to incorporate new ideas with the old. So how do tradition and new ideas mix with Mississippi brides? Each one of these...

Kids only! (Easy does it).(children's table decorations at Weddings)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... If you have a large family or are inviting lots of guests with small children to your wedding, an easy way to keep little ones occupied and out of trouble is to designate an area just for them. Somewhere away from the tall table laden with hot,...

Where in Mississippi is Union? (Small-town Spotlight).(Jennifer Ellis West, narrative)(Brief Article)(Column)
January 1, 2002... In thinking about where to visit for our annual bridal issue, Art Director Lori Brechtel and I had been working on the Wedding Register for some time. The theme of marriage was heavily on our minds, and the town of Union seemed an obvious...

Dish it out.(various recipes)(Brief Article)(Recipe)
January 1, 2002... I always enjoy dipping the focaccia bread at Bravo into olive oil when I have lunch or dinner there. Can you tell me what the recipe is for this delicious bread? Carolyn McDaniel Jackson BRAVO'S FOCACCIA BREAD 2 cups water...

W-will y-you b-be? (On being Southern).(Short Story)
January 1, 2002... Jake, was tall and athletic, and the Leland High girls thought he was oh, so handsome. As much as he longed to, however, he never talked to them. He couldn't. Around guys he did okay, but around girls, he felt shy, and when he felt shy, he...

2002 Wedding Register. (A-A).(Mississippi, United States)
January 1, 2002... Alba-Yates Lydia Martinez Alba and Norman Lee Yates III were united in marriage Saturday, February 10, 2001, at 7 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, Jackson. Dr. John Case and Reverend Jim Rush performed the ceremony. Music for the...

2002 Wedding Register. (B-B).(Mississippi, United States)
January 1, 2002... Bailey-Baker Vera Jeannette Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis Bailey, became the bride of Dr. William Clair Baker, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. William Clair Baker of-Oxford, on August 18, 2001, at First Presbyterian Church. ...

2002 Wedding Register. (C-D).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Carlson-Waterer The celebration and blessing of the marriage of Candace Anne Carlson and Willie Frank (Rusty) Waterer III took place at six in the evening on June 2, 2001, at the Wightman Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee. Officiating the...

2002 Wedding Register. (E-F).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Earp-Kairit Elizabeth Leland Earp and Brant Hume Kairit were united in marriage at First Baptist Church in Senatobia on April 7, 2001, at seven in the evening. Dr. James Byrd officiated the double-ring ceremony. Music was provided by Mrs....

2002 Wedding Register. (G-G).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Garrett-Richardson Jennifer Katharine Garrett and Joseph Chad Richardson were united in marriage at twelve noon on November 4, 2000, at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson with the Rev. David McIntosh officiating. The bride is...

2002 Wedding Register. (H-H).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Hales-Condon Kimberly G. Hales and Dr. Mark A. Condon, both of Clinton, were united in marriage on July 4, 2001, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The couple was joined by their friends and family for a weeklong celebration. The focal point of...

2002 Wedding Register. (J-L).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Jackson-Bond Jennifer Olivia Jackson and Chadwick Davis Bond were united in holy matrimony in a candlelight ceremony on March 10, 2001, at Coy United Methodist Church in Preston with the Reverend John Branning officiating. The bride is the...

2002 Wedding Register. (M-M).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Madsen-Crawford The marriage of Miss Tara Ann Madsen and Mr. Mitchell Douglas Crawford was celebrated at 7 p.m. on the evening of July 28, 2001, at the First Baptist Church in Ocala, Florida. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Fred...

2002 Wedding Register. (N-P).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Nail-Wilson Mary Amanda Nail and Jack Louis Wilson were united in marriage on July 28 in an evening ceremony at First Baptist Church in Tupelo. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Nail of Tupelo. She is the granddaughter...

2002 Wedding Register. (R-R).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Ramsey-Roberts Andrea Jean Ramsey and James Isaac Roberts, Jr. were united in marriage on the evening of March 10, 2001, at the First United Methodist Church in Hollandale. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dale Ramsey of...

2002 Wedding Register. (S-S).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Sandifer-Glorioso Lifted by the voices of a children's choir, Tiffany Noelle Sandifer of Clarksdale and Stephen Anthony Glorioso of Cleveland harmonized their hearts before an altar adorned with a lavish white English garden arrangement...

2002 Wedding Register. (T-V).(marriage announcements, Mississippi)(Directory)
January 1, 2002... Thomas-Alexander Martha Jane Thomas and Charles Patrick Alexander were united in marriage on May 26, 2001, at two in the afternoon at Myrtle United Methodist Church in Myrtle with Rev. Jeff James and Rev. James Lewis officiating the...

2002 Wedding Register. (W-Z).
January 1, 2002... Walker-Register First Baptist Church in Clinton was the setting for the September 1, 2001, afternoon wedding of Amanda Nicole Walker and Wesley Dean Register. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lamar Walker of Clinton. Mr....