Some people will see their utility bill go up next year.

In January. MLGW will raise the water rate by 7.1 percent.

CEO Jerry Collins says that should mean about a dollar a month for the average household.

To offset the hike, MLGW is doing a temporary decrease in the natural gas rate.

People with only electric heating

A Mid-South treasure can be found gracing shelves from New York to Japan and, it's made in Mississippi out of Magnolia State mud.

Deep in the Mississippi Delta behind a stand of bamboo lies a little pathway. It's a fantastical world of secret gardens and not-so-hidden treasures.   

Meet Lee McCarty of McCarty pottery.