In the News

Amtrak Station Grand Opening:

http://msbusiness.com/2015/09/the-city-is-coming-to-marks-amtrack-service-will-stop-in-delta-town-as-early-as-spring-2016/

https://www.panolian.com/2016/10/06/amtrak-station-gets-start/

https://wreg.com/2018/05/05/mississippi-delta-town-welcomes-new-amtrak-train-stop/amp/

50th Anniversary of the Mule Train:

https://www.northsidesun.com/opinion-columns/mule-train-1968#sthash.JXhQS0xc.dpbs

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/23/poor-peoples-campaign-washington-dr-king-mississippi

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2018/06/15/617364245/in-1968-poor-americans-came-to-d-c-to-protest-some-by-mule

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/13/610097454/how-a-mule-train-from-marks-miss-kicked-off-mlks-poor-people-campaign

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/mississippi-delta-still-heart-poverty-slideshow-wp-090058689.html

http://deltabusinessjournal.com/tag/mule-train-march-celebrates-50-years-in-quitman-county/

https://articles.al.com/living/index.ssf/2018/01/alabama_history_professor_reca.amp

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna885451

https://www.sfgate.com/news/amp/Mule-Train-commemoration-a-reminder-of-lingering-12909259.php

Kemp leads tour of CSTC’s Marking the Mule interpretive trail

Healthy Food Initiative:

https://www.investinginfood.com/healthy-food-financing-initiative-awards-reinvestment-fund-awards-3-million-to-improve-healthy-food-access-in-underserved-communities/

https://www.investinginfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-HFFI-Award-Book.pdf

https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/03/12/investigators-babies-are-born-underweight-these-two-mississippi-counties/

Jeffcoat’s Family Market Grand Opening:

https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/02/18/investigators-this-mississippi-county-feeds-people-across-world-its-residents-cant-buy-fresh-produce/

https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/10/22/investigators-quitman-county-will-finally-get-its-first-grocery-store-years/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/new-grocery-store-opening-mid-south-community/6OOZ4UHP45GJDN55T2BP3HUD3U/

Quitman County Courthouse:

https://www.mdah.ms.gov/news/nearly-3m-preservation-grants-awarded

Rural Broadband Internet:

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/mid-south/infrastructure-bills-100b-proposal-to-expand-broadband-access-gets-broad-bipartisan-support/

https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/education/rural-mid-south-areas-struggle-without-fast-internet-connection/522-64554cd0-bf2c-444a-af5d-bee89bcacaf2

EMMY-nominated Mule Train: Poor People’s Campaign:

https://www.localmemphis.com/article/life/local-24-news-anchor-katina-rankin-photojournalist-nicki-storey-honored-mule-train-documentary/522-60fc631b-a2e7-4788-b702-072d699874c5

https://www.localmemphis.com/gallery/life/people/local-24-news-weeknight-anchor-katina-rankin-and-photojournalist-nicki-storey-honored-by-city-of-marks-mississippi/522-039339bd-da10-430c-a3a6-910f2eae9069

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/local-24-news-anchor-katina-rankin-photojournalist-nicki-storey-honored-for-work-on-mule-train-documentary/ar-BB1gJNob

Civil Rights in Marks:

Civil Rights Tour Article

Other:

https://whatsgoodproject.com/thoughts/a-quick-48-hours-in-marks-mississippi