Everyone has a unique story to tell. You never know whether the stranger sitting beside you is an astronaut or a cowboy. But, as a journalist one is always curious.
In the media tent at the 2009 Navistar Classic this past October, I met journalist Margaret Boland Ellis, an 83-year-old sweet southern lady who basically just [...]
Biloxi, MS – Long before French explorer Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville discovered Biloxi in 1699, the Native Americans lived there. A tribe called Biloxi (meaning “first people”) met the explorer who was instructed by the King of France to claim the coastal region. Since its discovery, eight flags have flown over the city including the French, [...]
Tupelo, MS – Where did Elvis go to the bathroom? Was Elvis actually born in this little house? Those are two of the most common questions asked from visitors touring Elvis’ birthplace according to Nina Holcomb, tour guide of Elvis Presley’s first home in Tupelo, Mississippi.
In her nine-year employment there, Mrs. Holcomb has [...]
