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The history, tales, and ghosts of Rowan Oak
OXFORD — Nestled in the hills of Oxford, Mississippi, lies Rowan Oak, an antebellum style home built in 1844 by Irish immigrant Colonel Robert Sheegog and mostly known as the → Read More
Tupelo High School Theatre debuts 'Marvin's Room' next weekend
TUPELO • When those who care for us are sick, who cares for them? That’s the poignant and challenging theme of Tupelo High School Theatre Company’s upcoming production of “Marvin’s → Read More
Tupelo Community Theatre reprises Haunted Theatre after 3-year hiatus
TUPELO • After three years without so much as a whimper, let alone a scream, Tupelo’s spookiest event of the year has risen from the grave. → Read More
Ecru to host second iteration of Heart of Ecru Festival
ECRU • The quaint town of Ecru, located in northern Pontotoc County, has a population of just 1,300 people. However, the upcoming Heart of Ecru Festival hopes to showcase just → Read More
Shannon's Alivia Roberts achieves lifelong dream, heads to Miss America
TUPELO • Alivia Roberts may hail from a small town, but she’s always had big dreams. → Read More
Ripley's Keith Storey named grand champion for 2022 Dance Like the Stars
TUPELO • Tupelo's BancorpSouth Arena hosted the 17th annual Dance Like the Stars fundraising event Saturday night. → Read More
Tupelo's Dance Like the Stars returns at earlier date for its 17th installment
TUPELO • Dance Like the Stars will waltz its way into the BancorpSouth Arena next weekend. → Read More
Second Miss Mississippi Volunteer crowned in Tupelo Saturday
TUPELO • The second-ever Miss Mississippi Volunteer and Miss Mississippi Teen Volunteer were crowned Saturday night at the Tupelo High School Performing Arts Center to wrap up the weeklong competition. → Read More
King Krawl to make Tupelo debut this weekend
TUPELO • Who doesn't like a good old-fashioned pub crawl? → Read More
Tupelo Elvis Festival returns for 24th installment
TUPELO • The King has re-entered the building for the 24th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival beginning next Wednesday, June 8 and concluding on Sunday, June 12 at the BancorpSouth Arena. → Read More
Tupelo Academy of Dance Arts welcomes new instructors from Ballet Arkansas
TUPELO • Since 1976, Tupelo Academy of Dance Arts (TADA) has provided Northeast Mississippi with premier dance instruction in the forms of ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre and other genres. → Read More
Elvis themed Airbnb takes off in King of Rock and Roll's birthplace
Andi Nolan never expected to own and operate one Airbnb, let alone two. → Read More
Miss Mississippi Volunteer wins preliminary award at national pageant
TUPELO • Miss Mississippi Volunteer Rachel Shumaker took home the first-ever Fitness and Wellness swimsuit preliminary award at the inaugural Miss Volunteer America pageant in Jackson, Tennessee, Wednesday night. → Read More
Country music stars Brantley Gilbert, Travis Tritt to play BancorpSouth Arena
TUPELO • The BancorpSouth Arena will bring some country music twang to Tupelo starting in August. → Read More
Saltillo Rails and Tails ready to boil this weekend
SALTILLO • Saltillo's Main Street Association will host an inaugural community-wide crawfish festival, Rails and Tails, this Saturday, April 30. → Read More
MLM Clothiers celebrates 82 years in downtown Tupelo
TUPELO • One of downtown Tupelo's most storied businesses will make up for missing its 80th birthday with an all-out celebration for its 82nd. → Read More
Oxford Film Festival returns to the big screen for 19th iteration
OXFORD • The Oxford Film Festival is back on the big screen. → Read More
Taste of Oxford fundraiser for St. Jude returns after two-year hiatus
OXFORD • Taste of Oxford, a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will return after a two-year break due to the pandemic. → Read More
Baldwyn's unlikely 1922 meteorite landing
BALDWYN • Late in the evening of Feb. 2, 1922, Ed Bush heard a humming sound outside his home near the sleepy Mississippi town of Baldwyn. → Read More
Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo announces 2022 Outstanding Citizen of the Year
TUPELO • A longtime Tupelo Public School District board member and familiar face in multiple charitable organizations has been given the Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo’s highest honor. → Read More