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 …
Boots on the Muddy Ground, But A Good Time
It has been my goal this year to go to a trail ride, and while the Michigan City Blues Festival in Benton County, Mississippi wasn’t …
The Marianna Cut-Off: The Old South in Marianna
Lee County, Arkansas was named for Robert E. Lee at its founding, and by its folklore, at the suggestion of a Black resident, which highlights …
The Marianna Cut-Off: Brickeys before the Big House
Nowadays, the name of Brickeys, Arkansas usually conjures images of the prison that was built there in the 1990s. There is literally nothing else there …
The Marianna Cut-Off: Singing the Blues in Hughes
The St. Francis County, Arkansas town of Hughes looms large in the blues world. Alan Lomax visited in 1959, recording musicians like William Brown, Roland …