Dispatches from the Edge

By JIM BEAUGEZ  •  Photos courtesy of RON ETHERIDGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_muFysubE Click the link above for the premiere “Greenville,” the latest single from Delta native and 2024 Mississippi Songwriter of the Year Ron Etheridge. Greenville native Ron Etheridge wasn’t “a friend of the devil, but a friend of a friend,” as he sings on his new album, Good Family. […]

For Those Who Inherit the Delta

By JIM BEAUGEZ With The Barn, Clarksdale native Wright Thompson traces the true story of an infamous Delta murder and examines the global forces that set it in motion.       Time will eventually reveal all things, or so goes the adage. The question becomes, will anyone care when time is ready to show its […]

Scaling Down, Celebrating Big for a Small(er) Thanksgiving

By CINDY COOPWOOD and CORDELIA CAPPS  •  Photography by ANNA SATTERFIELD Recipes for Hosting a Small Thanksgiving      Thanksgiving conjures up images of huge family gatherings, but sometimes, there is a limited number around the table—and that’s okay! Having a smaller Thanksgiving gathering some years can offer many advantages. A more intimate gathering makes meal […]