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Regional History
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- Our Top Three -
Dining
Brickhaus Bar & Grill (Meridian)
Skidmore’s Grill (Shubuta)
Weidmann’s (Meridian)
Things to See and Do
Dentzel Antique Carousel (Meridian)
Dunn’s Falls (Enterprise)
The Queen of the Gypsies (Meridian)
Colleges and Universities
East Mississippi CC (Scooba)
Meridian CC (Meridian)
Local Info and History
Clarke: est. 1833; pop. 16,732
Kemper: est. 1833; pop. 10,456
Lauderdale: est. 1833; pop. 80,261
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De Kalb: (CS) pop. 972
Enterprise, pop. 526
Marion: pop. 1,479
Meridian: (CS) pop. 41,148
Pachuta, pop. 261
Quitman: (CS) pop. 2,323
Scooba: pop. 732
Shubuta, pop. 651
Stonewall, pop. 1,081
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Dining
Kathy’s Chicken Basket (Louisville)
Ole Country Bakery (Brooksville)
Mary Lou’s Biscuit Bar (Louisville)
Lodging
Lake Tiak-O-Khata (Louisville)
The Mason Boutique Hotel (Louisville)
Things to See and Do
Heritage Fire Museum (Louisville)
Doyle Arm (Winston)
Legion State Park (Louisville)
Local Info and History
Noxubee: est. 1833; pop. 11,545
Winston: est. 1833; pop. 19,198
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Brooksville: pop. 1,182
Louisville: (CS) pop. 7,006
Macon: (CS) pop. 2,461
Noxapater: pop. 419
Shuqualak: pop. 562 {sugar-lock}
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Dining
Chicken Nugget (Carthage)
The Porterhouse (Philadelphia)
Singleton Steak & Fish House (Carthage)
Things to See and Do
Geyser Falls (Philadelphia)
Pearl River Resort (Philadelphia)
Local Info and History
Leake: est. 1833; pop. 23,805
Neshoba: est. 1833; pop. 29,676
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Carthage: (CS) pop. 5,075
Lena: pop. 175
Philadelphia: (CS) pop. 7,477
Walnut Grove: pop. 1,911
- Our Top Three -
Dining
Burger Barn (Sebastopol)
Lee’s Steakhouse (Sebastopol)
Zack Garvin’s Steakhouse (Newton)
Things to See and Do
Boler’s Inn (Union)
Golden Mem. State Park (Walnut Grove)
Roosevelt State Park (Morton)
Colleges and Universities
East Central CC (Decatur)
Local Info and History
Newton: est. 1836; pop. 21,720
Scott: est. 1833; pop. 28,264
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Chunky: pop. 344
Decatur: (CS) pop. 1,841
Forest: pop. 5,684
Hickory: pop. 499
Lake: pop. 408
Morton: pop. 3,482
Newton: pop. 3,699
Sebastopol: pop. 272
Union: pop. 202
- Our Top Three -
Dining
Belly of the Whale Deli (Raleigh)
Corner Table (Bay Springs)
Roundback BBQ (Raleigh)
Things to See and Do
Prentiss Walker Lake (Mize)
Local Info and History
Jasper: est. 1833; pop. 17,062
Smith: est. 1833; pop. 16,491
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Bay Springs: (CS) pop. 1,786
Heidelberg: pop. 840
Louin: pop. 349
Mize: pop. 285
Montrose: pop. 146
Polkville: pop. 843
Raleigh: (CS) pop. 1,462
Taylorsville: pop. 1,353