Celebrity deaths, COVID-19, wildfires. Could 2020 bring murder hornets to Mississippi?
Mississippi Culture
‘Once in a Lifetime’: Mac McAnally’s new album puts hope, optimism on display
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The Mississippi native and 10-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year recipient has lived to tell a story of gratitude and Mississippi roots.
People
Charles Evers, civil rights activist and politician, dead at 97
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Civil rights activist and politician Charles Evers, brother of slain NAACP leader Medgar Evers, died Wednesday morning in Brandon, his family said. He was 97. “The world lost a fearless Civil Rights leader this morning,” a statement from his family said. “… The life mission of Charles Evers was to advance the work of his beloved brother, who was assassinated on June 12, 1963.
Mississippi Culture
How Clinton’s Eddie Cotton Jr. and Jarekus Singleton found the blues
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Well-known in the blues scene in the U.S. and abroad, these Mississippi bluesmen have a lot more in common than just guitars.
Photo Galleries
Photo gallery: Confederate statue protest by Rory Doyle
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View photos of demonstrators gathered in Cleveland on July 3, 2020, to protest the Confederate statue outside the Bolivar County Courthouse.
Mississippi Culture
An Independence Day story of two vets who made Hattiesburg their second home
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Nick Kolinsky helped stranger and World War II veteran Jack Lucas and created a lasting friendship and legacy in Hattiesburg.
Mississippi Culture
‘The garden is a container of memory’: Curator who restored Welty Garden is retiring
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Susan Haltom to retire after more than 25 years of sharing the garden’s story
Mississippi Culture
Homegrown recording studios help musicians carry Mississippi’s musical legacy forward
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Artists Dear Silas, Sam Mooney and more find their voice in Mississippi recording studios across the state
Mississippi Culture
Photo Gallery: ‘May the river be with you’ by Rory Doyle
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Photographer Rory Doyle shares a collection of photographs of the Mississippi River paired with words by John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company.
Mississippi Culture
Michael Farris Smith untangles the vines that bind in ‘Blackwood’
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Oxford-based author’s latest novel is a Southern gothic thriller set in small-town Mississippi
Mississippi Culture
Mississippi-based documentary film company forges community connection through storytelling
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Blue Magnolia Films duo helps Mississippians craft and tell unique stories that highlight community.
Mississippi Culture
Mississippian Brett Orrison takes his love of music to Austin and beyond
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Mississippi Gulf Coast native Brett Orrison is the first call for Jack White, Widespread Panic and other music acts
Mississippi Culture
Spotlight: performance series to shine light on diverse voices through Mississippi-made theater
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Summer performance series aims to create a platform for new plays and LGBTQ+ voices.
Mississippi Culture
Photo Gallery: Mississippi Latino by Rory Doyle
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View a collection of photographs from award-winning photographer Rory Doyle documenting the growing Latino community in northern Mississippi.
Mississippi Culture
‘A Good Meal is Hard to Find’ cookbook showcases charming blend of Southern food, art and storytelling
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This collection of “storied recipes from the Deep South” features 60 recipes and 60 paintings categorized under the quirky cookbook’s five chapters.
Director Tate Taylor uses love of preservation to lift up Mississippi
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Mississippi native Tate Taylor, director of “The Help,” preserved Wyolah Plantation in Church Hill, where he lives and spends most of his time.