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Fire damages Mississippi church where Faulkner was married
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Mississippi church where William Faulkner was married nearly a century ago has been heavily...
This is the story of an HBCU civil rights wrong fixed 65 years later and the hope it offers
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"The past is never dead. It's not even past." – William Faulkner Earnest McEwen Jr.'s story is one...
The history, tales, and ghosts of Rowan Oak
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 30—OXFORD — Nestled in the hills of Oxford, Mississippi, lies Rowan Oak, an antebellum style home built in 1844 by Irish immigrant Colonel Robert Sheegog and mostly known as the longtime ...
$1.533 million Symmes Township home sale among the week's top property transfers
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoEach week we compile local real estate records so you can find out what property is selling for in...
The Best Places To Picnic In The South
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPack up your basket and enjoy lunch in one of these pretty parks. Sean Pavone/Getty Images I remember my mother’s picnic basket. A sturdy rattan, the...
Historic College Hill Presbyterian Church in Lafayette County severely damaged by fire
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 15—OXFORD — Around 30 firefighters and a dozen fire trucks were not able to save a historic church just north of Oxford Saturday night. A passerby spotted a fire at the College Hill Presbyterian ...
Word from the Smokies: George Ellison — too much and not enough
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen I got a text from Elizabeth Ellison on the morning of Feb. 9 that George was in the hospital...
Step into the mountains again with 'Fair and Tender Ladies' at Wetumpka Depot
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWelcome to the mountains of Virginia, seen page-by-page and year-by-year through the eyes of Ivy Rowe. We’re talking about “Fair and Tender Ladies,” Virginia native Lee Smith’s 1988 novel that ...
Life of adventure: Tupelo native publishes thesis on Tippah County legend Paul J. Rainey
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 26—TUPELO — Growing up, Tupelo native Peyton Holliday often passed by the Rainey estate in Cotton Plant in the car with her family on their way to visit her grandparents in Ripley. Her ...
The 10 Raciest Moments of Pre-Code Hollywood
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhether as an act of rebellion or a last hurrah, filmmakers pushed the envelope as far as they could before Hays came to town. The 10 Raciest Moments of...
