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Sharing His Faith images   by Beverly Keel
Until they saw him on television playing the bumbling but loveable farmhand Eb on Green Acres in the late 1960s, almost no one in Tom Lester’s hometown of Laurel, Miss., thought he would become a successful actor in Hollywood.
first appeared: 3/4/2007
Braving the Mighty Mississippi images   by Alan Ross
I decided that one day I would leave my Williamson County (Tenn.) farmhouse, walk to the creek on the edge of my property, board a canoe, and paddle as long as it took to reach the high river banks of New Orleans,” says Guider, 57.
first appeared: 10/29/2006
Why Grandparents Are Grand
Readers explain why their grandparents are great
first appeared: 8/28/2005
Exploring the Blues   by George Tipton Wilson
first appeared: 1/9/2005
B.B. King's Heart of Blues   by Beverly Keel
An hour before his show, B.B. King relaxes in the back of his luxurious tour bus, his awe-inspiring hands resting atop a pile of tangled wires from his many electronic devices assembled on one table.
first appeared: 2/22/2004
Taking Country the the Backroads   by Michael Nolan
Grammy-winning country artist Marty Stuart was attending the Firemen's Carnival in Schaefferstown, Pa., last summer when inspiration struck.
first appeared: 7/13/2003
Mississippi's Cream Pitcher   by Michael Depp
While Mississippi produces a small fraction of the nation’s milk supply, the dairy industry is an economic engine in Walthall County, which produces more milk than any other part of the state.
first appeared: 4/20/2003
Heroes in the Classroom
Teachers who look for the good - and find it
first appeared: 8/11/2002
Bird Watching   by Terri Likens
When Terrie Gates first began prowling around her yard with a pair of borrowed binoculars, some of her neighbors didn’t understand. That was two decades ago, when bird watchers were often considered eccentric.
first appeared: 4/7/2002
Belzoni, MS   by Michael Depp
Today, Belzoni, Miss., and Humphreys County also are known as the Catfish Capital of the World.
first appeared: 3/24/2002
When Hollywood Comes to Town   by Michael Nolan
When film crews come to hometowns, they certainly keep things interesting; a local church can become a cafeteria, and
first appeared: 11/18/2001
The Ride of a Lifetime   by Michael Nolan
The Great Race meanders across the nation, retracing westward trails of pioneers, cattle drives, and gold seekers, cruising America's mother road, Route 66.
first appeared: 9/16/2001
The Legacy of a Family Farm   by Michael Depp
Even as the number of family farms declines, fourth-generation farmer Ben Burkett holds on and succeeds.
first appeared: 9/9/2001
Hometown Architecture   by Peter Fossel
The real places, the places with a sense of self, are holding their own against a tide of malls and franchises—often deliberately, often by fortune.
first appeared: 8/27/2000
10 Rediscovered Family Getaways   by Ron Chepesiuk
History, fun, adventure, and relaxation off the beaten path
first appeared: 5/7/2000

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