The Mississippi Delta will always be home
By Martha Scott Poindexter Guenther January/February 2019 As many of us plan for the new year, it is often with a sigh of relief that we put the past year behind us. For me it always depends how I fared that year. 2018 was a great year for me, and the main reason it was […]
Native Son
By John Ramsey Miller July/August 2018 When I meet someone new, I always ask them, “Where you from?” I want to know if we have people in common. If that person is from Mississippi, I will find someone we share a connection to within seconds. It’s never “what do you do?” What do you do […]
Remembering Memphis and The Peabody
By Dr. Lee Owen January/February 2018 It has been a long time since I was a young boy on a cotton plantation in the Mississippi Delta. One of my special memories is of trips up Highway 61 from the Mississippi Delta to Memphis and The Peabody Hotel. Back then the highway had two lanes and […]
Christmas Memories
By Mary Carol Miller November/December 2018 Growing up in Greenwood at mid-century, Christmas was a magical, memorable time, packed with local and family traditions, some of which endure to this day. I’ve lived in other places for much of my adult life and found that every town has its own holiday atmosphere, but there’s just […]