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Winona, Montgomery County: Railroads, Cotton Mills, Fires, and Fannie Lou Hamer
Appalachian Community Histories – Winona, Montgomery County: Railroads, Cotton Mills, Fires, and Fannie Lou Hamer. In the rolling hills of north-central Mississippi, the city of Winona grew from a railroad settlement into one of the region’s important commercial and political centers. Long before automobiles and interstate highways reshaped travel across the state, trains brought merchants, farmers, laborers, and visitors through a town whose streets, hotels, and businesses developed around the railroad tracks. Its position between the Mississippi Delta and the eastern portion of the state helped establish Winona as a trading center, while its selection as the county seat of Montgomery County in 1871 gave the growing community an importance that extended beyond transportation.
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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.
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Grammy Museum Mississippi Gala Honors Buffett and McAnally
Photo ID (L-R): Shenandoah's Mike McGuire, Mac McAnally, Shenandoah's Marty Raybon. Grammy Museum® Mississippi has announced that the Lyrics and Latitudes 2026 Gala, which was held on October 22, has raised a total of $180,000. Proceeds will directly benefit the Museum’s education programs. The 2026 Gala was held at Grammy Museum Mississippi in Cleveland, Miss., and honored Grammy®-nominated artists Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally with the eighth annual Crossroads of American Music Award, with a special celebratory performance by Grammy® Award-winning country group Shenandoah. This year’s Gala also honored Hayes Cooper Center teachers Leslie Bishop and Maria Mondragon with the seventh annual L.U.C.Y. Award (Lifting Up Children and Youth).
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Authors of ‘Unique Eats and Eateries of Mississippi’ Heading to Vaiden for November Book Signing
Mississippi authors Dori Lowe and Brandi Perry will visit Vaiden next month for a special book signing highlighting their newly released local interest book, Unique Eats and Eateries of Mississippi. The event is set for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Prissy Hen, located at...
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Thomastown Baptist Church Harvest Festival this Saturday
Thomastown Baptist Church invites the community to its “Carnival on the Corner” Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be carnival games, prizes, lots of candy, and food. All are welcome to attend an evening of fun and fellowship. The festival will be...
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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.