News Briefs
Hill Country
Picnic set for this weekend
The
North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic is this Friday and Saturday, June
25-26, off Highway 349 in Potts Camp.
This
year’s festival lineup features Hill Country musicians Kenny Brown,
Duwayne Burnside, The North Mississippi Allstars, Jimbo Mathus, Rising
Star Fife and Drum Band and many more. The two-day festival takes place
on an 1,100-acre site in the rolling hills of Marshall County and will
run from noon until after midnight both days.
The
festival, in its fifth year, is the brainchild of Potts Camp resident
and acclaimed bluesman Kenny Brown, who has witnessed firsthand the
worldwide appeal and influence of Hill Country Blues through his long
tenure with R.L. Burnside and travels with his own band.
“We’ve
got a great lineup, and we hope people will come out to enjoy the
music, workshop, food and camping,” Brown said.
Ida B. Wells
Banquet July 10 at Hudsonville
Tickets
are on sale for the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Commemorative Banquet.
It
will be held at the Hudsonville C.M.E. Church Family Life Center on
Saturday, July 10, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Tiana L. Ferrell,
great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells.
Tickets
are $25 each.
The
museum, at 220 North Randolph Street in Holly Springs, is designed to
inspire and enrich the lives of others by offering a variety of family
heirlooms and artifacts of African American historic values.
Ida
B. Wells-Barnett, a nationally and internationally known “crusader for
justice,” was born in Holly Springs in 1862.
For
more information on the commemorative banquet or the museum, contact
Rev. Leona Harris at 662-252-3232.
County school
board plans July 6 meeting
The
Marshall County Board of Education will conduct its next meeting on
Tuesday, July 6.
It
will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the board room of the supervisors, 103B
Market Street, Holly Springs.
Kudzu Festival
slated mid-July at fairgrounds
The
Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce and Marshall County Fairgrounds will
present the Kudzu Festival July 15-17.
The
fun-filled festival is designed with families in mind – ranging from
the daily carnival to barrel racing to the new Fireman’s Challenge.
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