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This Mississippi Meat Market Has Deep Roots In The Delta
Buying a whole box of meat sounds like a job for a restaurant kitchen, but in the Mississippi Delta, plenty of regular families do it too. Along a highway outside Cleveland sits a wholesale meat business where shoppers can stock up on bulk cuts, cold cuts, seasonings, and even shelves of snacks.
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Mount Everest Comes to Kosciusko
Greg Taylor kept a joint meeting of The Kosciusko Rotary and Lions clubs spellbound Tuesday as he told his story of summiting Mount Everest. Taylor, a Mississippian, described the base camps, ice fields, the death zone and his 20 minutes on the summit. Taylor made the accent in May of 2025 when he was 60 years old.
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Music Maker Foundation to Release Debut Album From Parchman Prison Band
Music Maker Foundation to Release Debut Album From Parchman Prison Band. Esteemed nonprofit organization Music Maker Foundation has announced a historic new collaboration with The Parchman Band. The newly-revived blues band, consisting of inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, will release their self-titled debut album on February 26, 2027 along with a book and a short documentary film directed by Ethan Payne. A testament to the transformative power of music, the collection features intimate stories and striking imagery from deeply personal recordings and tintype sessions offering a front-row seat to a quiet revolution of faith, work, and community. It is living proof that even in a place long defined by suffering, music can foster profound healing, forgiveness, and human dignity.
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Sweet Tea And Fried Green Tomatoes Keep Regulars Coming To This Canton Cafe
Some Mississippi restaurants become part of the family calendar, the place people book for birthdays, anniversaries, and the first big dinner after a move to town. In Canton, one white-tablecloth spot has earned that kind of loyalty over many years, and its regulars keep returning for Southern favorites like fried green tomatoes alongside serious steak and seafood.
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Greenville's 2026 Hot Tamale Fest possibly the largest yet, with three band stages and a contest for the best tamales
GREENVILLE, MS - Greenville, Mississippi - the Hot Tamale Capital of the World. It’s been over a decade since former mayor Charles "Chuck" Jordan proclaimed the title for the city, in 2012... But for those attending the annual hot tamale festival this year, the proof is visible in the...
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Three stages at Hot Tamale Fest 2026 hosted musicians all day - some had never been to the Delta before
GREENVILLE, MS - Three separate stages and musicians from all over brought the noise to Greenville’s Hot Tamale Festival this year. One of those musicians, Matt Rogers, brought GRAMMY-award and platinum record recipients The Band Perry with him to own the main stage Saturday. Rogers calls the trip to...
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Mark Rogers calls trip to the Delta "a crazy coincidence... we're lucky", plays at Hot Tamale Festival
GREENVILLE, MS - The Hot Tamale Festival brought musicians to every stage, all day long... but for one musician from Nashville, it was his first time in Greenville. Musician and producer Mark Rogers brought a band to the Delta this year, to give Greenville a taste of the country blues. He says the chance to play at the hot tamale festival came to him as a stroke of luck... but it’s a stroke of luck he’s glad came his way.
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Greenville author’s book encourages young readers to pursue their goals
GREENVILLE, Miss. — Derrick L. Williams hopes his latest book will inspire children to develop a love of reading and believe in their ability to achieve their goals. Williams held a reading and signing for “Derrick Wins the Game,” a book inspired by two people who helped shape his life: his mother and his former basketball coach.
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Movie “Dear William” Includes Scenes Shot in Cleveland
“This movie was truly a calling.” So said David Magee of his latest project “Dear William”, a highly-personal, independent film which included a “role” for Cleveland. Work began September 8 on this feature adaptation of the best-selling memoir by the Oxford native and current resident....
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This Mississippi Museum Inside An Old Freight Depot Tells The Whole Story Of The Delta Blues
Flat cotton fields, a quiet two-lane highway, and then a little downtown with brick buildings and colorful murals painted on the walls. Nothing about it shouts for attention, yet this corner of Mississippi gave the world one of its most important kinds of music. The blues grew up here, carried...
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Award-winning Nashville country singer-songwriter brings high-energy performance to Downtown Greenville
Award-winning country singer-songwriter Matt Rogers is bringing his signature blend of authentic storytelling, modern country sound, and high-energy live performance to Greenville this fall, where he will take the stage at the Delta Hot Tamale Festival on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Rogers will perform on the Main Stage presented by Regions Bank, opening for The Band Perry during one of the Delta region’s highly anticipated annual celebrations.