The Latest Breaking News from South

Live cattle futures closed the Friday session with contracts $3.90 to $4.50 lower. February was $1.57 lower last week. Cash trade last week centered in the $233 range across the South and $232-235 for the North. Feeder cattle gave back much of the strength from last week, as contracts were...

Winter in the South often feels like a cheat code: cooler temperatures, slower garden growth, and the chance to rest your green thumbs. But for some gardeners, that cozy downtime is secretly giving a boost to tiny invaders that could wreak havoc come spring. Those bright, leafy, and perfectly pruned…

Imagine walking past a yard in your neighborhood and seeing a vibrant garden bursting with flowers, herbs, and vegetables—all seemingly grown from nothing. No expensive planters, no fancy fertilizers, just the sheer ingenuity of a gardener who knows how to make nature work for them. That’s exactly what’s happening across…

If you’ve ever plugged one extension cord into another to stretch across a room, you’re far from alone, but electricians say this common shortcut is causing a surge in preventable house fires across the South. While it’s not “newly illegal” under state law, daisy-chaining extension cords does violate OSHA and…

Rising gains in the North have helped offset shrinking returns in the South, property firm Hamptons said.

The proportion of loss-making sales in the North East fell to 13.9% in 2025

Arkansas tops new affordability rankings for 2026. All top 10 states come from South and Midwest with rent under $1,400 and homes under $400,000.

Live cattle futures are slipping lower at midday, down $1.50 to $1.70 so far. Cash trade has started to pick up, with $233 reported in the North on Friday, and $232 South bids. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales, with bids of just $230-231. Feeder...

Live cattle futures are trading with 85 cent to $1.10 gains so far on Thursday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with bids of $232 so far in the South. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales, with bids of just $230. Feeder...