Kimberly Willis Holt is an award-winning author who incorporates experiences in Louisiana in her youth within her stories.

The beauty of the South is in its people, traditions, its vast cultures derived from a myriad of diverse peoples and its road trips.

Bulldog Tours of Charleston offers a creepy look inside one of the South's most haunted places.

The Winter Solstice - how the darkest night brings us hope.

More than 14,000 Sandhill cranes spend their winters at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama.

Squirrels are going nuts about this new arts initiative in Henry County, Georgia. And when you see why, you'll agree.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the country today and one of the most fatal. And it's avoidable!

The North Carolina town that inspired the show celebrates native Andy Griffith.

A marble statue becomes immortal in fiction. William Oliver Wolfe was a stonecutter who created tombstones and monuments from his shop in...

This short story was originally published in The Times of Acadiana, Lafayette, Louisiana. It became part of my second book of The Viola...

Celebrate an old worldwide alcoholic tradition! Today marks the 19th annual Mead Day, celebrated yearly on the first Saturday in August....

Sometimes there's grace even in war. I live in a Georgia town where Union soldiers are buried in a national cemetery and the Confederates...

On this National Trails Day, check out the beauty of a Civil War site that exists in the shadow of tragedy. Kennesaw Mountain National...

This weekend marks the annual observance of Memorial Day, which honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military....

No, but it's dang good eatin'! Arkansas is known for its pies — lots of ‘em and plenty of variety. Just ask Kat Robinson, author of a...

Need to get back in shape after putting on those COVID-19 pounds? Here’s a fun way to get exercise outdoors, where we can all still...

The southeastern-most point of Texas butts heads with Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, while providing for water access into the state’s...

The following is a guest blog post by Taylor Coen, who struggles trying to find or create beloved food dishes because of food...

Scavenger hunt celebrates 60th anniversary of cherished book. Children love reading about animals and there’s something so adorable about...

Carnival parades, balls and other festive but crowded activities have been canceled in New Orleans and throughout the Gulf South due to...