The Field Is Empty, The Drums Silent
A friend of mine in Senatobia had heard that there might be fife and drum going on at a party on the Compress Road between …
Kicking Off The Independence Weekend at a 100-year-old Arkansas store
Colt, Arkansas is not really on the beaten path at all, but it is one of several suburbs of the small former industrial city of …
Bull Day in Covington’s Frazier Park-A Day of Peace and Community
Orlandus “Bull” Cobbins of Covington, Tennessee was only 29 years old when he was senselessly murdered at a relative’s home by two men who wanted …
Coffee and Comfort in Somerville
Coffee is America’s most popular drink, and its popularity is rapidly spreading to rural America. Once people had to drive to the big city like …
A Clandestine Hideaway on the Covington Square
To be a large city, Covington, Tennessee does not have much in the way of fine dining. There is a lot of fast food, and …
Terry Wright Throws A Party on the Backroad in Fayette County
West Tennessee southern soul artist Terry Wright has sung a lot about backroads and backyard parties, so it is only appropriate that he set up …
An Evening Sunset in Des Arc
Counties in Arkansas can have two county seats, just as counties in Mississippi can, and Prairie County, Arkansas is one of the counties in that …
Taste the Past at Sir Loin’s Inn II
The original Sir Loin’s Inn was in North Little Rock on West 29th Street, one block north of Pershing Boulevard. It was a favorite go-to …
A Little Rock Day
Because I had to do research at the Butler Center for Arkansas History and Culture, I drove out to Little Rock early, and after completing …
Como Revisited
The small Mississippi town of Como in Panola County is a most unlikely dining destination. Traditionally a cotton and market town, Como came by its …