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Crowder, Panola and Quitman Counties: Railroads, Schools, Cotton, and the Delta Blues

Appalachian Community Histories – Crowder, Panola and Quitman Counties: Railroads, Schools, Cotton, and the Delta Blues. In the southwestern corner of Panola County, Mississippi, where the land stretches toward the fertile lowlands of the Mississippi Delta, lies the small town of Crowder. Its history is unusual because the community belongs to two counties, with most of the town situated in Quitman County and its eastern portion extending into Panola County. Although Crowder has never grown into a major Mississippi city, its history reflects the agricultural economy, changing transportation systems, segregated schools, and musical traditions that shaped the Delta throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Quitman County, MS · 1d

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Supervisors question county’s role in ambulance service

Panola County supervisors expressed frustration Monday with Lifeguard, the county’s ambulance service, prompting Board President Cole Flint to question whether county government should continue subsidizing a private business to provide […]

Panola County, MS · 2d

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Ballentine, Panola County: A Rural Post Office, Family Papers, and the Mystery of Dickens Place

Appalachian Community Histories – Ballentine, Panola County: A Rural Post Office, Family Papers, and the Mystery of Dickens Place. Along Ballentine Road in Panola County, Mississippi, lies a community whose history reaches beyond the name appearing on modern maps. Ballentine, an unincorporated settlement situated approximately three miles south of Pleasant Grove and four and a half miles south-southwest of Curtis Station, belongs to the network of small rural communities that developed across northern Mississippi during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although it never became a major town or county seat, its appearance in federal geographical records, postal directories, and local historical collections provides evidence of a community whose identity survived long after its post office disappeared.

Panola County, MS · 1d

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Batesville, Panola County: Ancient Mounds, Railroads, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Batesville, Panola County: Ancient Mounds, Railroads, and the Fight for Civil Rights. In the heart of Panola County, Mississippi, the city of Batesville developed from a small railroad settlement into one of northern Mississippi’s important centers of commerce, government, and community life. Its history stretches far beyond the arrival of the railroad in the nineteenth century, reaching back to Native American communities that occupied the surrounding landscape nearly two thousand years ago. Over the generations, the area witnessed the displacement of the Chickasaw people, the decline of once-prosperous river settlements, the upheaval of the Civil War, the expansion of agriculture and industry, and the long struggle for African American civil rights.

Batesville, MS · 1d

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11 Mississippi Hobby And Toy Stores Where One Quick Stop Turns Into A Whole Afternoon

A rainy Saturday in Mississippi once sent our family into a small game shop for ten minutes of shelter, and we walked out three hours later with a new favorite board game. Hobby and toy stores across the state are full of play tables, race tracks, comics, and dolls that pull kids and grownups in.

Mississippi · 1d

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Every vote counts in close MS Senate race, says attorney

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — As Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat hangs in the balance, people are making sure their vote counts before the deadline. With the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith being so close, Attorney Jake Brown says every eligible ballot matters.   “Anybody, no matter who you voted for […]

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Morning ‘Sip: 2026 Harvest Fest and JSU vs. MVSU

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The annual Harvest Festival will be held November 10-14, 2026, at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. Small Town Mississippi will come to life each day from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for ages 3 and up. Live demonstrations throughout the museum...

Jackson, MS · 1d

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Groups raise concerns about public view of affidavit ballot count in 3 Mississippi counties

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Local groups are raising concerns about how affidavit ballots are being counted in DeSoto, Harrison and Madison counties. The groups say part of the process is happening out of public view. Harya Tarekegn, director of advocacy for the Mississippi Center for Justice, said some counties are...

Mississippi · 20h

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City of Drew Receives Grant

The City of Drew recently received a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Preservation grant program. The grant is part of a larger series of grants to the City of Drew from the National Park Service as well as from other entities. This particular award will be used to help rehabilitate the 1929 portion of the Rosenwald School.

Drew, MS · 2d

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Oakland, Yalobusha County: Railroads, the Battle of Oakland, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Oakland, Yalobusha County: Railroads, the Battle of Oakland, and the Fight for Civil Rights. Along the railroad corridor of northern Mississippi, in the western portion of Yalobusha County, sits the town of Oakland, a community whose history reaches back to the settlement of the region during the 1830s. Although Oakland has never grown into a large municipality, its past reflects many of the developments that shaped Mississippi, including the removal of Native Americans, the expansion of cotton agriculture, the arrival of the railroad, the destruction brought by the Civil War, and the long struggle for civil rights.

Yalobusha County, MS · 1d

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Hiten Patel Builds Trust In North Mississippi Law

The first call often comes when someone feels the ground shift beneath them. A charge has been filed. An accident has changed a routine day. A court date appears on the calendar, and suddenly the future feels difficult to read. At HP Attorneys PLLC, attorney Hiten Patel understands that people rarely contact a lawyer on an ordinary day. They call when the stakes feel personal, when answers matter, and when calm guidance can help restore a sense of control.

Mississippi · 1d

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‘Never seen anything like it’: unprecedented lines at Olive Branch polls leave voters waiting hours

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (WMC) - Long lines continued into the evening Tuesday in Olive Branch, with some voters waiting hours to cast their ballots as heavy turnout and reported voting equipment issues caused delays. At the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the line stretched around the building throughout the day. Intermittent rain...

Olive Branch, MS · 3d

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DeSoto County elects its first Black judges

Voters in a DeSoto County subdistrict elected Southaven attorneys John Hughes as circuit court judge and Gwen Baptist as a chancery judge, making them the county's first Black judges.

Desoto County, MS · 2d

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Developer cites added costs in request to bypass city utilities

A request to allow a proposed 22-lot subdivision, called Brantlee Ridge, south of Oxford to use individual wells and septic systems rather than connect to city water and sewer was […]

Oxford, MS · 1d

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Courtland, Panola County: From Randolph’s Crossing to Railroads, Schools, and Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Courtland, Panola County: From Randolph’s Crossing to Railroads, Schools, and Civil Rights. In the southern portion of Panola County, Mississippi, the small town of Courtland stands along a railroad corridor that once helped transform the surrounding countryside into a center of agricultural commerce. Its streets, churches, older homes, and remaining railroad connections offer reminders of a community whose history reaches back to the nineteenth century, when cotton dominated the regional economy and the arrival of rail transportation created new opportunities for settlement and trade. Although Courtland is considerably quieter than it was during its early commercial years, its past reveals a community shaped by economic opportunity, educational ambition, racial inequality, and the determination of ordinary residents to influence their future.

Panola County, MS · 1d

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Water Valley, Yalobusha County: The Railroad, Civil War, and Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

Appalachian Community Histories – Water Valley, Yalobusha County: The Railroad, Civil War, and Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878. Along the rolling hills of northern Mississippi, Water Valley stands as a reminder of an era when the railroad determined the fortunes of entire communities. Its historic downtown, with rows of nineteenth-century commercial buildings, churches, and government offices, developed around a transportation network that once connected the small town to some of the largest cities in the country. For generations, the arrival and departure of trains influenced working hours, business activity, and the daily routines of the people who called Water Valley home.

Water Valley, MS · 1d

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Askew, Panola County: From Askews Bluff to Railroads, Country Stores, and Rural Churches

Appalachian Community Histories – Askew, Panola County: From Askews Bluff to Railroads, Country Stores, and Rural Churches. In the northwestern corner of Panola County, Mississippi, near the communities of Crenshaw and Buxton, lies Askew, a small rural settlement whose history reaches back to the nineteenth century. Although it never developed into a large incorporated town, Askew once maintained a post office, supported general stores and nearby sawmills, and served as a station along the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Its name appeared in government surveys, railroad maps, commercial directories, and church records, leaving behind evidence of a community that played a modest but recognizable role in the economic and social life of northern Mississippi.

Panola County, MS · 1d

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Scobey, Yalobusha County: From Preston and Garner to a Mississippi Railroad Town

Appalachian Community Histories – Scobey, Yalobusha County: From Preston and Garner to a Mississippi Railroad Town. In the southwestern corner of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, the community of Scobey developed along a railroad that helped reshape the settlement patterns of northern Mississippi during the nineteenth century. Although its population never approached that of larger towns such as Grenada, Coffeeville, or Water Valley, Scobey became an important local connection between the agricultural countryside and the expanding transportation network that linked Mississippi to markets across the South.

Yalobusha County, MS · 1d

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SpaceXAI Started Southaven Data Center Construction Without Water Permits, Mississippi Alleges

Mississippi’s environmental regulators released details this week on a set of penalties against SpaceXAI for violating state water pollution laws by starting construction on its Southaven data center facilities without needed permits. The company first announced the potential fines to investors two weeks ago, speculating the amount could reach...

Southaven, MS · 23h

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Voters sound off on Blackburn's gubernatorial win

Memphis, TN · 2d