Rufus Ward News Today

Did you know that Columbus is owed some credit for the creation of Memorial Day? The origin of the national holiday has been argued for years, but Columbus is one of the cities with a viable claim.

Many state employees in Mississippi had a day off from work. That's because Mississippi is one of only four states that still recognizes Confederate Memorial Day.

Under the cover of night, Chickasaw warriors gather outside of Hernando de Soto’s camp, preparing to attack the Spanish conquistador’s army. But a short time after the attack begins, the indigenous fighters retreat suddenly.

Spend any time in Columbus and you soon realize how much the community embraces its history.

Here lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what is to be done with the half-finished amphitheater on the west bank of the Tombigbee River.

A story in Thursday’s Washington Post featured some interesting parallels that only serve to bolster the argument for another sort of historic preservation as a key feature of a “Propst Park of the Future.”

John Fields isn’t quite finished renovating his circa 1820 house on Third Avenue South. To put it more bluntly, the inside sat totally gutted Friday. That didn’t stop Fields from putting it on the tour list for this year’s Jubilee of Homes.

"Whatever it is you re seeking wont come in the form youre expecting." If you are going to talk about a little shop in the middle of rural Japan, l...

“Whatever it is youre seeking wont come in the form youre expecting.” —Haruki Murakami The art world at large is always seeking the next big thing,...

Death is supposed to be the great equalizer, at least according to the marketing materials. The reality, though, is that disparities don’t stop with someone’s pulse.