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The Neshoba County Fair, also known as Mississippi's Giant House Party, is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment held a few miles from Philadelphia, Mississippi. The fair was first established in 1889 and is the nation's largest campground fair.
Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, July 28, 2022. On Wednesday and Thursday, 16 speakers will give political ...
Jul. 26—Industry leaders and elected officials from Meridian and Lauderdale County descended on the Neshoba County Fair on Wednesday as the fair recognized Meridian Day. The annual event pays ...
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson raises the Bible while speaking about the controversial opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Neshoba County Fair in ...
Neshoba County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,087. [1] Its county seat is Philadelphia. [2] The county is known for the Neshoba County Fair and harness horse races. It is home of the Williams Brothers Store, which has been in operation since the early 1900s.
Marty Stuart, country music entertainer, Grand Ole Opry star, and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Georgia Tann, social worker and child trafficker [42] Gloria Williamson, member of the Mississippi Senate from 2000 to 2008 [43] W. Arthur Winstead, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1965 [44] Mississippi ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
In 2004, Barrett organized a booth at the Neshoba County Fair in Mississippi for the public to shake hands with Edgar Ray Killen and sign a petition of support. Killen, who did not appear at the aforementioned event, was later convicted of manslaughter for his role in the 1964 Ku Klux Klan -led murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner .