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Fasten your seat belts; we’re heading into a hot summer ay’s weather was kind to Mississippi this year, although farmers in some areas didn’t appreciate the abundant rainfall so soon after planting.

Most of us enjoyed an extended spring. Several cold fronts swept through, leaving sunny skies and keeping temperatures below the 90s.

The nights were cool too. If only it would continue.

More typical summer weather will settle in this month. Many hot, humid days are ahead and probably won’t let up until mid-September. I hope our air conditioners can hang in there.

Extreme heat is tough on the home budget too. A home without adequate insulation and energy-efficient appliances and windows will use a great deal more electricity to maintain the same comfort level as one that does. Simple changes in daily habits will help reduce a home’s energy use, however.

Those living in rental properties have fewer options for improving the energy efficiency of their homes, but there are things they can do as well.

Here are some suggestions for any home: • Your cooling system is the No. 1 user of electricity in the summer. Raising the thermostat as high as you can stand it will have the biggest impact on your power bill. Start by setting it at 78 degrees F, and rely more on ceiling or portable fans to cool your skin and circulate the air. They use much less energy than air conditioning.

• Change (or clean) your air conditioner’s filter often, about once a month—more frequently if you have indoor pets. A clean filter allows your air conditioner to run far more efficiently and with less wearand-tear on the compressor.

• Keep in mind that hot water use is another major contributor to your power bill. Plan to take shorter showers and wash laundry in cold water.

• Wait until evening, when temperatures drop, to turn on the dishwasher, stove, oven or clothes dryer.

Open the dishwasher to let dishes air dry, and set the clothes dryer to low. Better yet, use a clothesline

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On the cover Suburban Nancy Gayle, a daylily hybridized by Earl Watts, was selected as a Mississippi Medallion winner for 2015. Earl and his wife, Barbara, operate Suburban Daylilies at their home in Lamar County. Their daylily garden is an official American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden, and open to the public. Meet these Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association members on page 4.

to dry laundry.

• Use the microwave more. It can provide the most efficient way to cook single food items without the heat. A microwave uses lower wattage to operate and can cut cook time in half.

• Enjoy no-cook meals centered on salads, sandwiches or fruits.

• Plan for leftovers of foods that require boiling water or a hot oven. If you cook eggs, pasta or rice, cook extra for use another day. Same with baked potatoes; throw a few more into the oven to make potato salad or mashed potatoes later.

• Use the toaster oven, slow cooker and pressure cooker instead of the oven.

These handy appliances use less energy and generate less heat than a standard oven.

• Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact My Opinion fluorescent lamps (CFLs) or Michael Callahan light-emitting diodes Executive Vice President/CEO (LEDs). Incandescent light Electric Power Associations of Mississippi bulbs give off 90 percent of their energy as heat, not light. That’s lost energy! CFLs and LEDs cost more but they give off no heat, last far longer and use way less energy. To identify high-quality bulbs with the greatest energy savings, choose bulbs that carry the ENERGY STAR label.

• Reduce the moisture in your home by running exhaust fans while bathing or cooking. Reducing the humidity level in the home will make the air feel cooler and help prevent mold growth.

When you use less electricity, your power bill drops. It’s as simple as that. To find more ways to save, go to Energy.gov.

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This time of year, nature shows us who’s really in charge of the beautification of our world. These amaryllis blooms practically shout for attention.

Mississippi is Mississippi to me is home; home is where the heart is.

Mississippi to me is a place where colors blend, A place where laws open doors but love opens hearts.

Mississippi is the place where friends and neighbors come in all colors, A place where a helping hand is extended to a stranger And everyone is considered your neighbor.

A place where “I’m sorry” is shown in action, not words, A place where your church home means family.

Mississippi is a place where you meet God daily, Not just on Wednesday night or Sunday morning.

A place where “yes, ma’am” is a badge of respect for everyone As a token of love from God above.

Mississippi will always be the place I call home.

—Dorothy E. Smith, Forest Mississippi is front porch sitting and tobacco spitting. I was born and raised in central Mississippi (Kemper County) where catfish was king. Many locals would sit for hours on a creek bed or pond, awaiting the bite of their day’s meal. Mississippi is visiting the grandparents’ home on Sunday afternoon for time to relate with numerous cousins and eat bountiful home-grown foods.

Hearing the chirping of crickets as the days become nights. Mississippi is awaiting the start of football season in the fall and participating in the homecoming parade and game that excite the community. The backdrop of tall pine trees and blooming of the state tree, the magnolia (which is not seen here in Texas). Mississippi is my home!

—Floyd L. Henson, Austin, Texas

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Suburban Judge Harrell is one of 70 daylilies Earl Watts has registered with the American Hemerocallis Society.

Every day brings new wonders for daylily breeder Earl Watts For decades, Hattiesburg gardeners Earl and Barbara Watts have shared a passion for hybrid daylilies

By Debbie Stringer

Earl Watts ambles among his beloved hybrid daylilies, plucking weeds from the beds and admiring the day’s fresh new blooms. He works quickly because he has a lot of ground to cover—about 1 1/2 acres of beds filled with daylilies. And each bloom lasts only one day.

As he works, Watts keeps an eye out for varieties to cross pollinate. Hybridizing new daylilies pumps up the excitement of gardening for this grower.

“You never know what you’re going to get when you cross. You might think you do but you don’t,” said Watts, a member of Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association.

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the region, they have named and registered 70 hybrid daylilies with the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS), the national daylily association. Their registered hybrids carry the prefix Suburban.

Suburban Nancy Gayle, a brilliant red flower resistant to daylily rust, was selected as a Mississippi Medallion winner for 2015. It became the first daylily to win the award and the first Medallion winner bred by a Mississippian since the Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association started the program in 1996.

The Watts are widely known not only for their daylilies but for promoting daylily gardening, presenting educational programs to garden clubs and other

Earl Watts cross pollinates two daylily varieties, above left, and removes spent blooms, left. He and his wife, Barbara, above, are well known among daylily enthusiasts for their expertise and generosity.

Starting early in the day, before the bees can pollinate the day’s new blooms, Watts dabbs pollen from one daylily variety to another. If a cross is successful, a tiny seed pod will start to grow beneath the flower.

Within a few weeks, the pod will split open to dispense the ripe hybrid seeds.

“You’ll get a different type of daylily from each seed in that pod,” Watts said. “That’s what makes it interesting. I like to look at my seedlings and pick a few out to keep and grow them. If they do good for three years, and I like them well enough, then I’ll use them.”

I Watts devotes six days a week to what he calls his “hobby out of control.” His passion for daylilies is the reason he remains active at 85 years old.

“You’ve got to have something to do,” he said of retirement life. “If you don’t, your toes are going to be pointed up. Stay busy.”

He and his wife, Barbara, operate Suburban Daylilies at their home overlooking Lake Serene in Lamar County. One of the largest daylily growers in

groups, and welcoming visitors to their officially designated AHS Display Garden.

Their extensive AHS involvement on the regional and national levels includes service as board members, exhibition judges and instructors. In 1991, they became lifetime members of AHS, and last fall they were awarded the organization’s highest honor, the Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal Award, for their service on the national level.

At home, the Watts are active in the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society (HADS). Both have served more than one term as president and helped build the club membership to the largest in AHS Region 14, comprising Mississippi and Alabama.

“Barbara and Earl Watts are tireless givers to whatever is daylily,” Bud Kirkpatrick, a long-time HADS member, said.

“They are the backbone and driving force behind the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society, giving their time, talents, daylilies and their expertise whenever needed. Winning the highest award of the national daylily organization for their distinguished and meri-

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torious service speaks volumes about their work and personal dedication, whether at the local, state, regional or national level,” Kirkpatrick said.

I Earl and Barbara moved to West Hattiesburg from Lake City, Fla., after they both retired on Dec. 31, 1992, he as a school principal and she a school food service director. Having grown up in south Mississippi, they decided to return home.

At that time, Watts had been growing daylilies for about 15 years, inspired by a friend who convinced him “all they need is water and fertilizer.” He killed his first batch of daylilies with too much fertilizer.

Undaunted, he replanted and began hybridizing for color.

When the couple moved to Mississippi about 20 years ago, Watts packed up 600 daylilies to establish beds at their new homesite, then an overgrown lot littered with fallen trees. He quickly realized his daylilies didn’t care for the local clay soil.

“The old yellow and orange ditch daylilies will grow anywhere—just throw them out there. But these hybrid daylilies take a little more preparation. I tell people, if you don’t put them in raised beds, you’re just throwing money away. They won’t grow well because the ground gets so hard. They like a loosetype soil,” Watts said.

I Daylilies from hybridizers across the United States now fill the Watts’ garden, in addition to their own. Suburban Daylilies’ price list includes more than 500 named varieties, in colors ranging from violets, plums and pinks to golds, corals and reds. The only hue missing is a true blue, the holy grail of daylily hybridizers everywhere.

Watts also plants and maintains daylily gardens at his church, the Hattiesburg Zoo and the Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center. (The Watts were instrumental in establishing the daylily as the city’s official flower.)

While her husband handles the garden chores, Barbara manages the business side, processing orders and keeping meticulous records. She keeps track of every daylily planted and its location in the beds. Once active in the garden, her health now prohibits handson work in the garden. Earl frequently drives her around the property in a golf cart so she can see its beauty unfold.

The neighbors seem to enjoy the colorful displays too, “but they don’t volunteer to help me though,” Watts said with a laugh.

Suburban Daylilies is located at 60 Serene Meadows Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39402. Visitors are welcomed. For information or to arrange a group tour, call 601-268-3884 or visit suburbandaylilies.com.

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society will host its 21st Annual Daylily Show June 4 at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg. For details, visit hattiesburgdaylily.com.

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New Indian Mound Trail is ancient history ummer is here and it’s time for road trips. You may have already followed the Mississippi Blues Trail or Country Music Trail markers around the state documenting our music heritage. Well, add to those a brand-new trail unveiled just in time for summer exploring, the Mississippi Mounds Trail. The Mississippi Mounds Trail documents the locations and gives a little background material for some of our ancient Indian mounds.

I grew up in Greenville just down the road from one of the state’s significant Indian mound sites, the Winterville Mound complex. Whenever we took trips to Memphis or to any of the Delta towns north of Greenville we would drive past them.

I really don’t recall when “Indian mounds” fell out of that soup of everything-in-existence thrown at small children, from which they slowly extract the items that become their world. But it seems there was never a time I didn’t know about those mounds, and then others I discovered on the way to Grandmother’s house in the hills or when we visited my cousins in Jackson.

I got so used to there being so many mound sites in Mississippi that I was surprised when I found out they aren’t found everywhere in the nation like they are here.

We are very fortunate to have these curious structures from the past dotting our landscape. Fortunate because they are silent reminders that the world didn’t begin with us. As my young awareness of the Winterville Mounds grew and I was told how old they are

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by Walt Grayson knowledge made me any wiser, but it did start me thinking about things. And since there was quite a bit of mystery surrounding the mounds, their age and use, and what happened to

Annual pentas are choice blooming plants entas are among the best annual summer color plants we can grow in Mississippi gardens and landscapes. Besides providing great color for us to enjoy, pentas are magnets for butterflies and hummingbirds because they are rich sources of nectar. These plants also have great tolerance of the heat and humidity of Mississippi summers, something I wish I had more of.

One of my favorite pentas is the Butterfly series that was named a Mississippi Medallion winner in 2001. These plants add an almost tropical feel to the porch or patio, especially when mass planted in large containers.

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The markers for the new Mississippi Indian Mound Trail have the history of the mound site on one side and a map of the area on the other. The new roadside pull-offs allow you to get out and read the markers without having to park on the shoulder of the highway. Photo: Walt Grayson

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der and red. With a little TLC, they will produce flowers all summer long.

Blooms are produced in clusters of fivepetal flowers from spring until frost in the fall. It’s common for each penta to have up to 20 clusters of flowers at any given time.

Butterfly pentas grow up to 24 inches tall and about 18 inches wide. The name “penta” comes from the Latin and means five, since each small flower has five petals. These plants are also commonly known as Egyptian Starflowers.

After bringing your plants home from the garden center, be sure to plant them in a location, whether a landscape bed or container, that gets full sun for at least six hours each day.

Good drainage is important, so if you will be planting in a landscape bed, go ahead and work several inches of good composted organic matter into the soil.

On a side note, this is good advice for anything you plan to plant in the ground.

Pentas perform best with a neutral soil pH (about 7.0). Your pentas will greatly appreciate you adding a little dolomitic limestone to the soil. A word of advice: I suggest you have a soil test done at least every two to three years in your landscape beds, primarily to learn

the soil pH recommendations.

While pentas make great companion plants for many garden staples, planting with azaleas and camellias may seem out of the question because of these shrubs’ preference of a more acidic pH. To make it work, simply add some dolomite along Southern Gardening with a couple of tablespoons of

by Dr. Gary Bachman slow-release fertilizer to the pentas’ planting holes and not to the entire landscape bed.

One final tip: Be sure to deadhead the spent flower clusters, as this promotes more flowering later in the summer. But I wouldn’t wait to deadhead these plants. Penta flower clusters make great additions to any summer fresh arrangement to enjoy in the house.

Dr. Gary Bachman is an associate Extension and research professor of horticulture at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi. He is also host of “Southern Gardening” radio and TV programs.

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the people who built them, my curiosity got a jump-start wondering about not only Indian mounds but lots of other stuff. A curiosity I still have.

The history of our mounds is fascinating. Most were built between about 500 and 1500 AD, but some of them are as old as the pyramids in Egypt.

They were constructed by societies established well enough to trade for items like copper from the Great Lakes and stones from as far away as the Rockies.

Now we can discover our mounds all over again by following the new Mississippi Mound Trail. The 33 mounds documented by the trail are located roughly along Highway 61 bordering the Mississippi River. There are lots more mounds scattered about the state and I am sure later additions to the trail will include many of them too.

Each one featured has a Mound Trail marker similar to the Blues Trail and Country Trail markers you already know. And thanks to MDOT and county road departments, each of the mark-

ers has a pull-off parking area so you don’t have to stop on the edge of the road.

The Mississippi Mounds Trail further clarifies the 33 mounds on the trail and pulls them out of the group picture of all mounds, allowing them to stand out as individuals so we can get to know them better.

Go to www.trails.mdah.ms.gov to get information about the Mound Trail. I got a handy-dandy printed guide booklet of the trail while I was at Winterville the other day.

Just a reminder: When you take your road trip, it is summer in Mis’sippi so carry along your mosquito spray.

Walt Grayson is the host of “Mississippi Roads” on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television, and the author of two “Looking Around Mississippi” books and “Oh! That Reminds Me: More Mississippi Homegrown Stories.” Contact Grayson at walt@waltgrayson.com.

These Butterfly Deep Pink pentas, top, are combined with Gold Threads alternanthera and Archangel Angelonia.

The Butterfly series, such as these red pentas, above, produce flowers all summer long with little effort. Photos: MSU Extension/Gary Bachman

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Trail cam madness A delightful endeavor tationed in a cubby on my keyboard of a computer and desk is a picture that always will send them electronically. I brings a smile of pure delight. use a cellphone daily and even It is far less than print quality text and send the occasional and was initially done on film, but its photo. I fly modern jets to disimpact is always the same. tant environs and make flight A doe is standing in a tiny food plot arrangements online. behind my house, and with her are two So I guess such shenaniunruly fawns—still spotted and cuddly. I gans put me solidly under the can almost see the mischief darting designation of hypocritical. through their active brains.

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One fawn is obviously engrossed with Technology has worked the presence of a rabbit or raccoon or wonders with these units. some other critter of the undergrowth.

The early cameras, as I have The other is airborne! The little rascal noted, used film. The new had apparently jumped in glee just as the ones are digital. No need camera triggered. It is fascinating. now for long waits and film The doe? Well, she has that look processing. Just pull the sometimes seen in human mothers. card and take a look. And Whether it is approval or disdain I am while some can be highly not sure. But her ears are held high, her complex for an ancient such as I, others eyes wide and she seems to be communi- are basic and simple. cating some unspoken message that Technology has also worked its magic could possibly be interpreted in the functioning of trail as, “Hey, cut that out! You cameras. Most are reliable two get over here and and afford much faster behave.” shots than did the first Who’s to say? Regardless, ones to hit the market. this photo and many others And they generally prohelped set me on a path that duce better images, I have much enjoyed over whether daylight or dark. the past few years. This is Gone, too, is that intruthe practice of using trail sive flash that some users cameras. believed spooked animals Trail cameras, or game such as deer and made cameras as they are often them avoid camera sets. by Tony Kinton called, have been around for Infrared leads the way in quite some time. They startmodern rigs. ed out as rudimentary units that used Many cameras now offer a video standard film which had to be processed. mode for those so inclined. In short, the Considering some of these took a great new trail cameras are marvels. many photos that were of no value yet So what is it about trail cameras that figured into the processing fee, they were make them so captivating? For one quite expensive to maintain. But as with thing, they are simply fun. Cameras are everything else, change came. the perfect addition to those who love Technology improved. the outdoors, and waiting to see what Being old and annoyingly set in my pictures are there can create as much ways, I generally recoil from even the anticipation as an upcoming hunting or mention of technology. I still read books fishing trip. In fact, cameras offer the in paper form. My newer rifles are 1874, hunter an additional avenue to experi1885 and1895 models, but that is as ence the hunt. And, season is always current as I choose to go. That said, open. however, I am typing these words on the One thing highly appealing is the

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Magnolia Electric Power recently participated in the 2016 American Cancer Society Relay For Life® in Pike County, held on April 29 at the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center’s wooded walking track. The MEP team raised more than $3,000 for the American Cancer Society and brought home the trophy for the best team T-shirt design.

Bottom left photo, modeling their T-shirts with the trophy are: (front, from left) Thwanda Magee, Yvonne Dillon, Angie Saldana; (second row) Bridget Smith, Amanda McKenzie, Mable Lenard, Leah Allen, Sheila Morgan, Dashiere Lewis, Liz Spears, Angie O’Brien; (third row) Courtney Jordan, Sandy Smith, Mary Lee Moak, Kaylan Bracey and Kristy Dunaway.

Left photo: Magnolia Electric employees and their families support Relay For Life® at the walking track on April 29.

Above photo: The MEP winning T-shirt design was Dr. Suess inspired.

Magnolia Electric offices will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of

Independence Day In case of a power outage or emergency, please call 601-684-4011. MEPA’s answering service will be on duty during the holiday.

Magnolia Electric wishes you and your family a safe and happy holiday!

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Saturday, June 4, marks the 39th year for Walthall County’s Dairy Festival.

The festival committee has met to outline the day’s activities at what is believed the largest “free” festival in the area.

Over 50 volunteers on the committee plan the family-free event, always held on the first Saturday in June.

Free dairy samples will be available, as always, and this year the committee has agreed to purchase additional ice cream sandwiches to supplement what has been donated by the dairy industry.

Some 800 cartons of chocolate milk, 250 cartons of regular milk and 300 ice cream sandwiches have been donated. The committee has agreed to purchase an additional 1000 ice cream sandwiches to make sure everyone has a chance to sample the treat.

Activities and events begin with the opening ceremony at 8 a.m., immediately followed by the Walthall Homemakers Volunteers baby contest; a flower show at 9 a.m.; the Dairy Festival Queen pageant for ages 4-16, sponsored

by Trustmark Bank; and Walthall General Hospital’s Bake-Off, cake baking contest at 10:30.

Also back this year is the Pedal Pull, sponsored by Sunshine Equipment in

Franklinton. It’s a big event for kids and the lineup of John Deere brand toys given away as prizes make it

a really big hit, especially with the contestants.

State Farm’s ice cream eating contest starts at 11:30 a.m.; and at 11:45 a.m., the butter churning contest, put on by Walthall tax assessor, Peggy Hilburn and her mom, Jeanette Dillon,

Bank mooing contest at 1:30 p.m.; and around 2 p.m., possibly sooner, registration begins for the turtle races.

The Robbie Turnage Trucking’s cow calling contest is at 2:30; Tylertown Rotary Club’s bubble gum blowing contest is at 3 p.m.; with Rotary’s International Turtle Race Association turtle races beginning at 3:15 p.m.

Last year’s turtle races attracted in excess of 200 entries.

Things begin to wind down with the Spring Fling Drawing for prizes at 4:15 p.m., and the annual Dairy Festival Gospel Sing takes place at 4:30 p.m. After nightfall, Citizens Bank’s fireworks display brings a colorful and “explosive” conclusion to the day.

• Farm Bureau sponsors Kirkland Farms Petting Zoo. Brandi Ellis Kirkland brings along her seven different types of rabbits, mini-chickens, Chinese silky rooster, Muscovy ducks, red and gold pheasant, tea cup pig, mini pygmy goat, hair sheep, chinchilla, ferret, unscented skunk and ponies. They’re offering free pony rides to kids, too.

• Cream Pitcher Fun Farm, Pike National Bank’s games and jumpers area. takes center stage.

• Antique engines and tractor show.

The homemade butter from the butter • Ham radio demonstration. churning contest and cakes from the • Arts and Crafts vendors. bake-off are auctioned following the conclusion of the butter churning contest by • Food concessions.

• Street rods and vintage cars–the Cow Bag Rev. Jerry Wayne Dillon.

Nationals–sponsored by Mac’s Used Cars.

Around 12:30 p.m., the Dairy Fest • Guess the cow weight, sponsored by sack races take place; the Pike National

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• Commercial displays.

• Political booths.

• Air ambulance/ground ambulance.

• Tylertown Fire Department truck.

• Shiitake mushrooms.

• Chainsaw art by Mike Hobgood.

• Free kiddie train rides on the Southland Express sponsored by Southland Trucking.

• Kids’ activities from the National Guard.

• Spinning wheel demonstration

by Dale Majorie.

• Free helium-filled balloons from Golden Living Center.

Tylertown Police and Walthall Sheriff’s Office will be on hand for traffic control and parking.

Limited parking is available inside the park, but Southwest Events Center is the preferred area–easy in and easy out–with direct walking access to the festival grounds.

No private tents can be pitched on the main festival grounds, however, families and individuals may use a set-aside area to the west side of the road, right after entering the park grounds, bordering Magee’s Creek near the observation deck.

You’ll still be within walking distance of everything in the park.

As always, no pets are allowed at the festival–no dogs, cats or pets of any type, with the exception, of course, of service animals.

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Leather Britches: Alliance wants to brand area as

Scott Williams checks out a tributary at Okhissa Lake.

First in a county-by-county series on the Scenic Rivers Region, which covers Amite, Franklin, Pike and Wilkinson counties

By Ernest Herndon, McComb Enterprise-Journal You could be forgiven for thinking southwest Mississippi doesn’t exist. After all, on state tourism websites, this part of the state is lumped under the heading “Capital/River,” along with Jackson and Vicksburg.

A map on www.mstourism.com and www.visitmississippi.org divides the state into five regions: Delta (northwest), Hills (northeast), Pines (east-central), Coastal (southeast) and Capital/River (west-central and southwest).

Taking that as their cue, magazines like “Eat Drink Mississippi” profile the state by those regions. The February/March issue of “Eat Drink Mississippi” showcases restaurants in Grenada, Clarksdale,

Starkville, Jackson and Gulfport.

Yep, southwest Mississippi doesn’t exist.

But wait. There’s a group determined to change that — determined to give the southwest quarter of the state its own identity, its own recognition, its own name: Scenic Rivers.

The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance exists for that purpose: to “brand” southwest Mississippi and make it synonymous with outdoor recreation.

And why not? The Hattiesburg area bills itself as the Pine Belt.

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To accomplish that goal, the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance sponsors a growing list of activities including a bass fishing club, youth “dream hunts,” youth skeet shoot, youth fishing rodeo, archery tournament, banquet, softball tournament, “Scenic Rivers Journal” TV show, Facebook page and website (www.visitscenicrivers.com).

The organization is funded by the City of McComb, the state Legislature and boards of supervisors in Pike, Amite, Franklin and Wilkinson counties, and the alliance is hoping to expand well beyond that area.

So what exactly is the Scenic Rivers Region, and what does it have to offer?

Today marks the beginning of a county-by-county series on the region, starting with Franklin County.

Franklin County has half of the Homochitto National Forest’s 192,000 acres — more by far than any of the other counties the forest encompasses.

Franklin County contains 50 miles of Homochitto River — much more than any of the other counties through which the 90-mile river flows.

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As we walked along the ridge, we occasionally glimpsed a lake cove off to our right. We switchbacked down a steep holler and followed a clear, shallow branch to a narrow tongue of the lake.

Palmettoes grew in the wet soil. Bright green moss blanketed the base of tree trunks.

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the day before, leaving strong gusts to rattle the pines.

With occasional glances at my compass and Scott’s GPS, we meandered along, exploring. Now and then we had views of the lake, and occasionally we made our way down to the water’s edge.

There was a lot of up and down, enough to give me flashbacks of mountain hiking in the Appalachians.

After two hours of rambling, Scott’s GPS showed we had covered only a small corner of the east side of the lake.

Okhissa Lake is just a mile long as the crow flies, but it has 39 miles of shoreline thanks to numerous long, branching coves. The rugged terrain necessitates following the lay of the land rather than a compass course, so you easily could spend a full day — or more — hiking from one end to the other.

We had allotted an afternoon for our jaunt, which turned out to be not nearly enough. We found ourselves wishing we had started first thing in the morning and brought lunch.

We returned to our trucks in the late afternoon. It was a pity we couldn’t explore the whole east side of Okhissa, but the good thing was that now we had more adventures to look forward to.

That’s the good thing about Franklin County. There are always more adventures to be created.

Next: Swamp trek in Amite County.

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In short, it’s a place that beckons to be explored — a place where you can create your own adventure.

That’s exactly what Scott Williams and I did recently when we decided to explore the east side of Okhissa Lake — on foot.

I’ve already had plenty of adventures at Okhissa. I walked the 1,100-acre lake bed before it filled. I fished it when it was first stocked. I’ve canoed it numerous times.

But I’d never hiked the wild east side.

The U.S. Forest Service originally planned to build a hiking trail and other amenities — campground, marina and so on — but that never came to pass.

Okhissa Lake stretches north and south, with the dam on the north side.

All development is on the west: two boat ramps, a pavilion, a road and bank-fishing access.

The east side, meanwhile, is woods and nothing but.

Scott and I parked on a gated, abandoned Forest Service road east of the dam. We followed the lane through the woods and crossed a small side dam.

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A small island glistens in afternoon sunshine off the east shore of Okhissa Lake.

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Celebrating our 60th in the 50th state Lancaster and Deborah Kerr on the t happened so quickly! beach with waves rolling in. There were We were married one Saturday and 60 years of no movie ratings at that time. Compared to movies today, it was a G. Saturdays later, we took Point is, our tour guide stopped for all an anniversary trip to to look down and observe the location of Hawaii. My conclusion about the 10 days we spent on O’ahu and Maui is that that scene: a beach surrounded by cliffs.

No big deal after the miles of beach, I’m ready to go back, though we filled waves, cliffs, palms and tall tropical trees every day to the limit. The good thing is there are six more inhabited islands left to we had already experienced. And, oh my gosh, the flowers are incredible in all explore. directions.

As you might expect, the scenery is Now, to get the true feel of Hawaii. gorgeousness, the hotels on Waikiki Maui is the island. It is less Beach and Maui are elegant populated and most of the and we were treated royally. luxury resort hotels are isolatThe food was delectable. ed. The Fairmont, where we Our tour guide for three stayed, was designed in a half days in Honolulu was an moon with pink bougainvilauthority, a native and leas blooming around the comedian. My tour guide in ledge of all the balconies. Step Maui rented a car and we to the edge and see the balfollowed his impeccable Grin ‘n’ conies’ flowers. Sit back and plans. Yes, Mr. Roy planned Bare It gaze upon the Pacific Ocean, a delightful 10-day advenby Kay Grafe the lush green grass and multure for an extremely happy ticolored flowers. couple. The unexpected Plus, the palms, three swimming mishaps were scary, but manageable. pools, upholstered chaise lounge chairs Explanation later. everywhere, covered with a canopy or in Sunday morning we attended church under palm trees on the beach in front of the sun or on the grass. Choose a chaise and, without ordering, ice water, cold our hotel, the Royal Hawaiian in O’ahu. pineapple slices on sticks, exotic juice and Very inspirational. cold bath cloths are brought to you. I O’ahu is the most populated of the almost decided to stay there the entire islands because this is where Honolulu is trip. located. As you know, Pearl Harbor is But, off we went to explore. We drove here. Many of you have seen the memoto Hana around steep curved cliffs, which rial of the battleship USS Arizona where had few side rails and mostly room for the ship still lies sunk after the Japanese one car. Everyone stopped to see if a car attack Dec. 7, 1941. More than 1,000 was headed our way; whoever had the servicemen are entombed within its hull. nerve went first. Whew! There was one Fittingly, the USS Missouri is near-mishap when we had to back our anchored nearby, facing the memorial. car around a cliff-side curve so another On its deck, the Japanese signed the Surrender Agreement in 1945. Roy men- car could continue forward. A narrow escape. tioned that oil still seeps from the hull of We also walked a jungle path, but the Arizona (he had a couple of business there are no snakes in Hawaii! A real juntrips there when he worked for the gle and no worries.

Navy), but I was still amazed at the The next mishap was walking a trail to amount of oil on top of the water. see seven waterfalls, when I went tumThe North Shore is where the fullbling down aways. Skinned legs, but didgrown heavy surf breaks and we saw n’t fall off the cliff. dozens of surfers. And, does anyone The last mishap was back at the beach younger than the age of 50 remember the in front of the hotel. I was knocked movie “From Here to Eternity?” The only scene most of us remember was Burt down by a wave and washed farther out

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Honey Garlic Party Meatballs Meatballs: 2 lbs. ground pork ¾ cup bread crumbs 1 egg ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 clove garlic, pressed

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‘Picnics, Potlucks, & Porch Parties’ If you are stuck in a rut when it comes to recipes for outdoor entertaining, let Aimee Broussard liven things up with fun ideas from her new cookbook, “Picnics, Potlucks & Porch Parties.”

Broussard puts her own twist on traditional fare to make dishes more flavorful, attractive and festive. (Wait til you see what she does with Mason jars.) She offers 150 recipes for beverages, appetizers, barbecue and grilling, breakfast and brunch, main dishes, sides, slow cooking, seafood, sweets and more. There are tips and ingredient variations throughout the book, menu plans and clever suggestions for no-mess, no-fuss cooking and serving. (Tin Foil Shrimp Boil omits the need for a large pot of boiling water.)

Broussard’s recipes are easy to prepare with common ingredients. Her instructions are detailed enough for beginning cooks, and the color photographs will inspire rave-worthy presentations.

A native of Louisiana, Broussard is a food blogger and author who has been featured in Taste of Home magazine and other publications, and has co-hosted several Taste of Home Cooking School shows, where she prepared her Honey Garlic Party Meatballs. In May, she appeared on QVC’s “In the Kitchen with David” TV show to introduce her new cookbook.

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Sauce: 2 tsp. melted butter 2 medium garlic cloves, minced ½ cup ketchup ¼ cup honey 1 ½ Tbsp. soy sauce 2 tsp. Tabasco

Combine all meatballs ingredients, and form into 1- to 1 ½-inch round balls.

Brown in a large skillet over medium-high heat; turn heat off and drain. In a separate bowl, whisk together sauce ingredients. Pour sauce over meatballs and simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Serve warm. Makes about 5 dozen.

Watermelon Mojito Salad 6 cups cubed seedless watermelon 2 medium English cucumbers, halved, sliced 3 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh mint

½ cup fresh lime juice (about 4 limes) 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp. sea salt ¼ tsp. black pepper

Combine watermelon, cucumber and mint in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk remaining ingredients together. Pour over salad, tossing to coat.

Cajun Chicken Pasta Casserole 1 (12-oz.) pkg. bow tie pasta 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed Olive oil, enough to coat pan 1 bunch green onions, chopped 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped 1 medium sweet red bell pepper, chopped ½ (14.5-oz.) can reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 (10.75-oz.) can condensed cream of chicken soup ½ (10.75-oz.) can condensed cream of mushroom soup ½ cup milk 1 ½ tsp. Creole seasoning 1 tsp. garlic powder ½ tsp. black pepper 1 ½ cups shredded Colby Jack cheese

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cook pasta according to package instructions; drain and set aside. In a Dutch oven, sauté chicken in olive oil until juices run clear. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In same pan, sauté onions and bell pepper until tender. Add broth, soups, milk, Creole seasoning, garlic powder and black pepper.

Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Add pasta and chicken, tossing to coat. Pour chicken and pasta mixture into a greased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese; cover and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until cheese is golden and bubbly. Serves 4 to 6. Pasta alternatives: fettuccine or linguine

Mason Jar Blueberry Cheesecakes Crust: 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs 2 Tbsp. sugar 1⁄3 cup butter, melted

Cheesecake: 1 ½ (8-oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened 1⁄3 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 large eggs ¼ cup blueberry preserves ½ cup fresh blueberries

Crust: Preheat oven to 325 F. Lightly coat bottoms of 12 (4-oz.) Mason jars with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar in a medium-size bowl. Stir in melted butter until thoroughly combined. Press about 1 ½ tablespoons crumb mixture into bottom of each Mason jar, using the back of the spoon to firmly pack. Bake about 6 minutes, then cool on wire rack.

Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese, sugar, lime juice and vanilla with electric mixer at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until yellow begins to disappear.

Fill each Mason jar to the bottom of jar ring. Return to oven for another 15 to 18 minutes, until the cheesecake begins to set. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 hours.

When ready to serve, top each with 1 teaspoon preserves and a couple of fresh blueberries.

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Museum of the Mississippi Delta Tells the story of cotton and oh, so much more

By Nancy Jo Maples Art, archaeology, agriculture, antiques and animals are all focuses at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta in Greenwood.

“What started as a place to preserve the history of cotton farming has become so much more than that,” Cheryl Taylor Thornhill, executive director, said.

The museum opened in 1969 as Cottonlandia Museum by a group of local citizens whose main mission was to preserve cotton’s story. The museum still highlights the crop with agricultural exhibits such as a bale of cotton from the 1920s and a cotton press. The museum’s focus expanded, however, as people began to donate artifacts of other topics. In addition to paintings and sculpture by Mississippi artists, its galleries highlight pre-Columbian pottery, Native American tools, a 65-million-year-old mosasaur vertebrae and military artifacts. The name was changed four years ago to better reflect the museum’s mission.

The museum, which draws about 5,000 visitors each year, underwent a $450,000 renovation last year and can now feature larger traveling exhibits. The improvements include better lighting, new flooring, new restrooms and a new kitchen. It also added a 120foot outdoor mural entitled “Spirit of the Yazoo” by Robin Whitfield.

“The renovation gave us a nicer visitor flow. We didn’t build an addition; instead we knocked out walls and created larger spaces so that we can accommodate larger exhibits,” Thornhill said.

Many visitors are drawn to the Delta region because of the Blues Trail. Thornhill said the Museum of the Mississippi Delta incorporates information about prominent blues musicians into its historical exhibits

The Museum of the Mississippi Delta, above, formerly known as Cottonlandia, is housed in the former corporate headquarters of Billups Petroleum Co., in Greenwood.

Its extensive permanent collection of Native American artifacts, including this clay bowl, above right, fills one of the renovated museum’s new galleries, below left.

The renovation allows the museum to host larger traveling exhibits, such as “The Power of Children: Making a Difference,” left, which was featured in the spring.

when appropriate, but “we leave the blues and the blues history to those museums.”

Among the permanent exhibits is the Malmaison Room, which features furniture, photographs and artifacts from Malmaison. Malmaison was the home of

Greenwood Leflore, the last chief of the Choctaw tribe before their removal to Oklahoma in the late 1800s.

A plethora of artwork created by Mississippians lines the walls of the museum’s conference room and hallways. Featured artists are Theora Hamblett, Marie Hutt, Saul Hammons, Maude Schuyler Clay and Streater Odom Spencer.

Historic farm artifacts permanently on display include mule-drawn plows, harrows, cotton sacks and other tools. A domestic hardware section showcases antique sewing machines, washboards and butter churns. Native American items are axes, game and nutting stones, spear points, arrow heads and polychrome hand-made pottery.

The museum is also home to the South’s most extensive collection of “Avenue Polychrome” ceramic vessels manufactured by American Indians living in the Yazoo-Mississippi River Valley during the Mississippian period 700 years ago.

The museum houses the largest collection of Spanish Colonial trade beads in the Southeast, a 12,000-year-old mastodon skeleton and the remains of Ice Age animals.

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‘Picture This’ eyes bird life Birds can be a challenge to photograph but patience and skill can produce some stunning images. We invite you to submit your best bird photographs to “Picture This,” our reader photo feature. Submissions must be emailed or postmarked by June 10. Selected photos will appear in the July issue of Today in Mississippi.

“Picture This” appears in the January, April, July and October issues of Today in Mississippi. We publish a few of the photos that best illustrate the given theme from among those submitted. Photographers whose photos are selected become eligible for a $200 cash prize, to be awarded in a random drawing in December.

• Photos with a date appearing on the image cannot be used.

• Prints will be returned if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

We cannot, however, guarantee their safe return through the mail.

How to submit photos Prints and digital photos are acceptable.

Mail prints or a photo CD to Picture This, Today in Mississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300.

Email photos to news@epaofms.com. If submitting more than one photo, please attach all photos to only one email message, if possible.

Question? Call Debbie Stringer, editor, at 601-605-8610, or email your request to news@epaofms.com.

What you need to know • Photos must be in sharp focus and relate to the given theme.

• Photos must be accompanied by identifying information: photographer’s name, address, phone and electric power association (if applicable). Include the name(s) of any recognizable people or places in the picture. Feel free to include comments.

• Photos must be the original work of an amateur photographer (of any age).

• Photos may be either color or black and white, print or digital.

• Digital photos should be high-resolution JPG files, at least 1 MB in size. If emailing phone photos, choose the “Actual Size” setting or equivalent before sending.

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Want more than 400,000 readers to know about your special event? Submit it at least two months prior to the event date. Submissions must include a phone number with area code for publication. Mail to Mississippi Events, Today in Mississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300; fax to 601-605-8601; or send to news@epaofms.com. Events open to the public will be published free of charge as space allows. Please note that events are subject to change; we recommend calling to confirm details before traveling.

Miles for Happy Smiles 5K Run/Walk, June 4, Ackerman. Proceeds go toward providing free dentures to community members in need. Cash prizes. Registration 6:30 a.m.; race 7:30 a.m. Walking Track Pavilion, Main Street. Details: 662-285-6828; jamiemitchelldental@gmail.com.

Eight-mile Garage Sale, June 4, various locations. From Acy Grocery in Greenwood (Hwy. 430) to K&M Store in Black Hawk (Hwys. 430/17). Details: 662-453-0072; bobbykayalford@gmail.com.

87th Annual Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Festival, June 4, Biloxi. Point Cadet Pavilion. Details: 228-435-6339; lrosetti@biloxi.ms.us.

Summer Art Camp for Kids, June 6-10, Biloxi. Sketching, print making, polymer clay and wire-wrap jewelry making for ages 9 and up; 9 a.m.- noon. Admission. Gallery 782.

Details: 228-860-0448; msuewest@bellsouth.net.

Pascagoula River Audubon Center Summer Camps, throughout June, Moss Point. Elementary sessions June 6-10, 13-17; middle school session June 20-24; Junior Master Naturalist camp for grades 9-12 June 27-July 1. Details: 228-475-0825; pascagoulariver.audubon.org.

Windsor Car Show, June 11, Port Gibson.

Cars, trucks, motorcycles. Details: 601-6184405; portgibsonchamber@att.net; Facebook: Port Gibson Chamber.

Guided Hike, June 11, Holly Springs. Second Saturday hike to see active wildlife and plants; 9 am. Admission. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Details/to register: mrrobinson@audubon.org; strawberryplains.audubon.org.

12th Annual Blueberry Tasting Tea, June 16, Collins. Taste blueberry recipes and receive recipe booklet; 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Collins Volunteer Fire Station. Admission. Details: 601-765-8252.

DeSoto Shrine Club Kansas City BBQ Cookoff, June 17-18, Hernando. State championship cook-off, carnival rides, food, music, more. DeSoto Shrine Club. Details: 901-4876785; desotobbq.com.

Bluegrass, Country and Gospel Singing, June 18, Black Hawk. Concessions; 6 p.m.

Black Hawk Old School. Details: 662-453-0072; bobbykayalford@gmail.com.

Civil War Relic Show, June 18-19, Brandon.

Vendors, living history reenactors, period food and music, authors, more. Admission. City Hall. Details: 769-234-2966; timcupit@comcast.net.

Bienvenue Acres Equestrian Summer Camp, June 20-24, Gulfport. Horsemanship camp for beginners of all ages. Admission.

Bienvenue Acres. Details: 228-357-0431; bienvenueacres.com.

Lower Delta Talks: Grammy Museum Mississippi, June 21, Rolling Fork.

Presentation by Emily Havens; 6:30 p.m. Free.

Sharkey-Issaquena County Library. Details: 662-873-6261; lowerdelta.org.

Shape Note Singing Convention, June 25, Decatur. Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church.

Workshop June 23-24. Details: 601-953-1094.

Artists and Authors Reception, Showing and Symposium, June 29, Holly Springs.

Sponsored by FWC Theatre and Ida B. WellsBarnett Museum; 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Free. E.L. Smith Multi-Purpose Building. Details: 901310-4722.

Fireworks on the Water 2016, July 1, Columbus. Fireworks show, children’s activi-

Museum of the Mississippi Delta Continued from page 15

Younger visitors have a hands-on natural science room known as Fossils, Feathers and Fur. The interactive room explains the differences among birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Also for children is a walk-through diorama of a Mississippi swamp.

Two of the permanent exhibits focus on Leflore County. One showcases mili-

tary history of local citizens in a display of uniforms, victory posters and other war artifacts from the Civil War and world wars. Another regional exhibit highlights a timeline of significant events in the county’s history.

Thornhill said her favorite of the permanent exhibits is the Native American pottery. “It’s on the same scale of what you’d find in Mexico by the Mayans.

127th NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR

Mississippi’s Giant House Party since 1889.

Philadelphia, Miss. (Neshoba Co.)

Arts & Crafts market, garden & field crop exhibits, home arts & crafts exhibits, needlework and quilt displays. State dairy cattle show, beef cattle & sheep shows. Petting zoo. Harper, Morgan & Smith PRCA Rodeo. Harness and Running horse races, pony pull. Antique car show. Local & statewide political speaking. Nightly variety & Nashville Entertainment. 37th Annual Heart O’ Dixie Triathlon.

Thacker Mountain Radio Show. Fireworks. Midway amusement & rides by Mitchell Bros.

Amusements. 8 huge days of family fun and hospitality. For more information,

Fri., July 22 thru Fri., July 29

visit www.neshobacountyfair.org or call 601-656-8480

ties, vendors, music, more; 5-10 p.m. Free admission. East Bank, Stennis Lock and Dam (Wilkins-Wise Road). Details: 662-434-7068.

Independence Day Celebration, July 1, Hernando. Fireworks, concessions; 6 p.m.

Hernando Civic Center. Details: 662-429-2688; hernandorec.com.

All School Reunion, July 1-2, Prentiss. Friday: meet and greet. Saturday: parade, picnic, dinner. J.E. Johnson School. Details: 601-3254545, 601-606-4740, 601-792-2417.

Horn Lake Fireworks, July 3, Horn Lake.

Children’s activities, food vendors, entertainment by Colonial Hills Church; 6-10 p.m. Free.

Latimer Lakes Park. Details: 662-342-3489; hornlakeparkscom.

Southaven July 4th Celebration, July 4, Southaven. Entertainment 6:30 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. BankPlus Amphitheater, Snowden Grove. Details: 662-280-2489; southaven.com.

Mississippi Opry 2016, July 9, Pearl.

Bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, ole tyme, folk and Americana favorites; featuring The Vernons; 69 p.m. Admission. Pearl Community Room.

Details: 601-331-6672.

Intermediate to Advanced Hunter/ Jumper Camp, July 11-15, Gulfport.

Equestrian camp. Admission. Bienvenue Acres.

Details: 228-357-0431; bienvenueacres.com.

Junior Naturalist and Ecology Camp, July 12-15, Holly Springs. Hands-on activities including archaeology digs, wildlife tracking, more. For ages 9-12. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Details: mrrobinson@audubon.org. watercolor, papermaking, ancient Egypt, forensic science and other subjects.

First located in downtown Greenwood, the museum moved in 1974 to its current location in the former corporate headquarters of Billups Petroleum Co., a building of mid-century modern design that sits next door to Delta Electric Power Association.

Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. except for major holidays. Admission charges are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for college students and $4 for children ages 5-17. Four-year-olds and younger are admitted free of charge, as are members of the museum.

The physical address of the museum is 1608 Highway 82 West, Greenwood, Miss. and the website is museumofthemississippidelta.com.

The artisans were making their own paint,” she said.

In addition to permanent exhibits, the museum has about three special or traveling exhibits per year. Two special exhibits are scheduled for the coming months: The “Jess Pinkston Sculpture Exhibition: A Collector’s Perspective” is slated for June 16 until Aug. 31.

Pinkston, an art collector for nearly 70 years, has donated the majority of his eclectic sculpture collection to the museum, and it will be on view to the public this summer for the first time.

Artwork from Cameron Knight Watson, Carlie Handwerker Cascio and Amy Clolinger O’Bryant will be on display July 29 until Sept. 30. That exhibit is titled “Crossroads II: Perspective of Writer Nancy Jo Maples can be reached the Tribe.” at 188 Ernest Pipkins Road, Lucedale, MS Summer educational programs for ages 4-12 include topics like dinosaurs, 39452 or nancyjomaples@aol.com.

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