by Mary Neff Stewart | photos by Blake McCollum
During his formative years in Tupelo, Ty Garner was surrounded by the sights and sounds of construction and design. With his family’s deep roots in the industry, he felt that stepping into the field wasn’t simply a career choice but a natural evolution. Garner founded...
by Mary Neff Stewart | Photos by Clayton Boler
The story of Swan Hill begins in the 1960s when Jewel and A.W. Swan purchased a large tract of land in Lamar County and gifted each of their eight children parcels to build family homes. Years later, when granddaughter Jen Ladner was ten years old, her parents, Helen...
by Kelli Bozeman | Photos by Suzanne Carey
Standing straight and tall, the two rows of red cedars that line the brick path to William Faulkner’s former home Rowan Oak in Oxford have become as emblematic of the author’s life as the scrawled words on the walls within the house itself. In Jackson, the gardens...
by Kelli Bozeman | Photos by Suzanne Carey
The fact that Hattiesburg is some 70 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico made no difference to the winds of Hurricane Katrina. They came howling far inland during those harrowing days in late August of 2005, creating devastating damage to structures and landscape...
by Mary Neff Stewart | Photography by Chris Luker and Caelyn Staub
For over 60 years, the Home Builders Association of Mississippi has supported the state’s construction industry to aid in its sustainability, success, and activism. To honor the accomplishments and brilliant work produced in the field, the organization annually...
