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Unique, original and expressive... it is about your style

Photograph by T.G. McCary, Moreton’s Floral Design

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ne of my favorite designers is Coco Chanel, not necessarily for all of the chic designs nor for her politics, but for the strength and individualism she embraced throughout her life, her no-nonsense attitude, her iconic little black dress, and her famous and often quoted remarks. One remark in particular that suits our September issue is “Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.�

What began as a Chanel-inspired idea to design a Fall & Winter Fashions Guide evolved into our Fall Style Guide, style seeming a more contemporary moniker for fashion. Our Fall Style Guide has been a creative journey; and we are eager and so pleased to share our creative images from photographers Goodwin Photography, Mo Ismail, T. G. McCary, Bartram Nason, Johnny Smith, and Lisa Whittington. These creative artists captured for you the trends, styles, fashions, and stunning local models that represent some of our surrounding area merchants. We hope you visit their shops, featured in the Style Guide 6HFWLRQ DQG H[SORUH ZKDW WKHVH OHDGHUV LQ VW\OH FRQVFLRXV IDVKLRQ DQG Ă DLU have for fall. Meet their friendly and knowledgeable staff who can transform your STYLE into something uniquely you!

Also to tempt you this month, Kerry Rose Dicks takes us along the Mississippi and explores “bootlegging� up and down the river from New Orleans to Natchez (Part 1) while G’s Fare offers “stylish� foods for your fall events. And that is this month’s life along and beyond the Mississippi.

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F E AT U R E S THE STYLE GUIDE—Fall & Winter 2018 .................................................................................... 16 - 55 Against Current: On River Bootleggers, Bayou Moonshiners, and the Perseverance of Prohibition in Mississippi—Part I ......................................................... 56 - 59

F AV O R I T E S G’s Fare Favs and Trends to Refresh Fall Recipes.........................................................10-14

The Social Scene Crawfish Boil for 2018 Graduates ........................................................................62 New Hope M.B. Church “Ladies Day Out” .........................................................63 Freedom Celebration at Heritage Family Church ......................................... 64-65 Ritz on the River .............................................................................................66-67 DC Trip for Culture of Health Prize Recipients .................................................68

Against Current: On River Bootleggers, Bayou Moonshiners, and the Perserverance of Prohibition in Mississippi—Part 1 pages 56 - 59

McComb Garden Club May Luncheon ...........................................................70-71 ACCS Beauty Pageant ...........................................................................................72 Campaign Reception for Joseph Durr ............................................................74-77

Up & Coming Louisiana Up & Coming ..................................................................................78-80 Mississippi Up & Coming .................................................................................82-90

ON THE COVER Vibe Clothing Company’s newest seasonal collections include this chic, trendy dress, perfect for our fall weather here in the South. Located in Brookhaven and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Heather Thompson’s Vibe Clothing Company touts in-style women’s fashions for all occasions and is featured in our Style Guide on pages 16-55.

Photo by Mo Ismail

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PUBLISHER Cheryl Foggo Rinehart COPY EDITOR Jean Nosser Biglane GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Tim McCary

Bill Perkins

Cheryl Rinehart

Lisa Adams Whittington SALES STAFF

Cheryl Rinehart

Donna Sessions

CONTRIBUTORS Kerry Rose Dicks

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin III

Becky Junkin

Jennifer J. Whittier Alma Womack

Kerry Rose Dicks

Cheryl Rinehart

Jean Biglane

Donna Sessions

Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

Tim McCary

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin III

Becky Junkin

Jennifer J. Whittier

Bill Perkins

Alma Womack

Lisa Adams Whittington

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G’S FARE

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Becky Junkin

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Cheryl

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eptember may be hot in the South, but it still brings the beginning of fall. It is time to start dragging out and refreshing all of your fall decorations and pretend that the weather is going to cool off. I actually have more

fall/Thanksgiving decorations than I do Christmas, and my children have followed in my footsteps. Fall foods and fall clothes are so much fun; and anything orange, brown, or pumpkin is going to be in my wardrobe or on my tables. This month

This recipe is from a Longwood Antiques Forum party that was hosted by two of my dear friends Janet Dillard and Susan Plauche. Originally, this dish was served ZLWK VSOLW 0H[LFDQ &RUQEUHDG 0LQL 0XIÀQV KDYLQJ ORVW WKDW UHFLSH , KDYH DGGHG RQH WKDW ZH XVH , WKLQN ERWK WKH GLS UHFLSH DQG WKH RULJLQDO PXIÀQV UHFLSH DUH SUREably older than some of our readers. Where these recipes originally came from has been lost through the ages, but they are both delicious!

Note: The ingredients include a garlic cheese roll that is no longer made. I found a recipe on line that I have not tried because it is rather complicated. Instead, I have XVHG 9HOYHHWD RXQFHV ZLWK JDUOLF SRZGHU WR WDVWH DQG WR VSLFH LW XS , XVH WKH Mexican or Jalapeño Velveeta.

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Bluffs and Bayous is celebrating fall style and fashion, and I have some recipes that ZLOO JR SHUIHFWO\ ZLWK WKRVH QHZ RXWÀWV Just like our fashions, some dishes are old favorites, and some are new to this autumn’s scene.

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This recipe was created by Marcia and Carl Passman. It is perfect for slicing very thin and serving on soft rolls with the hot mustard and horseradish sauce on the side.

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Hot-mustard condiment is an old favorite, and this one has been used for more years than I care to count. It also makes a great hostess gift in small jars. (Decades ago, we used baby-food jars.) I found this recipe in Southern Sideboards cookbook.

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The Horseradish Sauce is a new addition to our party condiments. Last Thanksgiving we went to the pre-Thanksgiving Bash at the home of Brian Hoven, P\ VRQ 'DYLG·V IULHQG DQG WKH\ XVHG WKLV on Prime Rib. It was fabulous and there was none left to take home. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

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Apache Bread has been served almost every year at Thanksgiving or Christmas at our families’ homes. My friend Noelanne Bennett shared this recipe with me when we worked together at Cathedral School.

It has been recreated by others and goes by different names today, but this is still my favorite.

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The following three recipes I have had so long I have no idea where they came from.

At any fall party I have had for twenty-plus years I have served this Cranberry Brie.

In fact, I think we have had it for every Thanksgiving, too. It is so easy and is so impressive. I usually cook my brie a little longer since I like it softer, but family and friends, more or less, go by the original recipe. I have always served this with water crackers, but you could use any cracker.

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My daughter Lari has been making these Ranch Pretzels since college. They are easy and also make a nice addition to any party. We usually place them in a bowl on the bar. She also bags them up at Christmas time as happies for her neighbors and friends.

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This is so good with cinnamon ice cream.

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FASHIONS FOR YOU

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BUSINESS PROFILE

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Expectations / Expectations Too The Well-Dressed Man The Well-Dressed Man opened in November 2015 in downtown Brookhaven, Mississippi, by Kensy Hoff, a fourth-generation business owner with over ten years of retail sales experience. Her father, Greg Hoff, helps with maintenance, sales, and merchandise modeling. Jody Hoff, Kensyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, manages bookkeeping, window dressing, and holiday gift wrapping.

People often ask, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing? Kensyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s answer is simple and always the same: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a salesperson. My favorite part of my job is being the salesperson. Retail is simple: sell what people need. A menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specialty clothing store was needed in Brookhaven three years ago, so I opened one.â&#x20AC;?

7KH :HOO 'UHVVHG 0DQ RXWĹľWV PHQ \RXQJ DQG ROG ORRNLQJ IRU FDVXDO clothing or shopping for suits, sport coats, outerwear, luggage, and accessories. Those needing tuxedos or suits for special occasions can rent them individually or as a group at The Well-Dressed Man. Twice selected by the Brookhaven newspaper as The Daily Leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice for Best of the Best in Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clothing and runner up in Best Formalwear (2016 and 2017), The Well-Dressed Man earned Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Formal Wearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elite Retailer of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

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Owner/Manager Angie Warren opened Expectations in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in March 1996. During its twenty-two years in business, it has been featured in a national baby and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magazine, named Mississippi Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store, and tabbed as Brookhavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business of the month. Expectations offers fashions for girls, preemie through 16, and boys, preemie to size 6x, along with a variety of baby gifts, birthday presents, and toys for children of all ages.

More recently Warren established Expectations Too, a juniors and ladies apparel shop that focuses on trending fashion styles from the FDVXDO WR WKH FODVV\ WR ĹľW HYHU\ ZRPDQĹ&#x2018;V SHUVRQDOLW\ DQG VKDSH 'LYHUVH accessory lines that include handbags, jewelry, and stylish shoes accent WKHVH IDVKLRQV ZLWK PL[ DQG PDWFK RSWLRQV IRU HYHU\ RXWĹľW The sales staff at Expectations and Expectations Too include Emily Childress, Ashley Hudson, June Hall, Sandie Smith, Chasity Furr, Abby Terry, Jasmine King, Darian Strittman, and Karen Dunaway. Come stop by and let these ladies show you how to keep up with the times, not just to enjoy life, but to look good doing it!

Expectations Expectations Too 637 Brookway Blvd.

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Moretonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flowerland Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture Darby and Dennis Short opened Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as well as Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture in 1982 in the heart of downtown Natchez, Mississippi. Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently occupies one of Main Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic, nineteenth-century buildings while four of them now house Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture. The Shorts consider these businesses â&#x20AC;&#x153;family ownedâ&#x20AC;? since they have helped raise close to one KXQGUHG \RXQJ VDOHV DVVRFLDWHV DJHV ĹľIWHHQ WR WZHQW\ IRXU WKURXJK WKH years.

Much of the success of Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture lies in Darby Shortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s background in fashion merchandizing from the University of Georgia. Also part of these two companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success is the diligent, hospitable staff working alongside Darby and Dennis. At Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s these sales associates include Joey Gunning, Dwight Cameron, Emily Atkins, and Christi Wagoner. Assisting at Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furniture are designers Vicki Creuise, Gina Greenleaf, and Susan Brian.

These businessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; customer demographics, beyond their popularity with Natchez and its neighboring towns, include shoppers from Jackson and McComb, Mississippi, down to Baton Rouge Louisiana, and through tourism and online sales, from as far away as Georgia and the West Coast.

410, 420, 421, 427 & 433 Main Street, Natchez, MS, 601-304-1010

Moretonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flowerland has been a purveyor in the Floral Industry in Natchez, Mississippi, for more than seventy years and still enjoys the HYHU FKDQJLQJ RSSRUWXQLW\ WR ZRUN ZLWK DPD]LQJ ĹśRZHUV DQG ERWDQLFDOV in this wonderful community.

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629 Franklin St, Natchez, MS, 601-442-4321

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John Grady Burnsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest John Grady Burns established Nest in 2016 in historic downtown Natchez, Mississippi. Nest is a small, family-owned business with various family members helping during busy times. The ambiance that ZHOFRPHV FXVWRPHUV DQG FOLHQWV LV D UHĹśHFWLRQ RI -RKQ *UDG\ %XUQVĹ&#x2018;V storied creativity and experience. ,Q KLV IRUW\ VL[ \HDUV RI GHVLJQLQJ ĹśRZHUV %XUQV KDV WDXJKW )ORUDO 'HVLJQ IRU RYHU WZHQW\ VL[ \HDUV ZRQ QXPHURXV ĹśRUDO FRPSHWLWLRQV created displays at Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Americasmart Fund Raising Balls and displays for a myriad of retail shops including all the windows for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gardensâ&#x20AC;? at Americasmart, and staged parties of all types. He is a soughtafter Wedding Floral Designer and Event Planner and has published four design books.

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RRUS & COMPANY BOUTIQUE 5UXV &RPSDQ\ %RXWLTXH RIIHUV DSSDUHO DFFHVVRULHV DQG JLIWV IRU women of all ages, but specializes in young, contemporary fashion. &XVWRPHUV IUHTXHQW 5UXV &RPSDQ\ IRU LWV TXDOLW\ PRGHUQ DSSDUHO DQG accessories with good price points. Choices of apparel at Rrus & Company extend from high-end distressed denim, to casual and special-occasion dresses, and to everyday tees. Accessories include casual and dress shoes by such brands as TOMS, both designer and costume jewelry, and all-leather handbags by Hobo. Gift items consist of four major lines of FDQGOHV DQG XQLTXH KRPH GÂŤFRU +DYLQJ RSHQHG LQ 1RYHPEHU 5UXV DQG &RPSDQ\ %RXWLTXH LV family owned and operated by Una and Ricky Knapp. Their son, Steven .QDSS SURYLGHV WHFKQLFDO VXSSRUW DQG WKHLU GDXJKWHU 5LNNL /HLJK Gallup, assists with merchandising. Rrus (pronounced â&#x20AC;&#x153;russâ&#x20AC;?) is an acronym for Ricky, Rikki, Una and Steven.

Una and Ricky Knapp learned about the retail business by catering to customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs and researching professional sources. As the business JUHZ VR GLG WKH VL]H RI WKH VWRUH DQG D IXOO UHPRGHO ZDV FRPSOHWHG in 2017. Assisting Una are Chassidie Roberts, manager, and sales associates Jaley Havard, Emily Pearson, and Emily Mason.

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SUSANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SHOPPE Susanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoppe Brookhaven and Susanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoppe Hattiesburg, fashion hubs in their respective Mississippi towns, are owned by Susan Mathes May. She opened the Brookhaven business in 1996 and the Hattiesburg store in 2005 when her daughter Heather Thompson moved there with her family.

Susan and Heather, with as-needed assistance from their husbands, Mark and David, respectively, welcome customers from around the South, PRVW IUHTXHQWO\ WKRVH IURP 0LVVLVVLSSL /RXLVLDQD 7H[DV $UNDQVDV Alabama, and Georgia.

In both locations, Susanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoppe offers an extensive inventory of pageant, prom, and homecoming dresses and accessories along with the best in customer care and service. Susanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoppe formals have dressed many local, state, and national pageant winners, including Miss Mississippi, Miss Louisiana, Miss Mississippi Teen USA, and most recently, the national winner Miss Teen United States Kimber Smith.

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VIBE CLOTHING COMPANY Opened in 2017, Vibe Clothing Company, located inside Susanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoppe in Brookhaven and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is a family-run EXVLQHVV WKDW ZDV QDPHG Ĺ&#x201C;%HVW :RPDQĹ&#x2018;V %RXWLTXH RI WKH 3LQH %HOWĹ&#x201D; after only one year on the retail clothing scene. Heather Thompson is WKH FRPSDQ\Ĺ&#x2018;V RZQHU DQG EX\HU KHU PRWKHU 6XVDQ 0D\ PDQDJHV WKH DGYHUWLVLQJ DQG ZHEVLWH DQG +HDWKHUĹ&#x2018;V KXVEDQG 'DYLG UXQV WKH shipping department. With their daughter, Anniston, currently learning the many facets of the fashion industry, the orchestration of Vibe Clothing Company has become a third-generation affair.

To Vibeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customers and to the success of this fashion-savvy business, Heather brings her twenty-three yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience as a buyer, designer, and model. She has concentrated Vibeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion focus on a more mature and classy clientele seeking womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sizes, and has provided them with comfortable and affordable stylish selections, including the versatility of mix-and-match options, for a variety of moods, occasions, and events.

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Against Current: On River Bootleggers, Bayou Moonshiners, and the Perseverance of Prohibition in Mississippi—Part I

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hen federal agent Izzy Einstein walked out of the New Orleans train station and slid into the back seat of a taxi, he was looking to beat a personal best of eleven minXWHV +H WXUQHG WR WKH GULYHU DQG DVNHG ZKHUH KH FRXOG ÀQG D GULQN A few years before in 1919, the production, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors had been outlawed in the United States with the Eighteenth Amendment. The driver immediately pulled a ÁDVN RXW RI KLV SRFNHW DQG KDQGHG LW EDFN WR (LQVWHLQ 7KLUW\ ÀYH seconds. ,W KDG WDNHQ HOHYHQ PLQXWHV IRU WKH SURKLELWLRQ RIÀFHU WR purchase bootleg liquor in Pittsburgh.

When I slide into a New Orleans taxi on a Friday night nearly a century later, I’m just looking for a seatbelt to make the city stop spinning. The day before, I drove across the Pontchartrain into the Crescent City—the end point of many others’ journeys, the beginning of mine. My route would send me upriver to Baton Rouge, Natchez, Vicksburg, and the Delta, against current and against time, both in search of stories of river bootleggers and moonshiners and in search of places I could stop along the way to get a cold, stiff drink.

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What better place to start than New Orleans?

Over two summer days, I walk the blistering city, crawling into libraries and out of warehouses. Thursday afternoon, I drink a salty piĂąa colada gose at Urban South, one of eight industrial breweries located along the curve of the river. I swear I can actually make out the tang of the missing rum, but that might be the aftertaste of having just read a slew of old newspaper articles about rum runners.

During prohibition, intoxicating spirits were passed from Caribbean smugglers onto high-speed contact boats off the U.S. coast. These smaller boats then disappeared up the Mississippi River and into the network of confusing bayous where WKH\ FRXOG HYDGH SDWURO RIĂ&#x20AC;FHUV DQG KLGH the booze before transporting it in cars and trains throughout the States.

According to one headline from 1932, a lugger named Friendship made it all the way up the river into a Jefferson Parish canal before getting caught. In another case, two boats containing 29,000 pints of whiskey were seized by agents, but not before the bootleggers themselves could escape into the bayous of Brown Cheniere Island.

New Orleans, though, was quick to forget prohibition ever happened after its repeal in 1933.

After brunch Friday morning, a friend and I just pour our mimosas into plastic to-go cups. This is about as close to smuggling as it gets anymore. My friend, Joe, is a vagabond writer. He runs with Basque bulls and away from article deadlines, one of which is, in fact, fast approaching in less than twelve hours. We just barely make curfew that night, wandering the bywater over train tracks and into Catholic churches to light candles. We go from Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to Parleaux Beer Lab to Bacchanal Wine Bar, from liquor to beer to wine; and we live to regret it.

The next morning, I drive to Atelier Vie, which is hidden under an overpass, past a buzzer, through a red door, and over the river to grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. Here, Jedd Haas runs a one-man operation distilling brandy, vodka, whiskey, two types of gin, a red absinthe, and a green absinthe. He has me taste every single one of them. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very good. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very hungover. I almost regret pouring half the brandy into a nearby Ă&#x20AC;FXV ZKHQ KH LVQ¡W ORRNLQJ Crawling back under my bed covers afterwards, I declare into my pillow that no, LW¡V FHUWDLQO\ QRW KDUG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG D FROG VWLII

drink in New Orleans. It never has been.

When Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long was asked what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do to stop bootleggers, he responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not a damn thing!â&#x20AC;? +LV VWDWH MXVW EDUHO\ UDWLĂ&#x20AC;HG WKH (LJKWHHQWK Amendment; and within two years of its SDVVDJH /RXLVLDQD KDG DOUHDG\ PRGLĂ&#x20AC;HG LW with the Hood Act, which permitted homebrewing and the transport and serving of liquor for private parties.

According to stateliquorlaws.com, Louisiana still has some of the most lax laws in the United States on the matter.

On the production side, all the brewers and distillers I speak to are mostly content with the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system, which has, for the most part, kept up with the times.

Mississippi, on the other hand, not so much...

In 1908, ten years ahead of the federal government, our state legislature outlawed the local sale and importation of liquor. We ZHUH WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WR DSSURYH WKH (LJKWHHQWK $PHQGPHQW DQG ZH QHYHU RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOO\ UHpealed it. By means of a 1966 law, counties can chose to go wet; but the state is still

RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOO\ GU\ QRW WKDW \RX¡G HYHU EHOLHYH that sitting on the patron side of any of our thousands of bars here. From the other side, though, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different story.

Luckily, when I drive into Natchez from New Orleans and head into Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern one day later and one hangover lighter, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on the former side. On the latter side stands Doug Charboneau, owner of both this restaurant and the Charboneau Rum Distillery next door. The Mississippi 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH RI $OFRKROLF %HYHUDJH &RQWURO (ABC), which was founded in 1966, is the state-run wholesale distributor for all wine and spirits made here.

Not only does Charboneau pay the state an annual manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permit fee of $9,025 (compared to $3,625 for wineries and $1,000 for breweries), but he also must ship his rum through a Madison warehouse where the ABC will then charge any retailer buying it a 27.5% markup plus shipping and processing fees and a state excise tax on top of the wholesale price. And there are no exceptions. Every bottle sold PXVW EH VKLSSHG WR 0DGLVRQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW ´<HV Âľ Charboneau says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;even those sold to Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern.â&#x20AC;?

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Mississippi breweries are experiencing a similar problem. People forget that beer was also outlawed during prohibition. For lawabiding citizens, it was replaced with near beer, which one Vicksburg man said was â&#x20AC;&#x153;like kissing oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister.â&#x20AC;? For Mississippians along the river, on the other hand, this near beer was spiked to bring the alcohol content back up to where God had intended. In Natchez, near beer emporiums were opened and shut like refrigerator doors as the proprietors were caught again and again selling the real stuff. At the same time, homebrewing kits were sold in grocery stores; and George Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beer recipe was distributed in the paper for all to partake.

There was probably more homebrewing going on in Natchez in 1918 than in 2012, the year Lisa and Patrick Miller moved back here to start Natchez Brewing Company. As Patrick tells me, homebrewing was illegal in Mississippi until 2013, as opposed to 1979 in most other states.

Brewers could not even sell pints on site until last year, which is partially why, as Matthew McLaughlin, an attorney and the director of the Mississippi Brewers Guild,

tells me, the state is ten years behind everyone else. Though, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any catching up to do when it comes to drinking the stuff, especially in those counties along the river.

From Adams to Bolivar to DeSoto, these counties were the last to vote in proKLELWLRQ DQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WR YRWH LW RXW EXW HYHQ during those in-between years, you could never call them anything but sopping wet.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just too close to the water and to the states on the other side of it. In 1909, just twenty-six days after statewide prohibition took effect, the Natchez Chief of Police had his hands full with drunks who had been dumped back ashore after getWLQJ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;OO RQ 9LGDOLD H[FXUVLRQ ERDWV One such boat, the Desplanes, described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;red-eye rookery and beer emporium,â&#x20AC;? handed out pints of whiskey in exchange for passage tickets.

For many, though, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even necessary for them to step foot on a boat themselves. In 1911, The Natchez Democrat called prohibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;the greatest farce of the age.... Today, a man or youth can telephone across the river, have the call reversed,

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order the liquor and it will be delivered at WKH VWRUH WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH RU KRPH ZKHQHYHU GHsired, within the hour.â&#x20AC;?

According to Natchez native George Kelly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;whenever desiredâ&#x20AC;? apparently also included parties in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dressing room. In a 1920s letter to his wife, the owner of Melrose mansion described a party he had attended at Lansdowne plantation. In the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room, he found â&#x20AC;&#x153;three ladies and twice as many men already in there. [â&#x20AC;Ś] Several others were around a gallon bottle on the dresser. [â&#x20AC;Ś] However, nobody fell down and was unable to rise.â&#x20AC;?

For the wealthy half of Natchez, bootleggers could better be described as caterers who came by your house before a party with cups, napkins, ice, and only, as Kelly mistakenly assumed at a party at the Feltus home, â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfectly good, Presbyterian punch.â&#x20AC;? George Kelly and his fellow partygoers lived up on Natchezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-hundredfoot bluff, high enough to keep their feet dry, their hands unsullied by the laws broken on the river, and their throats wet with whiskey. The bootleggers and moonshiners, on the other hand, were often drenched

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I would go back in time in more ways than one as I learned just how antiquated Mississippi brewing laws still are. And my travels would take me on the road, too, up to the Delta where ,·G Ã&#x20AC;QG 3 0 PRRQVKLQH MXNH KRXVHV a concoction called Delta Hoojoo, and the wild-eyed and wild-hearted man ZKR GULQNV LW ,·G DOVR Ã&#x20AC;QG RXW MXVW ZK\ prohibition lasted so long here. And \HV RI FRXUVH ,·G Ã&#x20AC;QG P\VHOI D GULQN This is Mississippi after all.

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OLE BROOK FESTIVAL OCT. 6!

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September 15 Socks for Heroes Fair Brookhaven Exchange Club 6 - 10 pm Katie Hall 601.320.3830

September 27 FOL Movie Matinee Brookhaven Library 2 - 4 pm lif.lib.ms.us

October 6 43rd Ole Brook Fest Downtown 601.833.1411 brookhavenchamber.org

October 6 - 14 Newsies Brookhaven Little Theatre 7:30 pm / 2 pm Tickets: vendini.com

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THE social SCENE BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI

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Crawfish Boil for 2018 Graduates t the end of the school year, Heritage Family Church Youth Ministry in Brookhaven, Mississippi, hosted a Crawfish Boil honoring Brookhaven Christian Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2018 Graduating Class. Friends and family members gathered to enjoy crawfish, gifts, and laughs as they celebrated these graduatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accomplishments.

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New Hope M. B. Church “Ladies Day Out” he ladies of New Hope M. B. Church of Brookhaven, Mississippi, celebrated its annual “Ladies Day Out” on May 26, 2018, with a trip to Prissy Paintbrush Studios in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Greeting the ladies as they arrived was co-owner Hope Mallard, who had everything they needed to create their masterpieces. They had a wonderful time as Mallard walked them through each step of how to paint, which brush to use, and how to mix colors. After a couple of hours of painting and singing, the ladies were treated to lunch at Mama Hamil’s.

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Freedom Celebration at Heritage Family Church n July 1, 2018, Heritage Family Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, hosted its first-annual, communitywide Freedom Celebration with approximately 400 to 500 people on the grounds throughout the day. It began at two o’clock p.m. in the church sanctuary with a patriotic program featuring patriotic music, a message from Reverend Randal Bowling, and a recognition of veterans and community leaders. A barbeque dinner, softball game, horseshoes, and inflatable jump houses extended the day’s commemoration that concluded with a stunning hour-long fireworks show.

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Ritz on the River n July 19, 2018, the Vicksburg Convention Center went retro with The Molly Ringwalds band at the Fifth Annual Ritz on the River. The room was filled with over 600 attendees decked out in their retro-prom attire, and the room was doused with ’80s flair. The Molly Ringwalds dazzled and engaged the audience with energy and passion and took them on a musical journey filled with all the hits that transcended the ’80s. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to Jacob’s Ladder. For adolescents and young adults who have intellectual challenges, Jacob’s Ladder Learning Center provides a quality education that prepares them for adulthood.

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DC Trip for Culture of Health Prize Recipients ecently, Linda Fondren with Shape Up Mississippi and Michele Connelly with United Way of West Central Mississippi were delegates to Washington, D. C., representing Vicksburg, Mississippi, as Culture of Health Prize recipients. Fondren and Connelly were chosen to receive the Connect Prize that funded this trip, compliments of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to speak with United States Senators and Representatives in order to highlight their community-led health initiatives that have received national recognition and are aimed at improving well-being for all residents.

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McComb Garden Club May Luncheon t the Caboose Restaurant in downtown McComb, Mississippi, the McComb Garden Club held its annual May luncheon and installation of the 2018-2019 board members. Also at this meeting, members celebrated the 60th anniversary of the club featuring the past year’s theme, “Cultivating the Community for 60 Years.” As Parliamentarian, Sara Jones installed the new board members while Carla Stringer, 2017-2018 Garden Club President, passed the gavel to Kindra Price, the incoming Garden Club President. Awards from the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc., and Deep South Garden Clubs were presented to the McComb Garden Club and members for their exemplary flower show and commitment to the McComb community.

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ACCS Beauty Pageant dams County Christian School in Natchez, Mississippi, held its 42nd Annual Beauty Pageant in the spring of 2018. The fifteen participants, representing girls from ninth through twelfth grades, were judged by three representatives of the Mississippi Pageant Judges. Mattie Paige Pintard, daughter of Rudy and Brandyn Wilson of Natchez, Mississippi, was crowned Most Beautiful.

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Campaign Reception for Joseph Durr midst an outdoor backdrop of rustic beauty and a perfect Mississippi sunset at The Hideaway at Reeds Estate in Brookhaven, Mississippi, a campaign reception recently honored Joseph Durr, candidate for District 15 Chancery Court Judge for Copiah and Lincoln Counties.

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14 Brady and Gloria Kellems with Cheli and Joseph Durr 15 Brenda Hall, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Robert Gill, Alice Gill, and Donald Gill 16 Kensy Hoff and Greg Hoff 17 Bill and Theresa Sones with Debbie Lagrone 18 Nita, Joseph, and Mike Durr 19 Sheila Killingsworth, Tina BristerAtes, and Savannah Henderson 20 Dr. Michael Peavey, Chris Fortenberry, and Lavelle Sullivan 21 Brandi Seal with Travis and Bailey Smith

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