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Shannon, MS · Lifestyle
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Mother opens restaurant for her son and other adults with disabilities
The Mustard Seed Lunch Company, a family-owned restaurant in downtown Saltillo, employs four people with disabilities.
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This Old-School Mississippi BBQ Joint Serves Hearty Southern Breakfasts And Slow-Smoked Meats
The smoke starts early here, because the doors open at 6 AM every single day. That means fried bologna biscuits at sunrise and hickory-smoked ribs by supper, all from one kitchen. The twist? This barbecue spot shares a roof with a convenience store. You can grab a sausage biscuit and...
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Prime Timer
“Our members are not involved”: Ole Miss Alpha Phi says students making monkey noises in viral video were misidentified as sorority members
The University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi [Representational Image] - Source: Getty The Iota Omega chapter of Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, has addressed the viral clip showing individuals making monkey noises outside a Black woman’s apartment. The sorority distanced itself from the controversy, stating that none of its members were involved, contrary to claims circulating online. Recently, TikTok user and Ole Miss student Jakiyra Metcalf (@jakiyrametcalf_) posted Ring camera footage showing three women walking past her apartment....
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Daily Mississippian
Meet Oxford’s editor of The Scout Guide
The Scout Guide is a collection of features from local businesses intended to showcase the culture of cities and regions where it is published. In Oxford, local editor Abbe Barfield wants to create a guide readers use every day to decide which businesses they will support. The franchise has distributed...
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Bully’s Pantry gears up for 3rd annual Egg Bowl Food Fight
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Bully’s Food Pantry and Mississippi’s Grove Grocery will be going head-to-head this month in what will be their 3rd annual egg bowl food fight. The competition started November 1st, as bully’s food pantry is looking for non-perishable food items, hygiene products, and is also taking monetary donations as well. This is used in a way to use the gridiron rivalry to put eyes towards the fight against hunger. Bully’s Pantry coordinator Suzanne Bowen said that the pantry has been operation for a few years now, opening at the beginning of 2020.
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Set The Alarm Early For These 7 Mississippi Bakeries Still Baking The Slow, Old-Fashioned Way
A wrong turn on a hungry morning led me to a glass case of glazed donuts and a smell I still remember. Mississippi is full of bakeries that open before sunrise and still do things the slow, careful way. Some have been rolling dough for about a hundred years, and...
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Why Do Locals Keep Driving To Tupelo? This Barbecue-And-Biscuits Counter Explains It
Some places in Mississippi get busy because they are new. One small counter in Tupelo stays busy because it has barely changed in decades. Road trippers plan whole days around it, and folks from across the state make it their lunch stop every time they roll into town. It is cash only, it closes on Sundays and Mondays, and the booths are tight.
Festivaltopia
From Nowhere to Iconic: 10 Music Legends Who Started in Tiny Towns
Elvis Presley – Tupelo, Mississippi Elvis Presley – Tupelo, Mississippi (image credits: wikimedia) Before he was known worldwide as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley’s journey began in Tupelo, Mississippi. With a population of just 7,500 in 1935, Tupelo was a small town with a limited horizon. Elvis spent his early years in ... Read more The post From Nowhere to Iconic: 10 Music Legends Who Started in Tiny Towns appeared first on Festivaltopia .