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In addition to ruling over the MissPres universe with an iron fist, Malvaney enjoys reading, wandering around old buildings, stopping to smell the magnolias, fiddling with databases, and sitting on the porch with a good book and a big ol' dog. Non-interests include but are not limited to tweeting, texting, Instagramming, planking, Candy Crush, Donald Trump, and unecessarily destructive home renovation shows.
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Mississippi Historical Society Annual Mtg.
The Mississippi Historical Society has just announced its annual meeting for this year. It will be held at the newly opened Old Capitol and its theme will be, of all things, Preservation in Mississippi. In addition to speakers that include… Read More ›
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Abandoned in the City
A second in a series of articles in the Clarion-Ledger about abandoned buildings in our capital city. I say abandoned because they’re not just vacant, waiting for their next occupant–more, they’ve been abandoned by their owners, left to the destroyers…. Read More ›
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Hernando Hits the Big Time!
Read the recent article in the New York Times (as in New York City!) about the City of Hernando’s efforts to get its iconic water tower designated a Mississippi Landmark. Hernando has been really working for the past decade at… Read More ›
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Vacant City
A sad article (one of many in recent years, I’m afraid) in the Clarion-Ledger about the thousands of abandoned houses in Jackson. Jackson has more than 12,300 vacant houses among its 76,000 households, according to U.S. Census figures. The… Read More ›
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Mississippi’s New Old Capitol
For any of you who don’t know, the old state capitol building, commonly called the Old Capitol, just re-opened yesterday after a major renovation that was set in motion when chunks of the copper roof tore off during Hurricane Katrina…. Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 