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Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Paper Man Chasing the Truth in the Mississippi Delta is the must-read memoir of retired journalist and longtime editor of the Indianola Enterprise Tocsin, Jim Abbott. Released in early September and published by The Nautilus Publishing Company of Oxford, Paper Man is the compelling perspective of an older, wiser man who was once a good ole Mississippi frat boy standing on the sidelines cheering against James Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss in 1962.
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Delta Blues and Heritage Fest attendees look ahead, anticipate next year's 50th anniversary festival
GREENVILLE, MS - The 49th Annual Delta Blues Festival packed the lot with seekers and providers of the soulful blues the Delta is known for... But some guests at the festival - like first year guests Vincent and Marlo, from East St. Louis, Illinois - are already anticipating the next. "We’ll definitely be back next year. Bigger, and better," says Vincent. "Good music - that's what I want!" says Marlo.
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49th Delta Blues and Heritage Festival packs the parking lot, and some guests have been coming for decades
GREENVILLE, MS - From vendors selling food to guests gathered under every bit of shade - the 49th Annual Delta Blues and Heritage Fest had the Washington County Convention Center packed. With the longest running blues fest in the country still running strong, seekers of the music have been coming...
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Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival brings music, vendors and community together
GREENVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival brought music, vendors and hundreds of people together in Greenville, giving visitors a chance to celebrate the Delta’s blues heritage while connecting with local businesses, musicians and community organizations. The festival attracted vendors from across the region, including...
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10 Southern Towns And Villages With Live Music All Year
Nashville and Memphis get the marketing budget, but the South’s most consistent live music scenes often live in towns and villages too small to have a tourism slogan. These are places where a stage is as much a fixture of daily life as a courthouse square. None of these places depend on a single festival ... Read more
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Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram
A native son of Clarksdale, Mississippi, GRAMMY Award-winning Christone “Kingfish” Ingram stands at the crossroads of legacy and innovation, channeling the spirit of the Delta while fearlessly reshaping its future. Kingfish’s music breathes through the past, but he’s expanded the form, blending Funk, Soul, Hip-hop, Pop, and Jazz in a Blues fusion bridge of generations and genres.
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Shining Buford Sisters
The Buford Sisters are made up of four siblings who have been singing at the Alluvian Hotel in Greenwood at Christmas time for over twenty-three years. They have also taken part in a Christmas program at the Grammy Museum for the past three years. Tonight, Tony Fruits shines a light...
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Science festival brings hands-on learning to Indianola
INDIANOLA, Miss. — Science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) were on display Saturday at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, but the lessons didn't come from a textbook. Instead, children and families were encouraged to get hands-on, experiment and explore as the museum hosted a science...
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The Mississippi Festival Where More Than 100 Musicians Take Over One Small Town For A Single Weekend
Musicians are generally underappreciated people, spending most of their lives practicing just to perfect a single sound. Still, plenty of people in Mississippi genuinely want to listen to those who have dedicated years of their lives to music. This festival brings more than a hundred of them together, taking over...
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Ten-time GRAMMY nominee Jamey Johnson opens BPAC fall season
The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University will open its Fall 2026 Mainstage Series with award-winning country singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson on Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Limited seats remain for this one-night-only performance. Widely regarded as one of the most respected voices in modern country music,...
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Jamey Johnson to open BPAC Fall Season Sept. 10
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Ten-time Grammy Award nominee and Grand Ole Opry member Jamey Johnson will open the Bologna Performing Arts Center’s Fall 2026 Mainstage Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the BPAC on the Delta State University campus. Limited seats remain for the one-night performance. Johnson...
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This Forgotten Delta Building In Mississippi Sat Empty For Years And Now People Drive Hours To Eat There
Sometimes it just takes real effort to turn absolutely anything into something worth talking about, and this Mississippi Delta building proves exactly that. It sat empty for years before someone decided to bring it back to life as a restaurant. People now drive hours specifically to eat here, treating the...
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B.B. King viewing set for Vegas ahead of Mississippi funeral
(AP) A public viewing for blues legend B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas before his body is sent to Mississippi, where plans are being made for services in his hometown next week, King’s business manager said Monday. A private family funeral also will be held in Las...
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Gallery: Nicholls opens season with commanding 44-10 win
The Nicholls State University football team used four turnovers by the defense to blank Mississippi Valley State in the first half while three Ean Rodrigue touchdown passes and two rushing scores by Tamaj Hoffman carried the offense to a commanding 37-0 lead at the break before the Colonels secured a 44-10 victory Thursday night on Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium.
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Clarksdale, Home of the Blues, Gears up for Four Festivals in September
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — September is shaping up to be a busy month in Clarksdale, with four festivals bringing blues, soul, roots music and cultural celebrations to the city and surrounding area. Known as the “Home of the Blues,” Clarksdale will host a series of events throughout the month featuring...
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Service will memorialize site of Emmett Till’s slaying
A memorial service Saturday will honor the late Mamie Till-Mobley and her son Emmett Till, and visitors will ride in a caravan from Mound Bayou Museum of African-American Culture & History to the barn where 14-year-old Till was killed.