When Hurricane Katrina made its final landfall on the Mississippi-Louisiana state line on Aug. 29, 2005, the storm unleashed a 30-foot storm surge and sustained winds over 120 mph. As the storm reshaped the Mississippi Gulf Coast landscape, 238 people in Mississippi lost their lives and 60,000 lost their homes.

But in the days leading up to landfall, residents along the coastline prepared for what they hoped would be another near miss. Some chose to stay, believing their homes could withstand the wind and water. “If it survived Camille, I thought certainly it would survive Katrina, because Katrina didn’t seem as bad as Camille,” recalls Becky Hopkins of Gulfport. “But it was.”

Connecting with friends and family is one of the main attractions of the Neshoba County Fair, Mississippi’s annual summertime gathering with a 136-year history of bringing people together.

What started as a picnic in the 1890s quickly grew in size and stature with the building of a pavilion, exhibit hall, racetrack, midway and eventually more than 600 permanent cabins, often passed from one generation to the next.

Cybersecurity may not be the most common topic around the dinner table, but it deserves to be.

Bad actors are targeting internet users across the board with a variety of tactics to gain access to the information you and your family members share online, store on devices, and may unwittingly provide to these criminals.

Parenting is difficult in the digital age, when a world of information—both helpful and harmful—is available at your children’s fingertips. But there is a silver lining.

"One text or phone call could be life changing.”

See how the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is working to transform lives through sports — one touchdown, basket, and goal at a time.

The C Spire wireless network handles more traffic than ever these days, but when you’re expecting 60,000 additional devices logging on over a six-acre spread, having a world-class backup can save your six.

That’s why C Spire brought its robust COLT (Cell On Light Truck) portable cellular tower to provide wireless support for the recent Thunder Over Columbus air show, held Sept. 21-22 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.