January 17, 2013 Things move pretty fast here in rural north central Mississippi. Just 446 days after the Courthouse burned, the citizens of my little county are voting– in a non-binding referendum– on whether to restore or to replace the crappy old Courthouse.We’ve been debating this– and by “we” I mean the county supervisors and
Daughter C and Mr. Bow Tie went to the store this morning. (Yes. The cigarette store was open on Easter.) When they returned, Miss M said to Daughter C, “Where’s my dollar?” And Daughter C handed Miss M one United States dollar.Daughter C asked, “How did you know I had your dollar?”“Because I knew the
This should really surprise regular readers. We are having company!One of the things I like to do when company’s coming is to slightly modify the crappy old book selection in the guest room’s colorful library. (Many books were chosen because of the color of the cover or spine– who can resist a book with orange
and so is the Courthouse. It’s a strange sad day here. Heavy snow. No school. Now about 47 degrees. Kids on bikes milling around just beyond the tape. Grownups coming to look and then looking very sad. Rumors… the Grand Jury had just convened for its twice yearly session. UPDATE: From the local newspaper: the
UPDATE from WLOV Officials had the fire out by 7 a.m., but say the building is a total loss. The county courthouse was built in 1915. snip Supervisors are holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to proceed with county business. The cause of the fire is under investigation. ~~ Mr. Big Food and Miss
We think we have an idea. (How’s that for certainty?) But we’re not sure. First there was just one, then two, then a bunch more showed up. We think that since this is the parking of the Volunteer Fire Department which is located across the street from the Courthouse– where all manner of County
In Mississippi news Governor Bryant has signed into law SB 2878 “which raises the alcohol by-weight limit in beer from 5 percent to 8 percent.” [Cartoon by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi’s cartoonist and host of The Marshall Ramsey Show on Supertalk Mississippi Radio.] The bill will allow more craft beer to be sold in Mississippi. That’s
We have arrived in The Big Sovereign State of Texas. I was on the patio enjoying coffee and the sounds of a gentle rain when I heard something I’d not heard in a coon’s age: sirens. This, and a lively discussion with suek in the comments on a previous post, reminded me of a little