By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by RORY DOYLE Recently updated, the Meredith home in Clarksdale has grown and changed along with their family over the years Sunshine beams into the great room of the Meredith’s Clarksdale home, bursting through big windows, bouncing off white linen, and brightening every corner with cheerful insistence. […]
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By ROBERT MCFARLAND, JR. Twenty years ago this April, a Clarksdale star was born. Its name? Juke Joint Festival. John Clark founded Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1848, when he bought land in the area and started a timber business. The town became a large trading center in the northern part of the Mississippi Delta.
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By JIM BEAUGEZ Tommy Collier shares a name with his late father, who was a respected artist in Greenville. But he’s a creative force in his own right. As a musician living in and around Nashville, Greenville native Tommy Collier has found himself in many unexpected situations, with plenty of valleys to accentuate
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By SUSAN MARQUEZ • Photography by TIMOTHY IVY Oxford artist’s love of color, confidence, and the outdoors are channeled into her distinct pieces An interesting path led artist Nicole Lamar to Oxford from Dallas, where she was raised. Ultimately she followed in her father’s footsteps, choosing to go to Ole Miss after high
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By BRANTLEY SNIPES Last month’s freeze took a major toll on lawns and landscapes across the region. However, there is still hope! With our evergreens, most damage seems to be contained to the leaves, but we won’t know for sure for a few more weeks in some cases. They will probably defoliate and flush back
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By SARAH FOWLER Whether by air or rail, travel in and out of the Delta has never been easier, and comes with some significant perks In the 1980s classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Steve Martin struggles to get home to his family for the holidays. Stuck with John Candy, hilarity ensues as the pair bumble
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By MARY LEE MCKEE • Photography by ANNA SATTERFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY Blending Art and Community to Find the Good What’s good in your community? Does the question surprise you? Are you more accustomed to discussing what’s wrong? What’s NOT good or what’s NOT working? Jennifer Drinkwater has a question. “What’s good?” But more than that,
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By HANK BURDINE Hippie chick from Pascagoula with deep Delta ties “Sam, I just can’t play like you…” “Lil’ Podnuh, you ain’t supposed to play like me, ’cause you ain’t me. You are supposed to take that song and do it like you do it. You take that song and make
By CINDY COOPWOOD • Photography by RORY DOYLE 3 hearty and heart-warming recipes to try right now When the weather turns cold and gray outside, and you want to stay warm and cozy inside, we’ve got you covered. We’ve rounded up three of our favorite hearty winter soup recipes that will hit the spot.
By SHERRY LUCAS Photos courtesy of GAY GRAEBER STUBBS Centuries-old Italian figurines are once again a featured part of the holiday season at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, in a colorful, captivating display of the Nativity, the Magi, a host of angels and a swirl of 18th-century townspeople and activity.
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