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The Sweet Potato Queens concept has been explained and made popular by a series of books by Jill Conner Browne, born in Tupelo and raised in Jackson, who came up with the idea in 1982. [2] (Browne is the author of a number of books which form the backbone of the Sweet Potato Queen "movement.")
The parade is the brainchild of Jackson entrepreneur Malcolm White, who is now the executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. [80] For years, a highlight of the parade was the Sweet Potato Queens, who started a separate parade in 2011 because their ranks of marchers had grown too numerous. [81]
Fest West music festival and Solstice Parade in Seattle; 2008 - 2012: Performing in the annual HONK! Music Festival in Somerville, MA. 2005: Leading the annual Sweet Potato Queens Parade in Jackson, MS. 1994-1995: Performances with the Indigo Girls and a collection of other Atlanta-based bands in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar: A ...
Announced on Monday, the City of Jackson is gearing up for the holiday season with new details on its annual Christmas parade and tree lighting City of Jackson announces annual Christmas parade ...
Nov. 18—VARDAMAN — In 1996, the wives of three sweet potato farmers — Daphna Cook, Karen Wright and Barbara Williams — decided to start a business selling baked goods featuring products ...
People watched as floats and marching bands made their way through town during the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival Grand Parade on August 30, 2023, in Millersport, Ohio.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
The annual parade, traditionally led by a goat pulling a keg and the reigning Sausage Queen, will start to form in front of Arnold's Bar & Grill, at 210 E. Eighth St., at 5 p.m. Friday, March 1.