Another French looking courthouse!  Louisiana is leaking in again!  On the way in, at a friend’s request, I took a shot at a famous grave, that of comedian Jerry Clower.  Unfortunately, his grave was at a church and service was in full swing.  I demurred since it ran afoul of arguably my biggest rule: never … Continue reading 912. Liberty, Amite County (MS22) →

Another lovely little chonker of a courthouse, no?  And yet, they named the county after Zebulon Pike, the guy who couldn’t get to the top of a mountain?  What’s up with that?  In all fairness to Pike, I too would have trouble climbing a mountain in waist deep snow after not having eaten in two … Continue reading 911. Magnolia, Pike County (MS21) →

This one makes my eighth Lincoln County!  Look out Jeffersons and Washingtons!  They’re catching up! The centrality of the courthouse to the life of Brookhaven is beyond question considering that both the county and City Hall are bundled together as one general government center.  It’s probably little more than an attempt to save money in a … Continue reading 910. Brookhaven, Lincoln County (MS20) →

Now that was a nice courthouse!  But I had to criticize the red brick annex in the back that didn’t quite match the rest of the building.  Alright, maybe “criticize” is too strong of a word, but merely “noting” it seemed too little.  What I also “noted” were the giant white bales which I assume … Continue reading 909. Meadville, Franklin County (MS19) →

Another Jefferson County makes ten visited at this point!  That’s even more than the Washingtons!  I felt like a bit of a newbie while searching out the courthouse.  Mapping put me out in the middle of nowhere on the edge of town, but I’m well aware they’re usually (though not always) in the center of … Continue reading 908. Fayette, Jefferson County (MS18) →

Coming out of Vicksburg, the rain was going hard so I had to gingerly inch my way to Port Gibson.  Luckily, the deluge slacked off to drizzle by the time I hit town, which was good because I didn’t want to consider the ramifications hard rain could have on the day.  When I finally pulled … Continue reading 907. Port Gibson, Claiborne County (MS17) →

I hit the courthouse on the way to Mayersville and my eyes uncharacteristically widened to see its roof on the ground.  Something obviously happened there.  “Something” I later learned was an EF4 tornado that passed through town in 2023.  Enough of downtown Rolling Fork was demolished that it made sense after the fact but, in … Continue reading 906. Rolling Fork, Sharkey County (MS16) →

Well, it’s a courthouse.  Or is it a high school gym?  It’s difficult to tell the difference between the two.  Mayersville is a small community so this is obviously adequate for their needs and I shouldn’t judge but, well… As I had looked at several of the caches in town, I noticed a lot with … Continue reading 905. Mayersville, Issaquena County (MS15) →

The courthouse in Belzoni looked like it was Greek Revival, which was nicer than I had expected for what felt like the middle of nowhere.  I also was being especially uncritical at the moment.  I was in an especially good mood.   While I was on the way to the courthouse, I stopped by the … Continue reading 904. Belzoni, Humphreys County (MS14) →

Soon, this year will be over. As of this writing, I have been caching for 2,758 days and am on Day 2,755 of a streak. This year, I have placed 4 hides, hosted 3 events, and found 763 caches (including 15 FTFs, 60 new counties, and 2 new states). I also attended 1 Mega-Event, and appeared … Continue reading This Year Ends →