The Mississippi Gentleman
By RICK CLEVELAND • Photography by JOHNNY JENNINGS Hailing from Greenwood, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Hugh Critz is still known as one of the finest fielders in baseball history It was the first week of April 1935. Greenwood—the self-proclaimed Cotton Capital of the World—was home to just over 11,000 folks, including one famous Major […]
From Mississippi Roots to Music Mogul
By JIM BEAUGEZ • Photos courtesy BRADFORD COBB Tunica native Bradford Cobb became one of LA’s top music-biz magnates, but Mississippi is still home For football fans of Mississippi’s two largest universities, 2014 was already a season to celebrate—both the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels were amid historic, whirlwind seasons. […]
A Grateful Return
By MAUDE SCHUYLER CLAY • Photos from the personal collection of CURTIS WILKIE From his third-grade newspaper to The Boston Globe, the circuitous journey that brought Curtis Wilkie home By Curtis Wilkie’s own admission, he was “not a great student,” but he was always drawn to stories and reportage. That natural inclination turned out […]
Celebration at the Preserve
By TONY KINTON • Photography by RORY DOYLE The Southern Tradition of Quail Hunting is alive and well in Tallahatchie County Cal and I bonded rather quickly. The inauguration of this linking took flight during my first trip to Trout Valley Quail Preserve just outside Charleston, Mississippi, and even before the dogs were cast […]
Inescapable Influence
Q&A with Keith Smythe Meacham and Will Hunt Lewis Growing up in the Mississippi Delta There is a common thread in the lore of the Delta. It’s in the seamless blend of high and low, old and new. It applies to all facets of our culture, from our music to […]
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 […]
J. Wilson Hunt
By JANE GULLY From hunting lodges to stately residences, Memphis designer Wilson Hunt brings the architectural influence of the Mississippi Delta into every project The Mississippi Delta’s sway on Memphis native Wilson Hunt’s growing-up years still influences his designs, which is evident in some way in each of his projects. Hunt, of J. […]
The Magic of Mississippi Mahjong
By KELLI WILLIAMS Centuries-Old Game Gets New Life in the Delta Bridge, bunco, and backgammon, meet the newest, oldest kid on the block, mahjong. While the game has been around for hundreds of years, originating in nineteenth-century China, it wasn’t until the 1920s that retailer Abercrombie & Fitch stocked their United States stores […]
2024 DELTA DOG Photo Contest Winners
EDITORS’ CHOICE Overall Winner:COOPER, Labrador Retrieversubmitted by Peyton Adams, Oxford READERS’ CHOICE Overall Winner:RUSTY, Yorkshire Terriersubmitted by Ella Smith, Madison ADOPTED/RESCUED First Place: TOBY, Scottish Terriersubmitted by Courtney Armstrong, Madison Second Place:LEE LEE, Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mixed breedsubmitted by Rachel Pearl Jackson, Southaven Third Place: PILLOW, German Shepherd/Labrador Retriever mixed breedsubmitted by Kristie […]