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Tate Reeves has spent millions updating the governor’s mansion in Mississippi—including tens of thousands on lemon trees and a meditation garden.

In three decades of writing, American author Jo Ann Beard has produced just 21 stories. She talks to Nick Duerden about patience, productivity and why her moment may now have finally arrived

Book lovers join host Charity Nebbe on Talk of Iowa to discuss the best new books to give and receive this holiday season.

"Mississippi Hometown Christmas" will be this year’s theme for "Christmas at the Mansion." Governor Tate Reeves and First Lady Elee Reeves today announced, “Mississippi Hometown Christmas” will be this year’s theme for “Christmas at the Mansion.” This year’s theme will be reflective of the beauty t

The First Lady of Mississippi is hosting a cleanup effort in downtown Vicksburg in June. First Lady Elee Reeves announced that a cleanup effort will take place in downtown Vicksburg on June 18th, 2022, as part of a statewide day of service. She also encouraged Mississippians across the state to get

The First Lady of Mississippi is hosting a cleanup effort in downtown Vicksburg in June. First Lady Elee Reeves announced that a cleanup effort will take place in downtown Vicksburg on June 18th, 2022, as part of a statewide day of service. She also encouraged Mississippians across the state to get

Hunter 11/01/21 Today marks 30 years since one of the biggest tragedies occurred on the University of Iowa campus. Former UI graduate student Gang Lu shot and

Little, Brown: 272 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. “The last moment of my life, as I’m dying, I would like to smell a horse barn,” Jo Ann Beard tells me over a video chat. It’s not a surprising statement from the Midwesterner who now lives in pastoral Rhinebeck, N.Y., with her partner, the writer Scott Spencer, and two dogs, Beatrice and Jet. She’s just finished recalling a pa...