Quilter Janice Mitchell was born in Texas, and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In junior high and high school, she took home economic courses where she was taught to sew clothes. She loved the possibilities of creating and decorating with fabrics far beyond dressmaking. In 1988 she moved to Mississippi to attend college and […]
Larry Veal, Sr., was born in 1966 and grew up in the small southwestern Mississippi town of Gloster. He now lives with his wife and children near his in-laws about twenty miles from Gloster in the Buffalo community east of Woodville. His parents worked in the local lumber industry, and he has worked for the
Born on a small Tennessee farm in 1923, Larry Armstrong soon looked for a way to get out from behind his father’s mule and embarked on a life that has taken him all over the world. His experiences included running off to join the circus at a young age, spending time on the southern railroads
Every Friday night, the Wayne Wilson Trucking Company in the Bellevue community (just west of Hattiesburg) turns into a mecca for country and bluegrass music fans. Turn south on 589 from Highway 98 west of Hattiesburg, then, at a blinking light, turn west on old 24, and go a few miles. You’ll see lots of
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For nearly 20 years folks looking for good music and good food have gravitated towards Sparta, a small town in Chickasaw County in north-central Mississippi. In the early 1990s, a small group of men met in an abandoned house to play music. Now known as the Sparta Opry, with a nod towards country music variety
The Sebastopol Opry is a locally produced, bimonthly country and bluegrass show. It is presented on the second and fourth Friday of each month in a building in “downtown” Sebastopol (a town of 200 in far northeastern Scott County) and is managed by Joe and Brenda Fairchild. The show is very informal, primarily featuring musicians
Fresh-baked bread is an essential part of the daily culinary routine in Mexico, where neighborhoods have their own bakeries and neighbors know when bread comes out of the oven each day. The smells of freshly baked bolillos (French rolls) and pan dulce (sweet bread) spill into the street inviting passers-by to peruse the bakery racks.
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As the population of Latin Americans continues to grow in North Mississippi, parishioners at St. James Catholic Church in Tupelo are working to integrate the customs of an English-speaking parish with that of their growing Spanish-speaking neighbors. Thus, on December 10th, 2006, the church hosted a celebration to honor the Mexican tradition of Our Lady
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Each December 12th, the Mexican Catholic community of Scott County celebrates the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This celebration commemorates the appearance of Mary to the Mexican peasant Juan Diego in 1531. The feast day is an important holiday in Mexico. It has also become an important day for Mexican Americans to celebrate
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The seafood industry helped to establish Biloxi. While the area was first settled by the French in the early 18th century, Biloxi was primarily a quiet resort community until the late 1800s when several local businessmen opened seafood canning plants. The industry developed during this time due to the establishment of a railroad link to
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