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May 2018 – February 2019 — Mississippi Today travels the state to reestablish the brewpub as a center for public discussion, debate and fellowship. Our staff has visited member taprooms of the Mississippi Brewers Guild and featured live interviews between our journalists and cultural and political figures, screenings of short films, Mississippi pop quiz games and lively discussion. And of course craft beer and local tunes, too!

Mississippi Today homepage on the day of the Greenville event.
Panel in Greenville discussing revival in the Delta on the eve of the Delta Hot Tamale Festival. From left to right: Mississippi Today Executive Director, Mary Margaret White, Executive Director at Greenville Renaissance Scholars, Jon Delperdang, Greenville mayor, Erick Simmons, Report for America Corp Member, Alexandra Watts and Mississippi Today Reporter, Kelsey Davis.
A local brew at Might Miss Brewing in Greenville.
Hattiesburg mayor, Toby Barker, and Editor-in-Chief, Ryan Nave, discussing local government in Hattiesburg. Credit: Elizabeth Hambuchen, Mississippi Today
A local brew at Southern Prohibition Brewing in Hattiesburg.
Audience members at Southern Prohibition Brewing in Hattiesburg.
Crowd at Southern Prohibition Brewing.

Put political banter back where it belongs! On the barstool!

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Newsroom from the Taproom

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
May 1, 2018

					<h1>Newsroom from the Taproom</h1>
<p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />May 1, 2018</p>
					
<p><em><strong>May 2018 - February 2019</strong></em>&nbsp;— Mississippi Today travels the state to reestablish the brewpub as a center for public discussion, debate and fellowship.&nbsp;Our staff has visited member taprooms of the Mississippi Brewers Guild and featured live interviews between our journalists and cultural and political figures, screenings of short films, Mississippi pop quiz games and lively discussion. And of course craft beer and local tunes, too!</p>
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<p><strong>Join Mississippi Today as we travel the state to reestablish the brewpub as a center for public discussion, debate and fellowship.</strong></p>
<p>We’ll visit member taprooms of the Mississippi Brewers Guild and feature live interviews between our journalists and cultural and political figures, screenings of short films, Mississippi pop quiz games and lively discussion. And of course craft beer and local tunes, too!</p>
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