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Awareness key to building Mississippi’s future workforce ov. Bryant has proclaimed the week of Oct. 11 as Careers in Energy Week. Events like this help address a major need for Mississippi: raising awareness for middle-skill career opportunities. Other established resources, like the Mississippi Energy Institute’s Get On The Grid (getonthegridms.com) and the Mississippi Economic Council’s Scholars and TechMasters programs, recognize the demand for more STEM-based workforce development. Mississippi’s four hottest industries this year, ranked in order, are oil and natural gas operations, utilities, construction and manufacturing. In order to keep up with demand, each of these industries is fighting over the same skilled workers. Welders, plant operators and machinery technicians are incredible versatile, able to succeed in any one of these four fastgrowing sectors. Fortunately, these middle-skill positions are in high demand. In 2012, 54 percent of available jobs across the nation were for middle-skill workers, compared to only 31 percent for high-skill and 15 percent for lowskill. Experts predict that middle-skill jobs will continue to dominate the marketplace through 2022, holding strong at 49 percent of total workforce demand. The numbers look even better here at home in Mississippi. In 2012, 59 percent of available jobs required mid-level skills, while only 26 percent required high-level skills and 15 percent required lowlevel skills. Again, experts predict that, by 2022, Mississippi will beat the national average demand for middle-skill workers at a steady 55 percent. Unfortunately, we do not currently have a workforce prepared to meet our industries’ needs. As stated, 59 percent of available jobs in 2012 were at the middle-skill level; however, only 50 percent of available workers met those requirements—meaning some of the hottest jobs in the state went unfilled. This is especially disappointing when you realize that middle-skill, high-tech positions pay much better than their more traditional counterparts. In 2013 in Mississippi, those graduating from a two-year public school with an applied science degree made 50 percent more than those graduating with a liberal arts degree. Despite this huge pay gap, only 16 percent of

On the cover Greg Hatcher is executive director for the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, in Meridian. Located in the historic Soulé Steam Feed Works, the museum hosts the Soulé Live Steam Festival Nov. 6-7, with lots of steampowered action. Story on page 4. Sandy Warren, of Benton, a Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association member, sent her photo of brilliant fall leaves for our Picture This feature.

students enrolled in an applied science program, while 73 percent continued into a liberal arts program. With these factors at play, awareness of middleskill jobs among younger students is now imperative. Companies across the state—including your electric power association—are dedicated to a homegrown workforce, and therefore are becoming involved in community educational activities to encourage awareness of all career opportunities. For example, Mississippi My Opinion Economic Council has dediMichael Callahan Executive Vice President/CEO cated the Mississippi ScholElectric Power Associations ars and Mississippi Scholars of Mississippi TechMaster programs to encouraging students to pursue STEM-based, rigorous academic standards in order to become more college- and career-ready. For Careers in Energy Week, the Mississippi Energy Workforce Consortium and the Mississippi Energy Institute will be traveling to classrooms throughout the state, introducing students to young workers from the local area and giving a relatable face to their opportunities. Also, Get On The Grid (getonthegridms.com) is an online resource for students and teachers highlighting the top careers across energy, advanced manufacturing and construction trades. But these efforts are just the start of building our state’s qualified workforce. Parents and companies must begin these conversations with students and schools to build awareness and redefine the path to the “American Dream.” A “two-cars-and-a-boat” job doesn’t have to come with student debt or a desk career. Use the resources available, ask about becoming involved in a career exploration program and invest in the future of your Mississippi. Help spread the word to Mississippi’s future workforce about the opportunities that will give them the quality of life they want and deserve.

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It may not shade much anymore, but this old oak strikes a picturesque pose for photographer Reba Ward, of Foxworth, a member of Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association. See more readers’ views of Mississippi woods and wildlife on pages 14-15.

Mississippi is I moved from Alaska where a new resident is considered a Cheechaku. Their opinions are not worth considering until they become a Sourdough. That status is obtained by surviving an Alaska winter and still loving where you live. So, what marks that transition for a new person to the state of Mississippi? There have been several changes in my attitude and behavior since moving to Mississippi two years ago. I wondered which one would mark me as obtaining new state status. Could it be as I drove down back country roads below the speed limit? Surely it came as I bragged about my “best purchase of the year” being a head sweatband so I could continue my outside work without burning eyes. Maybe the better moment came when I sat on the ground watching the water slowly absorb into the hole I just dug for a new plant. But that was more self preservation so I wouldn’t pass out from working too hard in the hot sun and high humidity. All these may have led me closer to Mississippian status, but it was more subtle. I think the actual moment of transition came as I sat on a friend’s porch swing. The conversation, pleasant breezes and long silent pauses melted my thoughts and concerns into pure serenity. I know there are many porch swings all across this beautiful country but on that particular swing, my heart was captivated by Mississippi. — Veva Haas, Carriere

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Exhibits in the Soulé foundry building include this 1890 steam engine, which once powered a gristmill in Lauderdale County.

Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum rises from historic machine shop to national significance By Debbie Stringer Purchasing a shuttered old machine shop to create an industrial museum seemed like a good idea in 2002. But organizers of the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, in Meridian, could not foresee just how special the property would become. Their efforts preserved Soulé Steam Feed Works, a steamengine factory with a working line shaft to power belt-driven machinery, some dating to the early 1900s. Thousands of these businesses flourished in 19th and early 20th centuries, long before electricity (and later, electronics) revolutionized manufacturing. Today, Greg Hatcher only four other factory complexes like Soulé exist in the United States, and Soulé is one of only two open to the public, according to James L. “Jim” McRae, president of the museum’s board. “Our focus is on steam and the value of steam to

our way of life,” said Greg Hatcher, the museum’s executive director and president of the Mississippi Museum Association. “Steam was the very first portable source of power. A lot of people don’t realize to this day that steam pretty much provides us with our electricity. Even the nuclear power plant uses steam.” Founded in 1891 by George W. Soulé, Soulé Steam Feed Works manufactured steam engines used in the lumber industry from 1892 until the mid-1950s. (“Steam feed” referred to the way of feeding logs through a sawmill.) Soulé’s rotary steam engines, manufactured until 1922, were the only rotary engines built and marketed in great numbers. But their reputation for consuming too much steam led Soulé to create the Spee-D-Twin. This two-cylinder engine featured George Soulé’s patented valving system, an improvement in efficiency that pleased his sawmill customers. In the late 19th century, George Soulé patented and built an automatic lumber stacking system that resulted in more uniform lumber sizes and a boon to the nation’s early building industry.

Industrial, railroad and agricultural customers depended on Soulé’s highly skilled patternmakers, machinists and foundry workers to produce replacement parts for their heavy equipment. “They could make a pattern off your part, and it would be a near-perfect match,” Hatcher said. These workers earned an average of 50 to 70 cents per hour, the highest wages of any job in the Meridian area. “You had to be at the top of your trade to work here,” McRae said. During World War II, the factory’s work force peaked at an average 50 employees and operated six days a week. “I bet I’ve had half the people in Meridian tell me that their father or grandfather worked at Soulé,” McRae said. Historical industrial settings are recreated in museums throughout the country, but Soulé visitors walk through the actual factory with original early-20th century equipment and furnishings. They can see the pulleys spin, hear the machinery’s squeals and clangs,

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Soule’s machine shop, above, is filled with metal lathes and other milling equipment, most of it original to the shop and driven by the longest line shaft in existence in the U.S. Each machinist owned his tools and stored them in a personal tool chest, such as the one at left.

made things. “We feel that our young people need to be exposed to the type of work, and work conditions, that existed in our fathers’ and grandfathers’ time,” he said. His wish is to hear a child say, “Mama, that was the most interesting thing I’ve ever seen. I learned a lot.”

New acquisitions, above, include a steam engine from Memphis Machine Works, foreground, and a Red Lion engine.

and smell the machine oil—just as Soulé’s machinists did. Hatcher calls it an “authentic experience.” The line shaft overhead transferred energy from a steam engine (or other source) to machines through a system of belts and pulleys. Most manufacturers scrapped line shafts in the early- to mid-20th century and installed individual electric motors on their equipment. Soulé updated too—somewhat. In the 1950s about 25 percent of its belt-driven machinery was removed to make way for electrified versions. When the museum acquired the property in 2003, the old equipment was reinstalled in the machine shop. The Soulé site today includes the original machine shop, steam engine factory, indoor blacksmith shop,

The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum is housed in the historic Soule’ Steam Feed Works building, in downtown Meridian. The entrance is in the former Hemmings Wagon Co. showroom.

office, belt-driven freight elevator and employee locker room (with 24 sinks). The two-story brick building next door houses the

company’s iron foundry, core-making department and pattern-making workshop. In addition to the factory’s original equipment, the museum showcases a large, diverse collection of antique steam engines, some donated by collectors. A 1905 Corliss made by Watts-Campbell dominates the steam engine demonstration room. This engine powered a generator for a factory in Connecticut until the 1940s, when buying electricity became less expensive than generating it. Four of McRae’s own antique engines are displayed at the museum, including a restored 1890 steam engine that ran a gristmill in Lauderdale County. McRae pulled it from a creek bed, where it was abandoned after the boiler failed. A former Hemmings Wagon Co. showroom and office building on the site houses the museum’s gift shop and three exhibits of donated collections: • Gower Print Works, featuring a steam- (or treadle-) powered 1910 Chandler & Price letterpress and a linotype machine that produces metal type for printing. • Heblon Broom Factory, with original broom-making equipment used by the Heblon family of Meridian. • An 1830s weaving loom, two antique spinning wheels and a sock-knitting machine from the mid-20th century. McRae wants visitors of all ages to leave the museum with a better understanding of how Americans once

The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, located at 1808 Fourth St. in Meridian, is open Tuesday through Friday, with guided tours at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, $25 per family. Group tours and special event hosting are available. Call 601-693-9905 or visit the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum website at soulelivesteam.com.

Live Steam Festival set for Nov. 6-7 The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will fire up its steam engines Nov. 6-7 at the Soulé Live Steam Festival, an annual two-day celebration of steam engine history held in conjunction with the Meridian RailFest. In addition to operating steam engines, knowledgeable volunteers will demonstrate blacksmithing, weaving, spinning, broom making and letterpress printing—all with authentic, antique equipment. Other activities include a gathering of the Carousel Organ Association of America, whose lively organ music is always a crowd pleaser, and a molten iron pour by Alabama Art Casting. Admission is $5 per person, $25 per family. The museum will host Santa’s Christmas Factory Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 319 (and other times by appointment). For details, go to soulelivesteam.com.

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Time is not kind to historic sites he year starts speeding up about now. It’s a quick slide from here to New Year’s Day. Or maybe it just seems that way because there are so many calendar landmarks between now and the end of the year. Halloween and all of the holidays are yet to come. And you hardly get past one before you have to get ready for the next. I guess that’s why time seems to fly. Speaking of passing landmarks and passing time, I really got a jolt the other night watching the news when suddenly up popped a live shot of buildings burning in downtown Port

A long time ago it had been a store owned by a fellow named F.S. Wolcott. Wolcott sent a rocking chair as a gift to President Roosevelt and got a thankyou letter back from the White House. So many people stopped in wanting to see the letter that he hired a sign painter to paint it on the side of the building so people would quit bothering him about it. The thank-you letter was still there, although hidden under shingles for decades, when the building burned to the ground the other night, letter and all. Port Gibson still has plenty of historic buildings left. But two more of them are gone now. These two most recent casualties follow the collapse of a Civil War-era barracks earlier this year that had housed occupying Union troops. It just fell in on top of itself. But, time passes and things age. You wouldn’t believe how much change I’ve seen in just the short time I’ve been doing feature stories. I never would have thought it. When you first see stuff you figure it has been this way forever. Then you In the old photo Eudora Welty snapped of this old grave in Rodney, the lid is scoot- see it again after a ed to one side at a corner so you could see into the box. Nothing in it but dirt, by few years and it is the way. It just sits over the grave. Nothing stays the same. Some change is good. overrun with Some, however, is forever. Photo: Walt Grayson shrubs and winGibson. It took until the next day to dows are broken and paint has faded. find out for sure which they were. I think of the tiny town of Rodney One was a 1930s-era service station in that respect. Eudora Welty took a with an unusual architectural second bunch of pictures there 60 or 70 years story that jutted out and covered the ago. Back then she lamented how much gas pump area below. It had been of Rodney had vanished since its heyvacant for several years. The fire started day. Imagine how much more of it is in it and jumped next door to a 1900s gone today, especially after the 2011 building that evidently had housed a Mississippi River flood that damaged number of things. Most recently it was beyond repair many of the few survivknown at the Masonic building. ing buildings.

Time marches on and seems to stomp all over our landmarks as is does. Years ago we went to the Rodney Cemetery to see if Mississippi there was anySeen thing still recby Walt Grayson ognizable from the Eudora Welty photos. Right away I spotted a grave with a concrete box situated vault-like over it. In Ms. Welty’s picture the lid on the box had been slid to one side at a corner. But here 70 years later it had been straightened. I called to Miz Jo, “Come see what some ‘vandal’ did to this grave. They straightened the lid on it!” I guess all of this is simply to say that when left alone, nothing stays the same. If we have cherished landmarks in our communities, we need to take care of them, or else take lots of pictures of them now so we will have something to remember them by. 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.

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Close call with an identity thief tolen identity is a big problem today. The age of technology has opened a new door for unethical people: the ability to steal our Social Security card numbers and sufficient information to conduct unauthorized business transactions and take possession of most of our assets. Two years ago Mr. Roy, my in-house financial advisor, had the nerve to tell me that I gave out too much information. He said I gave important data to just about anybody—including unknown voices on the phone and orders on the Internet. He hurt my feelings. After my hurt feelings had subsided, he called one of the major identity protection companies. They monitor the financial activity conducted in our names and halt the thieves on the spot. For a modest fee, of course. Mr. Roy chose a good company and then he didn’t worry about me talking too much.

Yea! I was thinking I can order from my little catalogs. So I put talking too much out of my mind. Now, this August, Babette came for a visit and we decided to go window- shopping in Mobile and have lunch across the bay. We found ourselves in the midst of Bel-Air Mall and happened to see a few things we really needed. By the time our arms were loaded with packages, our appetites were calling us to leave. At Felix’s Fish Camp I ordered a fried oyster salad and Babette had a fried oyster lunch plate. As we walked down the winding, rustic wooden walkway to leave, my smartphone made a siren sound. It was an alert. “Oh my gosh!” “What’s wrong, Mom? “Someone applied for a credit card in my name.” My body began trembling as I imagined thousands of dollars charged to me. So immediately I called Mr. Roy. He answered and I shouted, “I had an alert

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who I am.” He gave me a half laugh. “This is nothing to joke about. See you at home.” Babette asked, “Mom, did Dad find out which store the person attempted to get a credit card from?” I said, “Penney’s, and it was this morning.” Then Babette reminded me of a very pertinent fact in this whole shady saga that I had completely forgotten. “Mom we were in Penney’s earlier today before we went to eat lunch.” “Oh my gosh, I completely forgot about that. And the clerk telling me that if I got a temporary credit card I could get 30 percent off the silver chain I bought.” Babette started laughing. “I can’t wait to tell Dad that you caught the identity thief red-handed. And it was you.”

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 bounties of a splendid month ctober is splendid. It is port one to pleasant times at grandma’s that grand transition house. October is filled with such stimuli. between too hot and too The air smells fresh. And while there may cold, a time that accombe little protracted need for it in this modates outdoor activities month that can still be quite warm, the rather than dissuading the occasional wood smoke from a stove or practice of them. A time when the sun’s fireplace smells comfortable. Odors from positioning casts shadows at angles that a woods slough with its mud and decayappear peculiar, this simply because the ing leave is often pungent, but it is annual sequence creating that visual poignantly pleasant. I smell this and transformation is short lived by its very become absorbed in the squirrel woods of nature, and it has now been childhood with my dad. a year since its last celebraSince I was reared on a tion. The sky is distant, poor-dirt country farm, deep blue and clear save agriculture runs deeply into that occasional wisp of high my very core. Sights, smells clouds. and sounds of farm life And the sunrises: from the past now punctuIncredible! At first a faint ate memory and touch senglow of orange below the timents. Locale will be a horizon and then a glimdetermining factor regardmering bright that pushes ing what I might see, smell straight and tenacious finor hear in more modern gers through misty treetops times as compared to those and onto waiting ground. of five-plus decades past, by Tony Kinton Dew will soon give way. A but when well chosen, that special treatment is given to locale in October can prod an October morning when that sun gets and prompt. Pumpkins making ready for fully above the timber and draws a line harvest. Aged corn stalks rustling in a of clouds toward itself. It doesn’t, of friendly breeze. Insects chirping from a course; the display is only optical gymfallow field. Wild geese honking in an nastics created by vastness. But it spellazure sky. The haunting but soothing binds the one who takes time to observe. drone of a tractor on a gentle afternoon. Smells are reported to be the most October provides. memory-eliciting sense present in October has long been the inaugural humanity. For instance, the aroma of for hunting seasons. That practice cookies baking may immediately transbecame entrenched in me as a young child. It was a part of life that we employed to provide an addendum to Medicare our food supply and was always a pedesSupplement trian procedure. The most complex eleInsurance ment was navigating a ragged pickup Low Rates for Plan F down treacherously muddy roads that led to the river swamp and its hardwood botMale (Non Tobacco) Female (Non Tobacco) toms. Things, as things generally do, have Age Mo.Prem. Age Mo.Prem. changed. For the better remains undeter65 $121.00 65 $105.00 mined. 70 $135.00 70 $117.00 Denim and brown coats have been 75 $157.00 75 $137.00 replaced with designer patterns. A single80 $182.00 80 $158.00 shot 20-gauge with battered wooden Rates vary slightly by zip code. Not affiliated with any government agency stock and rust-spotted barrel has fallen in favor of synthetic handles and stainless steel tubes. The simple thrill of squirrel hunting has been supplanted by the glamor of outsized antlers. But for one Call brought up amidst the basics, October affords that opportunity to visit my roots, 6045 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 to sit beneath a hickory in relaxed reflec-

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Attached to an autumn leaf, this moth would be virtually invisible. Humanity can’t replicate such cunning. Photo: Tony Kinton

Nature’s camouflage eclipses man’s attempts Recently I came upon a moth. Initially considered a simple and somewhat insignificant find, contemplation of this discovery spurred thought that seemed applicable to this month that sees the opening of hunting seasons. Tremendous hunter effort, and money I must add, is poured into concealment, primarily through the purchase and wearing of camouflage. The market is ripe with various color schemes and researched patterns and fabric choices. And it must be said that most if not all these tion and wait for a squirrel to come within range of No. 6’s. These cast from a single 20, by the way. October is as inviting now as it was then. Despite the pleasantries of this month, however, October can be melancholy. This sensation is perhaps a function of that sentiment mentioned earlier, or it is perhaps a function of time’s passing, signaling the beginning of the end of another year. Those with a propensity for searching will recognize this condition and come to individual conclusions about

attempts work well. But compared to what the Creator created, all else pales. The moth in question chose to rest a moment on the expanded metal of a hitch hauler hanging on my storage shed. He was marvelous. The thought arose that had he elected to make that same stop on an autumn leaf or bark of a tree or any number of other well-chosen entities, a hungry bird or fox or bobcat or whatever else that might drift by and grab a quick morsel would have gone home hungry! the matter. But it should be remembered and embraced that October not only announces an end; it also heralds a beginning, a beginning of a great many things of import and wonder. Regardless of the persuasion, the truth is that October is simply too good to miss. Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writer for 30 years. His newest book, “Rambling Through Pleasant Memories,” is now available. Order from Amazon.com or Kinton’s website: www.tonykinton.com.

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October 2015

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2015 Round Up for Education scholarships awarded The education careers of 209 students from throughout Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association’s 12-county service area will get a financial boost this fall. Each will receive a scholarship of $975 to help them attend state community colleges this year, thanks to the generous spirit and support of the Association’s member-consumers. This is the third year for the Round Up for Education scholar’s program, which is funded by members who round their bills up to the nearest dollar each month. Scholarships are available to members who do the round up, as well as for their spouses or dependent children who are enrolled as freshmen this fall. “Throughout our history, Pearl River Valley Electric has not only been providing electric service to rural areas, but working to improve the quality of life of our members and the communities where they live,” said General Manager Randy Wallace. “We believe that education is vital to improving the future for

began in November 2012, more than all of us in south Mississippi, and the $617,000 has been collected and depositRound Up program was designed to encourage more young people to further ed in an account overseen by the Greater Pine Belt Community Foundation. At their education. least 10 percent of each year’s funds are “Members working together to achieve a common goal is a unique hall- set aside in an endowed fund for future mark of cooperative organizations, and I use. The remaining money is divided am proud of the positive response we’ve equally among the number of eligible applicants, resulting received on this effort. this year in 209 scholMore than 90 percent arships worth $975 per of our members con“Members working student (the maximum tinue to round up their together to achieve a award per the probills and we’re very common goal is a gram’s guidelines is thankful for their sup$1000). In the proport. unique hallmark of gram’s three years, “As we are now able cooperative organizations.” more than 550 stuto see, the accumuladents have now tion of what would normally be spare change for an individ- received scholarships. Ninety-one of the scholarship recipiual has added up significantly. These ents this year are attending Pearl River funds will help create long-term educational opportunities as well as economic Community College, 50 are at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community benefits, which is good for everyone in College, and 46 are at Jones County the communities we serve.” PRVEPA serves more than 48,000 Junior College. An additional 22 students are attending seven other state meters. Since the Round Up program

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community colleges. Overall, students came from 20 different high schools and home school programs. PRVEPA determined that helping community college students would enhance the program’s impact in its initial years. “Because of the large numbers of potential college students living on our lines, we decided to start with those attending community colleges,” explained Kurt Brautigam, manager of member services. “Community colleges are an ideal place to begin higher education for many of our members, and we think the money that will be available the first couple of years will have more impact for community college students.” “The PineBelt Community Foundation administers a variety of scholarship programs that grant between $250 and $2,000 to high school, community college and university students,” said Theresa Erickson, executive director of the Foundation. “The Round Up for Education Scholarship program is the largest scholarship program we manage. We often see how small contributions from large numbers of people can grow into significant amounts that benefit many individuals, and when people continue their education it not only benefits the individual, but it also benefits their family and ultimately their community.” “Now that our members are able to see the effects this program can have— helping more than 550 students begin their college careers—we hope to have even more participants next year,” said Wallace. “But we are thrilled with the results this year and know that what our members are doing by participating in the program will have positive impacts for years to come.” Round Up for Education funds collected after August 1 go toward next year’s scholarships. Applications for 2016 scholarships will be available beginning in November.

2014 PRVEPA SCHOLARS PROGRAM

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Total amount distributed: $203,775.00 Pearl River Community College Angela Beasley, WM Zachary David Berry, Sum George Colby Bilbo, CA Cordale Andrew Blocker, WM Ty Brantley Bond, FCAHS Katie Breland, FCAHS Kevin Lee Broom, FCAHS Emily Rachelle Broom, home Jay Brown, CHS Dustin Jameson Bullock, PHS Reilly Bunnell, PHS Collin Davis Carpenter, Sum Jalon Cooper, CHS Kevin Craft, OG William Curtis, PHS Karissa Davis, OG Parker J. Dungan, CHS William Daren Durham, Lum Brooke Sierra Evans, PHS

Phillip Christopher Forbes, WM Aryssa Fountain, Lum John Patrick Gardner, LCS Lindsay P. Garner, FCAHS Katlyn Garrison, PHS Bailey Daniel Giles, CA Bryan Anthony Ginn, WM Aaron Allen Graham, WM Andrew Green, PHS Jack Gurley, Sum Larry Hartfield, SHS Derrik A. Harvey, PHS Savannah Holman, WM Frances Hooks, EM Perry Dean Hopstein III, Sum LeighAnne Howe, SHS Bailey Humphrey, FCAHS Briana Lauren Jameson, PHS Breanna Johnson, FCAHS

Each recipient receives $975.00

Britannie Johnson, FCAHS Rachel Johnson , PHS Laurel Peighton Jordan, Sum McKenzie Taylor Kennedy, Sum Kendra Lewis, WM Patricia Loften, PHS Selena Lorden, NE Mary Kate Lott, PHS Tarish Mallard, EM Morgan W. Maxwell, CA Seth Justin McCain, CHS Trannie McCardle, FCAHS Kacie J. McRaney, PHS Summer McRaney, YCA Summer Mitchell, PopHS Justyce Cheron Moffett, OG Justin Gregory Montgomery, EM Charlisia Tichelle Moore, Lum Kyran Moore, Lum

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Chance Edward Morris, Sum Rachel Mossor, LCS Peyton Nace, WM Kameron Blake Ochenrider, Sum Robert Matthew Parham, Sum Adrean Mikelsia Peters, EM Darius Petro, OG Jacob Phelps, Sum Ashlyn Pigott, PHS Alonzo Pittman, CHS RaDonna Chyann Powell, PrCh Drew Anthony Reagan, WM Aileen Reyes, CHS Tomias A. Rhodes, OG Tyrek Ruffin, EM Morgan E. Rummage, PHS Austin Sellers, Sum Jonathan Daniel Sims, EM Courtney Smith, CA

Keri Smith, PHS Brianna Smith, PopHS Kirk Michael Stringer, FCAHS Billy Kyle Stringer, PopHS Abbie Stringer, WM James Warren Terry Jr, FCAHS Kelle' DeAnna Thigpen, EM Wesley Thompson, PHS Maddox R. Thompson, Sum Jonathan Wade, WM Jeremy Dalton Walley, WM Kamryne A. Watson, WM Reagan Whitten, SHS Jacklyn Wilkes, CA Zachary Williamson, Sum

Dustin Blake Davenport, SHS Tristan W. Donovan, SHS Ricky Dubuisson II, SHS Ciara D. Fountain, home Haley Free, SHS John W. Freret, SHS Summer Gonzalez, SHS Bryce Hall, SHS Caleb Hall, SHS Aaron Holmes, SHS

Jermorious Hoskins SHS Anthony Ingram, EM Cierra Jackson, SHS Dijon Jackson, SHS Ja'Derick Jackson, SHS Treasure Johnson, CHS Cheyenne Decota Jordan, SHS Lynne Austin Ladnier, SHS Casey Lavender, SHS Rachel Ledford, SHS

Luke Antjaun Lee, FCAHS Amari W. Lewis, SHS E'dee Liles, SHS Victoria Lutz, SHS Hannah Martinez, SHS Holly R. Mathias, SHS Mariah McBride, SHS Tara McDonald, SHS Nadia Moore, SHS Mary-Pate Morris, CCA

Shelby Morrison, SHS Teon Nix, SHS Helen Breanna Parker, SHS Torah Parker, SHS Amber Richard, SHS Patrick Evan Seal, SHS Alezondria Sikes, CHS Mykel Stubbs, CHS Clara Williams, SHS Marcie Wilson, SHS

Raven Armstrong, EM Evan Bedwell, CA Haleigh Brock, Sum William Noah Clark, LCS Malachi Crabtree, Sum Nia Olivia Davis, OG Ashley N. Delancy, CHS Bradley R. DeLeon, OG Nikolay Drake, OG Alexis Drummond, PrHS

Brian C. Evans, OG Miles Gipson Ezell, PHS Gna Harris, LCS Micah Lauren Herrin-Hinrichsen, QHS Colby Harold Hickman, LCS Shameria Jones, OG Rushton Lewis Kennedy, OG Evelyn Lawson, LCS Nathan Lane Letchworth, OG Neshia Leverette, Sum

Melanie Linton, FCAHS Cade David Lott, LCS Markasia J. Magee, EM Christian McLaurin, Sum Mollie Anniston Munn, Sum Caitlyn Oliphant, PHS Brandi Overstreet, PHS Megan Pounds, WM Brianna Risley, Sum Anna Elizabeth Ruffin, FCAHS

Bailey Simmons, OG Landon B. Singleterry, OG Evin Smith, OG Brandon Tyler Spring, SHS Cody Steele, OG Ethan Christopher Taylor, PHS Bethany McKayla Thornton, Sum Madison Torres, OG Christopher Ryan Upton, OG Zach Watford, Sum

N'Tyrhee Watts, WM Konner Welch, HH Sarah Whiddon, LCS Memory White, Sum Anna Wilks, CA Nicholas Andrew Young, PHS

Southwest Mississippi Community College Shane Carney, WM Kyle Coleman, FCAHS Pamela Dickinson, CHS Jaran Landon Hollis, WM

Jessica Mauer, CHS John Miles McNeese, CA Cody Slade, PHS Tyler H. Williamson, WM

East Mississippi Community College Larry Alexander Jr, WM Drake Pace, Sum

Morgan Stansell, WM Landon R. White, Sum

Total recipients: 209 Community Colleges Students Are Attending Pearl River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Gulf Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 East MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 East Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Co-Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Coahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

High Schools Students Attended

Jaylin Akins, EM Caleb Amacker, SHS Holden Beall, SHS Christopher Bennett, SHS Brianna Bond, SHS Deon Bradford, SHS Brice Breland, FCAHS Kaitlyn Breland, SHS Jackson Thomas Cain, SHS Essence Corbett, SHS

Jones County Junior College

Stone (SHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Sumrall (Sum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Purvis (PHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 West Marion (WM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Oak Grove (OGHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Forrest County AHS (FCAHS) . . . . . . . 16 West Marion (WMHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Columbia (CHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 East Marion (EMHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Columbia Academy (CA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lamar Christian (LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Lumberton (Lum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Poplarville (PopHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Homeschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Prentiss (PrHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Prentiss Christian (Pr Ch) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quitman (QHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Christian Collegiate Acad (CCA) . . . . . . 1 NorthEast HS, MD (NE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Harker Heights HS, TX (HH) . . . . . . . . . 1

Copiah Lincoln Community College Ryan Cullop, OG

Amanda McMullin, WM

Holmes Community College Timothy Tanner Nations, SHS

Coahoma Community College Nicholas Andrew Cawthon, FCAHS

East Central Community College Elizabeth Frey, PHS Brittney McCray, Sum

William Nathan Roseberry, PHS

Hinds Community College Courtney Blount, Sum Kayla Franklin, CHS

Micaela Williamson, CA

“Education is vital to improving the future for all of us in south Mississippi, and the Round Up program was designed to encourage more young people to further their education.” - Randy Wallace, general manager

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of Southern Cooking For a restaurant to thrive nearly 40 years, it must be special. The story of how The Crown Restaurant began in a steel-frame building surrounded by cotton fields and grew to become a famous Delta eatery in downtown Indianola is covered in owner Evelyn Roughton’s new cookbook, “The Crown of Southern Cooking: Recipes from the Birthplace of the Blues.” Tony and Evelyn Roughton’s menu of southern cuisine proved catfish did not have to be served fried; in 1990 their Smoked Catfish Paté won Best Hors d’Oeuvre in an international competition. The restaurant has been featured in TV shows and major magazines, including “Food Nation” and Cooks Magazine. The cookbook includes 171 recipes, as well as color photographs and stories about the food, the blues and the Delta. “The recipes are from our restaurant, with family food memories and all the recipes my customers ask for constantly,” Evelyn Roughton said. The Roughtons also founded the Taste of Gourmet line of specialty food products. The 224-page softcover cookbook is available in stores and online at tasteofgourmet.com. Price is $19.95. For details, call 800-833-7731.

Broccoli and Mushroom Soup 2 sticks unsalted butter 1 small onion, diced 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced thinly 4 cups diced fresh broccoli 1 cup all-purpose flour

4 to 5 cups milk, divided 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup grated Swiss cheese 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper

Melt butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven on medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms and broccoli, tossing and stirring vegetables in butter 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle flour into pan, continuing to stir so flour is evenly distributed and mixed with vegetables, and flour is being cooked; you are making a roux for this thick, nourishing soup, so stir for another 2 minutes to blend completely. Add 3 cups milk, continuing to stir vigorously to create a sauce. Turn heat to low and continue stirring. As soup thickens, add chicken broth and additional milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly so soup stays smooth. Cook another 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cheese, salt and black pepper, stirring while cheese melts. Add more milk if you want a thinner soup. Cool and refrigerate until needed. Soup keeps well 2 to 3 days but may need a touch more milk when reheating. Serves 6 to 8. Note: If you don’t have Swiss cheese, Cheddar substitutes nicely.

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup oil 1 tsp. vanilla 3 cups chopped apples, peeled or unpeeled

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well. Add beaten eggs, oil and vanilla, and combine thoroughly. (This is a very stiff batter.) Add apples and stir vigorously to combine well. Pour batter into lightly oiled 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Bake in preheated 325 F oven about 50 minutes. Apple cake does not need to be refrigerated; it will stay moist and delicious for a week. Serves 15 to 18. Pumpkin variation: This recipe, using a small can of pumpkin instead of apples, makes a wonderfully moist Pumpkin Bread. Bake in sprayed loaf pans, small or large, 30-40 minutes. Keep an eye on them, and be sure middle of loaf has risen and is firm. Pumpkin Bread freezes perfectly and makes a lovely gift.

Catfish Allison 6 to 8 U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. black pepper 1 lemon, sliced

Allison Butter: 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 stick butter (no substitute), softened 6 Tbsp. mayonnaise ½ tsp. Worcestershire ½ tsp. Tabasco 6 green onions, chopped very fine

Poach catfish fillets 4 to 5 minutes in a large skillet in lightly simmering water (enough to cover fish) with salt, black pepper and lemon slices. Gently lift fillets from water and set aside to drain. (Fillets can be refrigerated overnight before serving.) For Allison Butter, place cheese, butter, mayonnaise, Worcestershire and Tabasco in a mixing bowl and blend thoroughly. Gently stir in green onions by hand. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead and kept refrigerated. Soften a little before using.) For individual servings, place fillets in au gratin dishes; cover with 2 tablespoons Allison Butter. Place dishes under hot broiler and brown deeply for more flavor. Serves 6 to 8.

World’s Best Catfish Salad 8 U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets ½ tsp. Old Bay Seasoning or crab boil 1 lemon, sliced 4 cups water 1 cup mayonnaise

½ cup finely chopped celery Juice of half a lemon ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. coarsely ground black pepper

Cut catfish into bite-size pieces. Place in a saucepan with Old Bay Seasoning, sliced lemon and water. Bring water barely to a boil, cut off heat and let catfish cool in the seasoned water. Drain well; mix gently with mayonnaise and celery. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired, adding lemon juice, salt and black pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve a scoop on top of a quartered tomato, in the old-fashioned way, or as a healthy and delicious sandwich. Serves 6 to 8. Tip: Use this recipe with any fresh fish to create your own fresh, unprocessed fish salad.

Sweet Corn Pudding 4 eggs 1 (16-oz.) can whole-kernel corn, drained 1 (16-oz.) can cream-style corn 2 cups milk

½ stick unsalted butter 4 Tbsp. sugar 2 green onions, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp. cornstarch ½ tsp. salt

In a large bowl, beat eggs well with a fork. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour corn mixture into butter 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake in preheated 325 F oven about 45 minutes, until light brown and firm. Slice into squares to ensure nice, even servings. Pudding can be covered and kept warm for an hour before serving. The texture is almost like an egg custard and melts in your mouth. Serves 10 to 12.

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By Nancy Jo Maples What began as a local celebration of provincial painters and potters in Ocean Springs has evolved into a premier twoday annual affair known as the Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival. Last year the event drew more than 150,000 visitors and hosted 400 booths. Two years ago it was dubbed Festival of the Year by the Southeast Tourism Society. This year’s 37th Annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival will take place Nov. 7-8 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in downtown Ocean Springs. In addition to the artisans’ exhibit booths, local chefs will offer cooking demonstrations with Gulf fresh seafood and samplings will be available; St. Alphonsus Catholic Church will host a petting zoo and other children’s activities; and the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory will lead a hands-on marine education session with a variety of artifacts and displays. Additionally, Blue Moon sponsors the Blue Moon Art Project contest for artists throughout the state to craft their interpretation of “Blue Moon” for a chance to win $2,000 and be the symbol of Blue Moon’s marketing surrounding the festival next year. Voting for a People’s Choice Award is open to festival attendees. Local bands add to the weekend’s ambiance with live music. The event began with 56 exhibitors in 1978 as an effort to highlight the local arts community. In 1984 it was renamed the Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival to memorialize master potter Peter Anderson who died that year of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the surname Anderson is synonymous with pottery and art. Peter Anderson founded Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs in 1928. He was the elder brother of distinguished local painter Walter Inglis Anderson and James McConnell Anderson. The Anderson brothers were originally from New Orleans and had attended prestigious schools in New Orleans as well as fine boarding

schools in the northeastern United States. In 1918 the Anderson family purchased a 24-acre wooded tract of property in Ocean Springs as a summer home they called Fairhaven. Their father, George Walter Anderson, was an import/export merchant. Their mother, Annette McConnell Anderson, was from a prominent New Orleans family and had studied art in college. In 1922, George retired and the family moved to Fairhaven in an effort to encourage their sons to not only become artists but to earn a living as artists. Peter knew he wanted to have a career in creative arts and first pursued shipbuilding. While rowing one of his vessels to nearby Deer Island he had a chance encounter with Joseph Meyer, mentor to the famed “Mad Potter of Biloxi” George Ohr. Meyer spurred Peter’s fascination with pottery and the shipbuilding interest was short-lived. Afterward, he endured years of instruction from potter Mary Sheerer of Newcomb

Handcrafted items that meet strict standards, left and far left, are available from vendors at the Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival. This year’s festival mug, above, was designed by James Anderson, Peter’s son, in memory of James’ brother, Peter Michael Anderson. Peter Anderson, below, gives shape to clay at the potters wheel. Photos courtesy of Shearwater Pottery

College in New Orleans, an apprenticeship in Pennsylvania and masters at the School of Clay Working and Ceramics in New York. Ultimately, Peter returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He found a reliable supply of quality clay in nearby George County, Miss., and Mobile County, Ala. In the late 1920s Peter decided his work was ready to merchandise and named his pottery studio Shearwater after a book on North American birds. Ocean Springs gradually grew into an art colony filled with craftsmen beyond the Anderson lineage. Community leaders established the annual festival to increase awareness of local artists, shops and restaurants. After Ocean Springs-based artist Klara Koock approached the local Chamber of Commerce with the idea of an arts festival, Peter Anderson’s daughter-inlaw Margaret Anderson got behind the idea. After the second festival the chamber created a jury committee with strict standards, charged to select vendors showcasing wares of the highest quality. Each year Shearwater Pottery releases a festival mug. This year’s mug was designed by Peter’s son, James Anderson. The mug is in memory of Peter Michael Anderson, eldest son of Peter Anderson and brother of James Anderson. Michael, as the family called him, died earlier this year. Festival organizers encourage out-of-town guests to stay the weekend to enjoy the plethora of artists and events. For details on lodging, restaurants and shopping opportunities, as well other details of the weekend’s events, go to peterandersonfestival.com or call the Ocean Springs Visitors Center at 228-875-4424. Writer Nancy Jo Maples can be reached at 188 Ernest Pipkins Road, Lucedale, MS 39452 or nancyjomaples@aol.com.

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7. Some know Red Bluff, at Foxworth, as “Mississippi’s Grand Canyon.” Brigitte Robbins, Meridian; East Mississippi Electric member. 8. A natural formation growing on a sweet gum tree resembles an aardvark. Susan Pitts, Newton; Pontotoc Electric member. 9. A tree makes a valiant effort to hang in there. Angela Perry, Olive Branch; Northcentral Electric member. 10. Pretty spot on Tallahalla Creek, Smith County. Deborah Blakeney, Jackson; Southern Pine Electric member. 11. At this age, they’re all mouth. Suzie Welch, Purvis; Pearl River Valley Electric member. 12. Colorful portrait of a brown thrasher. Denise Redding, Olive Branch; Northcentral Electric member.

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Fourth Annual Pink Pumpkin Patch 5K, Oct. 3, Lucedale. 5K fun run/walk at 8:30 a.m.; 1-mile fun run follows. Supports breast cancer awareness. Admission. George Regional Hospital. Details: 601-947-0709; eventbrite.com, georgeregional.com. Craft Fair and Bake Sale, Oct. 3, Brandon. Handmade gifts from around the world, baked goods, lunch; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free admission. Nativity Lutheran Church. Details: 601-825-5125. Starkville Public Library Book Sales, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Starkville. Bargain prices; 12-6 p.m. Free admission. Starkville Public Library. Details: 662-323-2766. Southwest Mississippi BBQ Competition, Oct. 10, Port Gibson. Featuring Blues & Bikes; 12-6 p.m. Downtown. Details: 601-437-4500. Ride for Recovery, Oct. 10, Laurel. Dying to Live Ministries event. Blessing of bikes, music, food, more. Christ’s Church. Details: 601-577-4159; 601-543-4744.

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cupcake wars, car show, music, arts/crafts, food, kids’ activities. Point Cadet Plaza. Details: 228-712-0073. Bluegrass, Country and Gospel Singing, Oct. 17, Black Hawk. Featuring Donnie Buckner Group and Long Time Coming; 6 p.m. Black Hawk Old School. Details: 662453-0072; bobbykayalford@gmail.com. Jackson County Fair, Oct. 18-25, Pascagoula. Rides, stockyard exhibits, entertainment, special events, food, more. Fairgrounds. Details: 228-762-6043; co.jackson.ms.us/departments/fair.php. Sawdust and Splinters, Oct. 23-25, Liberty. World champion lumberjacks, log rolling, speed pole climbing and chainsaw carvers to compete. Arts, crafts, food, music, children's activities and more. Admission. Ethel S. Vance Park. Details: 601-876-9635; sdsfest.com. Children’s Fairy-tale Fall Festival, Oct. 2325, Picayune. Life-size wooden fairy-tale characters, children in Halloween costumes, puppet parade, entertainment, food, games, hayrides; 5-8 p.m. Admission. Jack Reed Park. Details: artscouncilpicayune@yahoo.com. Mississippi Pearl River Woodcarvers Guild 21st Annual Show and Championships, Oct. 24, Brandon. Carving classes Oct. 23, 3-6 p.m. Demonstrations, vendors, exhibits Oct. 24. Free admission. Brandon Senior Center. Details: 601-9069933; pearlriverwoodcarvers.org. Fifth Annual October Fest, Oct. 24, Vancleave. Gospel music, children’s games, yard sale, silent auction, food; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Community of Christ. Details: 228-8265171, 228-826-3358. 11th Annual Shallow Creek Homecoming, Oct. 24, Picayune. Bluegrass gospel singing; 6 p.m. Free. Bring chair; 116 Moeller Road. Details: 601-590-1571. Great Delta Bear Affair, Oct. 24, Rolling Fork. Entertainment, magic show, prehistoric mound tour, snake exhibit, chainsaw woodcarving demos, arts/crafts, food, fireworks. Downtown. Details: 662-873-6261; greatdeltabearaffair.org. Antique Days, Oct. 24, Yazoo City. Old engines running, cane syrup mill, blacksmithing, arts/crafts, gristmill, biscuit making, kibbie cookoff, Ace Cannon’s Fall Festival Tour, more. Triangle Cultural Center. Details: 662-590-5415; antiquedays.com. Turkey Shoot, Oct. 24, Vestry community, Jackson County. Sponsored by Daisy Masonic Lodge #421. Details: 228-392-5227. Mid-South Wedding Show and Bridal School, Oct. 25, Olive Branch. Fashion show, seminars games, more; 1-5 p.m. Admission.Whispering Woods Hotel. Details: 901-368-6782; midsouthweddingshow.com.

“Jekyll & Hyde,” Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, Laurel. Broadway thriller musical. Admission. Details: 601-428-0140; laurellittletheatre.com. The Moving Wall, Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, Yazoo City. Half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; open 24 hours. Free. Hwy. 49 at Hwy. 16. 29th Annual Dancing Rabbit Festival, Oct. 31, Macon. Veterans ceremony, 5K run/walk, costume contest, entertainment, kids’ activities, arts, crafts, food. Downtown. Details: 662-726-4456; dancingrabbitfestival@gmail.com. Fall Fest, Oct. 31, Carriere. Food, crafts, fun jump, hay ride, funnel cakes, yard sale, live auction; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Byrd’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Details: 601-528-1610. UCA/UDA Mid-South Championship, Oct. 31, Southaven. Regional cheerleading competition. Doors open 7 a.m. Landers Center. Details: 662-470-2131. “Making Strides to End Breast Cancer” Walk and Health Fair, Oct. 31, Poplarville. Entertainment, vendors, health care screenings, silent auction, children’s activities, costume contest, more; 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pearl River County Hospital and Nursing Home. Details: 601-240-2044, 601-240-2046. Haunted Forest and Pepsi Cola Frontier Days Rodeo and Trail Ride, Oct. 31, Wiggins. Begins at dusk. Flint Creek Water Park. Details: 228-860-4936; Facebook: Splash of Fun. Oktoc Country Store, Oct. 31, Starkville. Brunswick stew, bake sale, quilt raffle, music; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Oktoc Community Clubhouse. Details: 662-418-7958; hellenpolk@ftcweb.net. Belmont Plantation Open House Preview and Tour, Nov. 1, Wayside. Tours of 1857 home under renovation; 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Donation; RVSP requested. Details: 310-210-1964; Facebook: Belmont Plantation; belmontplantation1857.com. The Talleys in Concert, Nov. 5, Petal. Love offering; 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Runnelstown. Details: 601-583-3733. 38th Natchez Antiques Forum, Nov. 5-7, Natchez. Social events, tours, lectures by noted experts. Hotel Vue and other locations. Admission. Details: 601-443-1261; natchezantiquesforum.org. Soulé Live Steam Festival, Nov. 6-7, Meridian. Steam engines operating on live steam, tours of historic Soulé Steam Feed Works and much more. Also, Carousel Organ Association of America Fall Rally. Admission. Soulé Steam Feed Works. Details: 601-693-9905; soulelivesteam.com. When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest, Nov. 6-7, Louisville. Sanctioned by Memphis BBQ

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Network. Louisville Coliseum. Details: 662-773-3921, 662-773-8919. Holiday and Toy Sale, Nov. 6-7, Summit. Opens 9 a.m. SMCC Regional Workforce Training Center. Details: bnsconsignment.com; Facebook. 16th Annual Old Time Day, Nov. 7, Leakesville. Demonstrations of cane syrup making, grist mill, smokehouse, cracklin’ cooking, more. Entertainments, vendors, mule pule. Batley Farm. Details: 601-394-2385; trbatley@hotmail.com. Third Annual Gator Fest, Nov. 7, Columbia. Arts/crafts, canoe/kayak races, air boat rides, kids’ activities food, music, alligators; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Columbia Water Park. Details: 601-736-6385. Heritage Day, Nov. 7, DeKalb. Country music, barbecue, bake sale; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free admission. Kemper County Historical Museum. Details: 601-934-2649, 601-743-2412. 31st Annual Homemakers Arts and Crafts Show and Sale, Nov. 7-8, Meridian. Handmade items, baked goods, more. Meridian Community College Dulaney Center. Details: 601-482-9764. Holiday Open House, Nov. 8, Yazoo City. Downtown Marketplace; 1-5 p.m. Details: 662-746-5031. NSDAR Veterans Day Observance, Nov. 11, Macon. Dancing Rabbit Chapter NSDAR and Noxubee Cattlemen’s Association exhibit American Patriot Quilt with names of over 500 Noxubee military veterans from 1940-2015. Food, program at noon. Details: 662-726-4014. Holiday Boutique, Nov. 13-14, Pass Christian. More than 20 vendors with jewelry, art, pottery, ornaments, clothing, more. Admission. Pass Christian Yacht Club. Details: 504-913-1223. Third Annual Veterans Picnic and 5K Race, Nov. 14, Columbia. Special traveling Vietnam-era museum on the grounds; benefits Wounded Minutemen of Miss.

Columbia Water Park. Details: 601-736-2239; Facebook: Veterans Picnic Columbia MS. 43rd Annual Gingham Tree Arts and Crafts Festival, Nov. 14, Lucedale. More than 300 vendors; 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. George County Middle School. Details: ginghamtree.com. Holiday Open House, Nov. 14, Richland. Food, furniture, quilts, glassware, antiques, collectibles, more; 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free admission. Rebecca Rose Flea Market.

Details: 601-936-0058. Big Pop Pascagoula Gun Show, Nov. 7-8, Pascagoula. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Also, Nov. 14-15 in Jackson, Wahabi Shrine Building. Details: 601-498-4235; bigpopfireworks.com. Holiday Gift Bazaar, Nov. 14, Meridian. Thirty-five vendors. Frozen gumbo, hot gumbo and soup lunch; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free admission. Trinity Presbyterian Church. Details: 601-485-4105.

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