Hattiesburg American

Saving Margaret’s Grocery folk art tourism site Mississippi

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3 years ago

March 30, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-03-30 21:00:14

Margaret's Grocery on Old Highway 61 in Vicksburg, MS, became well-known for its colorful hand-painted storefront, signage, and adorned interior. Reverend Herman "Preacher" Dennis (pictured) spent decades transforming the store into a castle celebrating his love for his wife and store owner Margaret Rogers and their shared devotion to God.

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After severe weather struck parts of the state last week, photographer Suzi Altman is in a race to save what remains of Margaret’s Grocery, an iconic folk-art environment on old Highway 61 in Vicksburg.

As the principal caretaker of the site, Altman is raising funds to protect the remaining artwork in the building interior after heavy winds caused further roof damage to the building. Funds will…

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Hattiesburg American

In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.