by Pam Dankins, Mississippi Today June 26, 2023 Prospect Hill, a preserved, abandoned building hidden deep in the woods of Jefferson County, Mississippi, is a connection to the history of Liberia in West Africa and to the lives of descendant communities of over 300...
GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi has announced it will debut a new, major exhibit on Friday, Aug. 11 titled Highway 61: Traveling America’s Music Highway. Presented by Eutaw Construction, in collaboration with Commissioner Willie Simmons, the first-of-its-kind exhibit...
by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today June 28, 2023 Teresa Springs looks out at the farmland that her husband Kevin Springs inherited in 2016. After Kevin’s mother’s health declined, she transferred over the 73-acre farm to him. The Springses had no plans of moving...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 26, 2023 Thalia Mara, for whom Jackson’s magnificent municipal auditorium is named, was the daughter of Russian immigrants, grew up in Chicago, studied classical ballet in Paris, toured the world as a dancer, and founded and...
by Newton Mathews Finding a unique Mississippi town can be an exciting adventure, and Leland is undoubtedly one of those hidden gems. Tucked away in the Mississippi Delta, Leland offers a perfect blend of rich history, vibrant arts, and Southern charm. This quaint...
The Jackson Hinds Library System will experience a total internet outage system-wide during a two-day upgrade to CSpire from June 27th to 28th. During this critical project, all library servers will be relocated from the Eudora Welty Library to the Willie Morris...
