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COVID-19

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/us/coronavirus-rural-hospitals-invs/index.html

 

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

 

Other:

Civil Rights Tour Article

 


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  • About
    • Geography
    • History
  • Visit
    • Points of Interest
    • Annual Events
      • Mules & Blues Fest
      • September Song Festival
    • Civil Rights
    • Music Legends
    • Amtrak
    • Hunting & Fishing
    • Helpful Links
  • Community
    • County Directory
    • Worship Centers
    • How Do I?
  • Government
    • Board of Supervisors
    • Court Systems
    • County Officials
    • Election Commissioners
    • Zoning Commissioners
    • Quitman Tourism Economic Development
  • Economic Development
    • Industrial Park
    • Amtrak
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  • Today

    April 22, 2021
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    April 23, 2021
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    April 24, 2021
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    April 25, 2021

Documents

  • Quitman County Receives $400K to Restore Historic Courthouse (551 kB)

  • Quitman County SEEKS County Administrator (187 kB)

  • 2017-2020 Budget Combinations (57 kB)

  • Safer-at-Home Order by Gov. Tate Reeves (150 kB)

  • Shuttered hospitals leave holes in care

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NEWS RELEASES

  • Quitman County Receives $400K to Restore Historic Courthouse
  • Quitman County to Host Amtrak Station Ribbon Cutting
  • Interior and National Park Service Grants
  • 50th Mule Train Anniversary Event
  • Marking the Mule Train Workshop
  • Marking the Mule Train
  • Freedom Trail Marker News Release
  • ‘The City’ is coming to Marks

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Quitman County Courthouse
220 Chestnut Street
Marks, MS 38646
662.326.2661


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