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Starkville Honors Juneteenth With Six-Day Celebration ‘To Bridge The Gap’

by Heather Harrison June 19, 2023June 11, 2024

Messages of hope, history, freedom and celebration rang throughout Starkville for six days as residents celebrated Juneteenth.

Opinion | Nobody Sings the Blues the Way Mississippi Women Sing It

by Karen Hinton June 9, 2023February 16, 2026

‘Pure Trumpet Geeks’ Headline Southern Miss Trumpet Festival in Hattiesburg

by Gaven Wallace April 20, 2023June 11, 2024

Bill Murphy playing alto saxophone on the stage

Music ‘Saved My Life’: Madison County Composer and Conductor Speaks on 50-Plus Years of Band Connections

by Dustin Cardon December 20, 2022October 20, 2025

‘Like Toy Soldiers’: Central Mississippi Dance Adds Urban Twist to ‘Nutcracker’

by Aliyah Veal November 23, 2022November 20, 2025

Photo of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. From left: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello and Gene Wright.

‘Take 5’: Opera Mississippi Pays Tribute to Jazz Icon Dave Brubeck Early In 2021-2022 Season

by Torsheta Jackson October 18, 2021October 20, 2025