Mississippi celebrates 200th birthday with bike-centennial
West Point Growth Alliance to host Bike-Centennial. The event will be held Saturday July 8 from 10 a.m. to noon in downtown West Point. Attendees will be able...
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Rain didn’t dampen Bicentennial North Celebration in Oxford
Mississippi is in the midst of a year-long celebration of her 200th birthday, and despite the rainy conditions, the party continued this weekend in Oxford....
Governor’s Concert back indoors due to weather
by Alex Paton
The Governor’s Concert was originally set for the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, was moved to The Grove, and now it’s back...
Oxford prepares for Governor’s Concert, now moved to The Grove
by Sarah Ulmer
Due to a huge amount of excitement from the public The Governor’s Concert for the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration North on June 24 has been moved...
Art exhibits pop up across state to celebrate bicentennial
by Sarah Ulmer
“Art Across Mississippi: Twelve Exhibitions, Twelve Communities” kicks off this weekend in Mccomb with the first of the exhibits opening until June 16. ...
Mississippi’s bicentennial rouses new push in historical preservation
by Jared Bounds
What’s your heritage? Would you fight to keep it alive? The Mississippi Heritage Foundation, celebrating a quarter century of work in the Magnolia State, works...
Gov. Phil Bryant to announce headliner for Bicentennial Celebration North
by Sarah Ulmer
Gov. Phil Bryant will be joined by University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter, Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson, Visit Mississippi Director Craig Ray, and Mississippi music...
Mississippi Weekend: Magnolia state birthday, music, food
If you’re looking for music to shake you up, head to Cleveland to see Sweet Crude. The young 6-piece composed of New Orleans musicians is...
Mississippi bicentennial to garner global attention
Mississippi’s 200th birthday is a big event for the state, and it’s one that the state’s business leaders will use to make vital business contacts...
The Band Perry kicking off Mississippi Bicentennial concert
by Sarah Ulmer
GRAMMY Award winning band, and Mississippi natives The Band Perry will be coming home to kick off the Governor’s Concert for the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration...