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Press Releases
Music Tourism Convention Postponed to 2021 Due to COVID-19
The fifth edition of the Music Tourism Convention, originally scheduled for this September in Cleveland, Mississippi, has been postponed until 2021. Due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, event hosts Visit Mississippi, the city of Cleveland and Music Cities Events decided […]
National Travel and Tourism Week 2020 Celebrates “Spirit of Travel”
Jackson, Mississippi — May 6, 2020 — National Travel and Tourism Week, the annual celebration of the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. travel industry, will spotlight resilience and hope in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with this year’s theme: the […]
Jerry Lee Lewis Receives Country Music Trail Marker
Jackson, Mississippi — December 19, 2019 — Jerry Lee Lewis received a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker Thursday afternoon at his ranch in Nesbit, Mississippi. “After pioneering the genres of rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly with hits that crossed over to […]
The Mississippi Country Music Trail Honors Jimmie Rodgers and the Bristol Sessions
Jackson, Mississippi — November 22, 2019 — Jimmie Rodgers received his second Mississippi Country Music Trail marker Friday in Bristol, Tennessee. The marker recognizes Rodgers’ participation in the Bristol Sessions, a series of music recordings regarded by music historians as “The […]
Mississippi Writers Trail Unveils Marker Honoring William Faulkner
Jackson, Mississippi — October 10, 2019 — The Mississippi Writers Trail celebrated the world-renowned literary contributions of author William Faulkner on Thursday with the dedication of a marker in Oxford. The marker is located in front of Rowan Oak, the […]
Mississippi Writers Trail Unveils Marker Honoring Elizabeth Spencer
Jackson, Mississippi — October 5, 2019 — The Mississippi Writers Trail celebrated the literary contributions of author Elizabeth Spencer on Saturday with the dedication of a marker during the Carrollton Historic Pilgrimage and Pioneer Day Festival. The Elizabeth Spencer marker […]
Mississippi Country Music Trail Honors Marty Gamblin
Jackson, Miss. (Sept. 26, 2019) – Gov. Phil Bryant joined former music publisher Marty Gamblin in Philadelphia on Thursday as he received the 31st marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail. “For decades, Marty Gamblin has been an extension of Mississippi’s rich […]
Visit Mississippi Wins National Tourism Award
Jackson, Miss. (Sept. 3, 2019) – The U.S. Travel Association awarded Visit Mississippi a Destinations Council’s Mercury Award during the Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations conference held Aug. 20 in Austin, Texas. The Mercury Awards recognize U.S. Travel destination members […]