by mcl | Nov 2, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By MARILYN TINNIN “If people got out of their pews, came together, and took the pew to the pavement, how much strength there would be to really make a difference,” Trey Long says with great conviction. He says that because he has experienced what he calls the “power...
by mcl | Oct 2, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By Marilyn Tinnin “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso It’s something like Vacation Bible School Arts and Crafts on steroids! All over the room round tables are covered in white butcher paper, and blank canvases are spread awaiting...
by mcl | Aug 31, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By Marilyn Tinnin Win-some: adjective attractive or charming in an open and delightful way. Yes. That is the word I was looking for. And that would be Peggie Gillom-Granderson. At six feet tall, she would be hard not to notice in a crowd. She shares that she...
by mcl | Aug 3, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By MARILYN TINNIN The word, “legacy,” has become tiresome along with a few others in the dictionary of political correctness, but anyone running hard in pursuit of one could take a few lessons from Robert Khayat. The former Ole Miss Chancellor, renowned college and...
by mcl | Jun 30, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By MARILYN TINNIN Nancy Luke Carpenter is the gregarious Superwoman who heads up the Columbus, Mississippi, Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. This is possibly the last stop in a very long career of ambassadorial type positions in a number of institutions across the...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By Marilyn Tinnin The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith. Billy Graham Dr. Tom McCraney is a very consistent and...