Here in the South, we have certain expressions that are unique to our area. They were born in us. Our grandparents used them and their grandparents used them.
In my nomadic radio career, my family and I have had the pleasure of living in such disparate states as Louisiana, Kansas, Alabama, Minnesota, and our native Texas. (Though, having lived in East, West, North, and South Texas, I can tell you that's like four states in one...
As residents along the Mississippi River continued to cope with flooding on Thursday, the river, already at record levels, was set to crest in Vicksburg, Miss. on Thursday morning.
The river was at 57.2 feet in Vicksburg on Wednesday morning, a level well above the previous record of 56.2 feet set on May 4, 1927, according to the National Weather Service. The river was expected to reach 57.5 feet