The New Albany and Union County community honored retired transportation commissioner Zack Stewart this past week with a reception as the downtown Tallahatchie River Bridge was named in his honor.
A formal ceremony was held at the Union County Heritage Museum Sept. 12 during which the downtown Tallahatchie River Bridge was named in honor of retired Northern District Transportation Commissioner ...
June 3 marks an iconic date in the country music world.On this date, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Leflore County and a song was made in his memory.Watch the storyThe ...
On Nov. 10, 1967 there appeared a picture of singer Bobbie Gentry on page 107 of Life magazine. In the iconic black and white photo she is pictured casually crossing the Tallahatchie Bridge in Money, ...
In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...