Greenwood, Mississippi is 130 miles from Memphis, home to blues music and Viking Range headquarters. There they have a luxury hotel, cooking school, and spa. It was the site of a number of protests during the Civil Rights Movement and where B.B. King performed his first live broadcast. Today it has a population of around 17,000 people. Many parts of the film The Help were also … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Greenwood, MS
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Film Friday: Double Jeopardy
In Double Jeopardy, a woman wakes up covered in blood with her husband missing and is convicted of killing him. After doing her time in prison, she gets out and realizes she can track him down and get revenge without being tried again. Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, and Bruce Greenwood. Memorable scenes were filmed at Lafayette Cemetery #1 and a number of homes in the French … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Double Jeopardy
Small Town Saturday: Clarksdale, MS
Clarksdale, Mississippi is known as ground zero for the blues, with more blues venues than anywhere else. It's where the Ground Zero Blues Club, co-owned by Morgan Freeman, hosts musicians nightly and has some of the best hot tamales around. It has a population of around 18,000 and has a number of museums and experiences related to the blues. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Clarksdale, MS
Small Town Saturday: Indianola, MS
Indianola, Mississippi, is a town of over 12,000 in the Mississippi Delta. It's a former Choctaw village that is now known as the home of legendary musician B.B. King. He has his own museum here, which displays information on his upbringing and rise to fame. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has a small downtown with shops and restaurants. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Indianola, MS
Small Town Saturday: Hernando, MS
Hernando, named for explorer Hernando De Soto who discovered the Mississippi River, is a town of 14,000 in Mississippi. The town includes a number of shops and restaurants, set around the square, where the De Soto County Courthouse is located. Writer John Grisham worked here as a young lawyer and it was his experiences here that inspired him to write A Time to Kill. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Hernando, MS
