Old Postcards: Worship in Meridian

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Meridian is home to lots and lots of religious institutions.

Do You Know Shelby Lynne?

Shelby Lynne's early life was sad and hard.
Lynne was born Shelby Lynne Moorer in Quantico, VA, in 1968 and grew up mostly in Jackson, AL. Her father was a local bandleader and her mother a harmony-singing teacher, and as children, she and her younger sister Allison -- later a country recording artist in her own right -- sometimes joined their parents on-stage to sing along. However, Lynne's father was a violent alcoholic who at one point had her thrown in jail; when Lynne was 17, he shot his wife dead in the family's driveway, then turned the gun on himself.

I like her a lot.

"Old Time's Sake"

Want to learn more about her?

This long New York Times article covers all the ground.

Roytex Shirt Factory in Tuxedo – RIP

Roytex, Inc.

901 D St.

Meridian, MS 39301

Roytex, Inc., a private company, was founded in 1955 and is still around today with offices and about 50 employees in New York City. Like so many other textile-related industries, they outsource the work to overseas operations. From what I can find out, the products from the Tuxedo plant are now being made by a contract manufacturer in Bangladesh.

Roytex Inc 901 D St Meridian, MS 39301

"Down in Mississippi" – Jimmy Reed

Now as then, I can listen to Jimmy Reed all night long.

Memorabilia - 1957

A Meridian Star fragment from May 1957. Yet another piece of our past given me by Joe B. Stewart.

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