Monthly Archives: September 2015

Community calendar(Photo: American file photo) Today-Sept. 18 •Event: Coat Drive, Mars Hill Baptist Church, 66 Mars Hill Road, Petal. Drop off at the collection box under the covered porch. Coats will be sold for $1 at Fall Community Clothes Closet … Continue reading →

Six-year-old Anna Schnell chose a zucchini today that looked like it could win, got help adding wood wheels and then went to work transforming the oversized squash into a detailed racing critter. Glue and some red glitter added a racing … Continue reading →

Whatever you do, don’t call it a waterbed. The Wavy Gravy-era fixture evokes a time when the free flow, water-filled mattresses were closely associated with shag carpet and bead curtains. These days, retailers like Marty Pojar prefer the term “flotation” … Continue reading →

Qantas Airways is among those ready to pounce if a used 717 comes onto a market that now has none to buy or rent. Nine years after production ended for Boeing’s 717 jetliner, the former sales dud is one of … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that it’s been less than four years since Skylanders debuted. This is a franchise that has so rapidly become a phenomenon that it’s difficult to imagine a world without it. While most trends aimed at children … Continue reading →

Matt Duke’s young life ended in an ambush of gunfire on a lonely Cuban highway 55 years ago. He left a confused ex-wife in Palm Beach. A woman who had once been a model, a Hollywood actress, an heiress and … Continue reading →

Nine years after production ended for Boeing Co.’s 717 jetliner, the former sales dud is one of the most sought-after aircraft in the world. Boeing built just 155 of the 100-seaters, and most are near the age when airlines start … Continue reading →