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Derick Biglane, left, and Shelley Ritter address the crowd at the Delta Blues Museum.

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Delta Blues Museum hosts The River and the Road

By CHRIS MULLINS/THE PRESS REGISTER CHRIS MULLINS/THE PRESS REGISTER
Thu,03/19/26-3:43PM, 220 Reads
Last Thursday, March 12, the Delta Blues Museum hosted an event showcasing The River and the Road to the Blues, a new exhibit detailing the blues history of the Great River Road. The Blues Highway and the Great River Road share that stretch of Highway 61.
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Tech down, oil up and fog is thick

By ASHBY FOOTE ASHBY FOOTE
Thu,04/09/26-12:02PM, 220 Reads 5,403 Statewide
Energy is the big story so far in 2026. First was the military incursion to snatch and extract Venezuelan President Maduro on 3 January and subsequent plans to control and redirect the flow of Venezuelan crude from China to U.S. refineries.
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Persons convicted of a sex crime against a child could face the death penalty under House proposal

By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,03/12/26-12:08PM, 219 Reads 3,977 Statewide
The requirement to reach the death penalty would be that there are two aggravating factors associated with the crime.
Persons convicted of a sex crime against a child under the age of 12 could face the death penalty should a bill moving through the Mississippi Legislature become law.
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Symphonic blues packs Thalia Mara

By WYATT EMMERICH WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,04/01/26-3:06PM, 218 Reads 8,566 Statewide
The pace of modern life is so packed and structured, sometimes it’s great to have an open afternoon with nothing planned.
That’s how it was last Friday when, out of the blue, I got a text from my long-time friend Scott Coopwood from Cleveland.
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