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Georgia-native Trisha Yearwood was nine years old when baseball legend Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home-run record in Atlanta. In a recent Instagram post, the country music star reflected on watching the historic moment with her family from their home in nearby Monticello. “Our dad, Jack never missed watching an Atlanta Braves game,” Yearwood recalled of her father who died in 2005. “We were raised on baseball. I was 9 years old when Hammerin’ Hank hit 715 in Atlanta, surpassing Babe Ruth’s home-run record, and I remember cheering loudly with my family, watching that historical moment on tv (thank you Ted Turner and TBS!...

Mark your calendars, because you’re invited to take a trip to the frontier with Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical. The show has been revived many times since its 1943 premiere, and one revival that remains a favorite around the world is the 1998 production filmed at London’s National Theatre—a version packed with knockout performances and stellar dance sequences. BroadwayHD is making the musical available to watch for free beginning on March 27, 2020, at 8 p....

Pastor Wes Fowler and his family rode out the EF4 tornado that devastated Mayfield, Kentucky, in a tunnel beneath First Baptist Church. Recalling the scene when they emerged, he told The Washington Post that downtown Mayfield looked like a “war zone.” Every part of the church sustained some level of damage, yet compared to the other downtown buildings, it was largely spared. Miraculously, through the blown-out windows of the Ministries Center across the street, the church’s large, illuminated cross still stands—a beacon of hope in a desert of destruction....

We love old houses. Their architectural styles tell stories from the past, and their classic character feels familiar and welcoming. A place with a history behind it is a major draw for many potential buyers. However, some aspects of an old home can feel outdated rather than retro. Stepping through the front door of a 1970s rancher can often feel like a time warp. While keeping the home’s original character is great, making some updates is necessary, so you don’t feel stuck in another decade....

If you’re from the South, it’s likely your grandmother mentioned once or twice (or a few dozen times) that any job worth doing is worth doing well. That is particularly true when it comes to cleaning. We spoke to cleaning professionals for their favorite tips to help you get things spic and span the right way. These handy hints will be helpful whether you’re spring cleaning, getting ready for a holiday, opening up the vacation house, or just looking for a few shortcuts to make your chores go a little faster....

Billed as an experience that’s “Disney World for retirees” and “like a vacation every day,” life in The Villages, Central Florida’s famed retirement community, is an object of fascination. Everyone’s heard of it, but not everyone has visited the neighborhoods, town squares, golf courses, and recreation facilities that make up The Villages. A new documentary called Some Kind of Heaven offers a glimpse behind the hedges of the retirement destination and tells a few of the stories that have taken place in its unique landscape....

You think you’ve had good egg salad. Maybe it’s your Aunt Susan’s recipe. Maybe you learned it from your college roommate. Maybe you’ve been picking it up by the half-pound from your favorite local deli for years. Or perhaps you’re a fan of the Masters recipe, straight from Augusta, Georgia. The South isn’t short on mighty egg salad contenders. Well, we’re happy to share that your best egg salad recipe is about to get even better....

It’s a match made in country music heaven. Roughly two months after Dolly Parton spilled the beans that she and fellow icon Reba McEntire had recorded their first duet together, the fruits of their long-awaited union have finally been revealed. On Friday, Dolly and Reba dropped the music video for a new version of “Does He Love You,” Reba’s Grammy-winning ballad featuring Linda Davis from 1993. In the video (below), the legendary performers belt out the mournful tune while having a drink together....

This quick treat requires only four ingredients, but is sure to make your guests (and kids!) swoon. Use food coloring or sprinkles to adapt recipe for a holiday theme or special occasion. Ingredients One 16 oz. package of Oreos One 8 oz. package of cream cheese One 24 oz. package of white chocolate chips One 12 oz. package of semi-sweet chocolate chips [optional] Preparation Crush cookies in a blender or food processor until fine....

Though the coronavirus pandemic has robbed us the joy of venturing to the stadium for peanuts and cracker jacks, or even watching a live ball game from home, we can still relive some of the glory on the baseball diamond by watching movies about the sport, catching reruns of classic games, or spending endless hours reviewing clips of famous plays on YouTube. Now, all baseball aficionados best mark their calendars for this Sunday, June 14th at 9 p....

Baking a batch of mouthwatering cookies doesn’t have to be hard, especially after reading our tips for baking cookies. Over the years, you’ve probably gathered all the tools you need to whip up a recipe, but do you have all the ingredients? If you regularly stock your pantry with these ingredients, you’re almost guaranteed to have what you need for a typical cookie recipe. It’s easy to keep on hand the ingredients for a simple recipe like these 5-Ingredient Sugar Cookies....

Earlier this spring the world lost singer and songwriting luminary, John Prine, to complications from coronavirus. While family, friends, and music fans alike mourn his death, we can all also find great comfort in the beautiful trove of recordings the talented musician has left us. In addition to his well-known collection of music⁠—“Angel from Montgomery,” “Paradise,” and “Illegal Smile,” to name a few⁠—we’re grateful that his label has released his last recorded song, presciently titled, “I Remember Everything....

If Brussels sprouts are on your Thanksgiving or Christmas sideboard this year, chances are you will roast them in the oven on a sheet pan. Roasting is a fantastic way to cook Brussels sprouts, but around the holidays, oven space is the only thing more valuable than your grandmother’s Spode turkey plates. So free up some oven space for the slow-roasting turkey, heavenly pies, and favorite casseroles, and let your trusty slow cooker handle the Brussels sprouts this year....

The beauty of most Southern dishes is that they use what you already have in your cupboard. But times have changed—our pantries are not filled with sacks of flour and cans of lard; instead, we buy biscuits in the freezer section. Shelves once lined with jars of green beans from last year’s harvest are now occupied by commercially canned vegetables and box mixes. While there’s a time and a place for homemade specialties, some days you need to depend on the ready-to-make items you have on hand....

High school students from the Humble Independent School District in Texas are designing and building little homes with a lot of heart. The student-led initiative, called “Students Helping Veterans: Big Heroes, Tiny Homes,” began in 2018. So far, students from Kingwood Park High School and Summer Creek High School have provided three houses to homeless veterans, with more under construction. Roughly 40 architecture and engineering students work through all sorts of weather to build the homes from the ground up....

Luck be a lady twice for a North Carolina woman who is celebrating her second lottery win in two months. Kenya Sloan of Shelby, North Carolina, won a $2 million prize from a $20 scratch off Diamond Dazzler ticket she bought in October, according to a press release from the North Carolina Lottery. She collected her prize last Thursday and opted to take a lump-sum of $1.2 million instead of a 20-year annuity....

Across the South, barbecue will play a starring role in the upcoming July 4th weekend, and newspapers and magazines are chock full of recipes, tips, and tricks to help you prepare. (Here at Southern Living, we even have a few ideas about what to wear.) Celebrating the 4th with barbecue is actually a very old Southern tradition, one that dates back to the beginning of the country. Just after the Revolution, Americans marked Independence Day with public dinners, and in the South those dinners quickly grew into large outdoor barbecues....

In 1994, Oprah Winfrey wrote this note, promptly displaying it on her desk. “Never again will I do anything for anyone that I do not feel directly from my heart. I will not attend a meeting, make a phone call, write a letter, sponsor or participate in any activity in which every fiber of my being does not resound yes. I will act with the intent to be true to myself....

You’re home from the store with a couple pounds of shrimp, ready to assemble a spicy shrimp boil, crispy coconut shrimp, or a veggie-packed bowl of shrimp poke—but first, you’ve got to peel them. No need to be intimidated or regret not buying the pre-peeled variety; we’ve got peeling and deveining shrimp down to four easy steps. Step 1. Pull or chop off the head and pull off the legs....

It’s hard to put a price on a good old-fashioned cast-iron skillet, especially a well-seasoned one. But to part with $8,000 for an antique skillet from Ebay, that thing better be plated in gold—or at least have one heck of a story attached to it. As it turns out, there’s quite the market for vintage cast-iron skillets. And when it comes to collectible skillets, not only is Griswold’s ERIE “Spider Skillet” the cream of the crop, it also comes with quite the story....