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He may have only lived a lyrical life, but Billy Joe McAllister’s bridge-jumping death remembered by fun-loving Mississippians
A group of Mississippi residents gathered on a sleepy, dusty Delta day to remember the fictional Billy Joe ...
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Which Mississippi counties have the oldest homes? Here’s the list.
Thomas R Machnitzki (thomas@machnitzki.com) // Wikimedia Commons Counties with the oldest homes in Mississippi There’s an undeniable charm ...
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Brave bird or birdbrained? Runaway rooster spotted outside Mississippi KFC
A rooster in Mississippi is either the most fearless fowl on the planet or the most foolish. He ...
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Mississippi rockers 3 Doors Down celebrate 20th anniversary of multi-platinum album with streaming concerts
Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their multi-platinum debut album The Better ...
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Estate of Mississippi native, Southern author Julia Reed to be auctioned for charity
The estate of a writer who chronicled Southern food and life will be auctioned next month to benefit ...
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What does it take to be in top 1% of wealth in Mississippi?
Windfall used its 2020 consumer financial database to determine the net worth required to rank in the top ...
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New Orleans Jazz Fest delayed until October
The coronavirus pandemic, which forced the cancellation of last year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, is forcing ...
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Actress who portrayed Mary Ann on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ dies of COVID-19
Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s ...
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World mourns Mississippi singer who ‘did things no one had ever done’
Charley Pride wasn’t country music’s first Black artist, but he reached heights that had not been available to ...
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Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen loses battle with cancer
Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into ...