Hancock County’s Crittenden Distillery
Continuing the Kiln Whiskey legacy The Kiln, for decades, possibly even centuries, this Hancock County town has been tied to stories of strong moonshine, hidden stills and the bootleggers who made them. During Prohibition, the pine forests and swamps around The Kiln weren’t just scenic, they were cover. Stills bubbled deep in the […]
H-1B Visa Programs Address Worker Shortages
A critical program used to help Mississippi and other state’s fill open positions across various businesses While there has been controversy over the H-1B visa program that allows skilled professionals from other countries to take jobs in the U.S. in areas where there are shortages, it is hard to imagine what healthcare—already suffering from not […]
Chef Derek Emerson
Grandmothers’ influence created recipe for career and success The West Coast kid spent his summers in Meridian living with his grandparents and hanging at the country club. Those summers were replete with his grandmother Frances Emerson’s Southern Sunday dinners and Derek Emerson took it all in. His other grandmother Jane’s influence was her Wales heritage […]