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Established in 1991, CelticFest Mississippi celebrates Scottish and Irish culture and features a number of vendors, food trucks and artists selling goods that tie into those nations’ histories.
On Memorial Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #9832 placed American flags at the headstones of American servicemen and servicewomen buried at the Autumn Grove and Garden Memorial Park cemeteries in Jackson, Miss.
Brandon Simmons first fished at the Sardis Lake during a summer camp when he was 13, but now he returns weekly to fish the dam as well as meet and converse with other fishermen.
Long-time newspaper editor Bonny Parham had a consistent presence and a personal stake in her community. Amory, Miss., was her home, and she documented its happenings for 40 years, from the 1960s to 2000. The perfectionist had to do good work not only for the newspaper’s survival but also because she needed the meager small-town newspaper salary for her and her son to eat and have a roof over their heads. Her photos live past her and now document the town through her eyes.
“I started my freshman year at Yale against the wishes of many in my community and family. And I struggled. Not with classes, but with finding my place in a new world of wealth, status and achievement.”
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