Next Stop MS | Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival & History Symposium and 100th Birthday Celebration of B.B. King & Medgar Evers Kickoff Countdown

Today is a day of celebration and remembrance! For our first stop, we’re off to Carrollton to check out the Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival and History Symposium, happening October 5th through the 6th in Carrollton, and in with us to tell us more is his granddaughter, Mary Francis Hurt & Mt. Zion Memorial Fund Rep. Corey Crowder, then we’re kicking off the countdown to the 100th Birthday Celebration of B.B. King and Medgar Evers, with celebrations to be held throughout the year 2025 with Malika Polk-Lee, B.B. King Museum Director! Plus, we’ll also check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods… Stay tuned, buckle up, and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Rhythm, Blues, & BallotsMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition - 25% off for a limited timeMusic From The Masses 2024It's Pride Y'all '24Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! Click to Donate Now and listen live on MPB Think Radio Fridays at 10 a.m. CST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.