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Top college golf teams tee off in Saucier for charity tournament
SAUCIER, Miss. (WLOX) — Fifteen of the nation’s top collegiate golf programs are in Saucier this weekend for the fourth annual Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational. The three-day tournament brings some of the best college golfers from across the country to the coast while also giving back to the community.
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Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational Brings Golf’s Top Programs to Mississippi
The 2026 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational is set to bring some of the nation’s top college golf programs to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for three days of championship competition, October 17-19, at the prestigious Fallen Oak Golf Club in Saucier, Mississippi. Co-hosted by the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State...
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One Mississippi town packed 369 century-old buildings into 161 walkable acres
You can walk the whole thing in an afternoon. Laurel’s Historic District sits near the center of town, 161 acres of oak-lined streets where 369 buildings stand almost exactly as they did a century ago. Most went up between 1900 and 1937, back when yellow pine money flowed through...
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This Free-Feeling Laurel Museum Shows How Mississippi’s Pine Forests And Lumber Mills Built A Whole Town
I only planned to stretch my legs and maybe find a snack before getting back on the road through Mississippi. Then a handsome old building with a quiet lawn caught my eye, and the door was open. Inside, I found glowing paintings, delicate baskets, and the story of how pine...
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Comedy murder mystery 'Clue' opens November 6 at Laurel Little Theatre
Was it Mr. Green in the dining room with a candlestick?. The classic whodunit is coming to a Laurel stage as the comedy murder mystery "Clue", directed by Sallie Mitchell, opens on Friday, November 6. Based on the iconic 1985 cult-classic film and the beloved board game, the fast-paced farce...
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Connoisseurs Series Brings World-Class Artists to Southern Miss
The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Music will bring internationally acclaimed artists, distinctive musical voices and free performances to Hattiesburg through its 2026-27 Connoisseurs Series. The series opens Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Marsh Auditorium with “A Centennial Celebration of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.” The year...
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Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes new giraffe Rhaisi from Memphis
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – There is a new addition at the Hattiesburg Zoo. Officials announced the arrival of Rhaisi, a young male reticulated giraffe, who traveled to Hattiesburg from the Memphis Zoo on October 7, 2026. At nearly 11 months old, Rhaisi already stands approximately 10 feet tall and weighs about 730 pounds. Rhaisi joins […]
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Spend A Whole Day Spotting Giraffes, Sloths And Wallabies At This Mississippi Zoo
Some of the best family outings in Mississippi start with a quick stop that was never really part of the plan. You pull off for a short break and find a leafy park with a giraffe peeking over a fence and a little train whistling past. Before long, the kids...
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This Little Mississippi Bookshop Keeps Going Deeper Than Its Storefront, With Hours Of Used Books To Browse
Some of the best afternoons start with a quick peek through a shop window. In Mississippi, there is a small bookstore that looks tiny from the sidewalk but keeps stretching farther back the moment you step inside. Shelves of used books, quirky reading gadgets, and friendly conversation wait around every...
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Born 89 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the Pedal Steel Pioneer Who Played on Hundreds of Recordings by Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, and the Oak Ridge Boys
On this day (October 4), Lloyd Lamar Green was born in Leaf, Mississippi. A longtime member of Nashville’s prolific “A-Team” of session musicians, his unmistakable pedal-steel licks have helped 116 craft number-one country music hits, including Tammy Wynette’s “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (1968), Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors” (1973), The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira” (1981), and Alan Jackson’s “Remember When” (2004).