Jerry Lee Lewis Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Dec 20, 2019
Music icon Jerry Lee Lewis received a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail Thursday afternoon at The Lewis Ranch, his longtime home in Nesbit, Miss. The event was his first public appearance since a minor stroke in March of 2019 and signals a productive 2020 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member. Watch the presentation here, with an acoustic performance of 'Touching Home' by Marty Stuart with Lewis joining in and singing along.
Photo Coverage: HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL Star Katie Ladner Joins the Fun at The Mississippi Picnic in Central Park
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- Jun 15, 2014
The 35th annual Mississippi Picnic, held yesterday in New York in Central Park, had something for everyone. Alexis Brown (Madison) is a former special assistant and events coordinator at the Mississippi Development Authority and state coordinator for the picnic since 1992 and she once again had a wonderful event planned out for New York City. Governor Phil Bryant and his wife Deborah were there to support the event.
