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Neilson's Front
Neilson’s is the oldest of it’s kind in the South — and family owned

Neilson’s Department Store is a fixture that’s older than both of those landmarks, which has welcomed Rebels and rivals alike since 1839.

USM professor lends his voice to new Netflix series about American Revolution
USM’s Wiest plays major role in Netflix’s ‘The American Experiment’

USM professor and military historian Andrew Wiest is among the star-studded cast of Netflix’s “The American Experiment” documentary.

The Joe Show
FILM: The Joe Show

Filmmaker Forrest Mason profiles Joe Stinchcomb, owner of Oxford, Mississippi’s Bar Muse, in The Joe Show.

Leo "Bud" Welch
FILM: Mississippi Bluesman Leo “Bud” Welch

Born in 1932, Leo “Bud” Welch began playing guitar at the age of 13. He played for family, friends, and churches while making a living in the logging industry and on the farm for more than 35 years. In 2015, at the age of 83, Leo released his first-ever blues CD entitled “I Don’t Prefer No Blues.”

Speedy Cash
Artist’s painting of DG prompts viral conversation on rural socioeconomics

The Meridian-based artist tries to capture the Mississippi and the South that she has experienced – its people, its beauty and its contradictions. 

Fishbone Alley in Gulfport
Gulfport’s Fishbone Alley: From Utility to Canvas

Tucked quietly into the middle of a city block in Gulfport’s historic downtown district, the colorful little corridor of Fishbone Alley has become one of the Coast’s most unexpected treasures.

Mississippi Alumni All-Star Band
Mississippi Alumni All-Star Band puts on a show — and is on a mission

The Mississippi Alumni All-Star Band had found its rhythm with nearly 150 band members spreading the joy of music everywhere they perform.

John Jennings
Comics, culture and John Jennings’ creative spirit at The MAX

John Jennings builds worlds — captivating, colorful worlds full of indelible characters and heroic struggles, centered in Black culture and shot through with magic, mysticism and flecks of the graphic novelist’s native Mississippi.

Kickapoo Honey
Civil engineer finds harmony as a Kickapoo Honey beekeeper 

A casual, out-of-the-blue suggestion from a friend about beekeeping came after purchasing property on Kickapoo Road in rural Clinton.

Gay Men's Chorus
Gay Men’s Chorus is creating a safe space in Jackson through music

The Jackson Gay Men’s Chorus is helping create a new safe space through music, fellowship and community outreach.