Brian Perry

Enjoys Mississippi political history. "Adventurer, currently pursuin' a certain opportunity but open to others as well." Available to judge pretty cow contests.

[Brian Perry @BrianPerry42]

"we need renegades, brigands & pirates, we want their visions & breakthroughs, we want their spirit—go for broke, trust your brain, be wild...Buy that team, man that station, win that race & get so drunk you can barely grip the champagne bottle to wave it in the air"

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJopinion: Is America Still Making Ted Turners? asks @Peggynoonannyc
https://t.co/uDy8QhLIBl

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

"Just total devastation" after a tornado tore through Purvis, Mississippi, on Wednesday. A pastor describes gathering people to take shelter in a church, where they prayed and sang "Amazing Grace."

[Robert St. John @robertstjohn]

A hamburger in Stone County is being cooked 200 feet from the cattle that died to make it. It might be the best burger I have eaten in this state (present company excluded):

https://t.co/KU5q76gXYl

[Grant Callen @grantcallen]

New episode! 🚨 America is stronger and safer because @SenatorWicker is the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Every conversation is special, but this interview with Sen. Wicker was a real treat. Listen here: https://t.co/bSmN8gQiiS

[MS Depart. of Archives & History @MDAH_Official]

#ICYMI: Governor Haley Barbour, Mark Keenum of @msstate, Judge Leslie Southwick, Brad White of @MississippiDOT, and Nehemiah Flowers, discussed US Senator Thad Cochran for #HistoryIsLunch at the Two Mississippi Museums. Watch the event at https://t.co/wzvGWjo0zS.

[MS Depart. of Archives & History @MDAH_Official]

A panel will discuss U.S. Senator Thad Cochran for #HistoryIsLunch at noon on Wednesday, March 18, at the Two Mississippi Museums. Panelists include Governor Haley Barbour, Mark Keenum, Judge Leslie Southwick, Brad White, & Nehemiah Flowers. https://t.co/F5M81YPoGq

[Mississippi Historical Society @MississippiHis2]

Register now for the 2026 Annual Mississippi Historical Society Meeting at the Riley Center and the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience in Meridian on March 5-6. Learn more about the event and register to attend at https://t.co/O2YjlS5buY.

[NASA @NASA]

1.5 million names are flying around the Moon on Artemis II. Is yours one of them?

It's not too late to add your name to the mission—and it's absolutely free: https://t.co/tUAM7BTfjt

[Andy Gipson for MS @AndyGipsonforMS]

Can you believe this fellow called the office needing a reindeer inspection at the last minute on Christmas Eve! But we got it done for him and 9 reindeer. Strange … as he pulled out of the parking lot I’m pretty sure he said, “Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!”

[Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce @MSDeptofAg]

Mississippi Board of Animal Health has approved a certificate of veterinary inspection for Santa Claus of the North Pole, authorizing his famous reindeer to enter Mississippi on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, for a holiday delivery run. Read more: https://t.co/rfKt2rvPD6

[Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce @MSDeptofAg]

As part of the ongoing, nationwide #America250 celebrations, the Mississippi State Fairgrounds released a video recapping the 2025 Great American Mississippi State Fair! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Read more: https://t.co/NiSVxPOxag
View video on our Youtube channel: https://t.co/XjXHjPKvPY

[Mississippi Historical Society @MississippiHis2]

The board of directors of the Mississippi Historical Society met on November 14. Don’t miss the annual meeting in Meridian on March 5-6, 2026. More soon!

[Andy Gipson for MS @AndyGipsonforMS]

“Mississippi, America - that’s what it is!” God bless the U.S.A.! Thank you @TheLeeGreenwood for making our Great American Mississippi State Fair the best ever! We appreciate you.

[Brandi Ratliff @SouthrnGrlRebel]

It was a great weekend in Oxford. Hotty Toddy!

[Brian Perry @BrianPerry42]

In 2018, on the occasion of Judge Jolly's 80th birthday & taking senior status, the Mississippi Law Journal included several tributes to Jolly with enjoyable stories: https://t.co/35BgT5gchR

[Brian Perry @BrianPerry42]

The "dean among Mississippi judges" E. Grady Jolly retires from the bench today. 43 years active duty & senior status on US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (began 30 July 1982). He ranks #100 in longevity of active duty judges; #16 of appeal judges in US history (35 years; 65 days).

[Brian Perry @BrianPerry42]

When Judge Jolly took senior status in 2017, I wrote about the 1981 political contest between then Senator Thad Cochran & then Rep. Trent Lott to put Jolly on the Court. Jolly replaced J.P. Coleman on the Court; Cory Wilson replaced Jolly.

https://t.co/fSaupthbnQ?

[Brian Perry @BrianPerry42]

The 1925 Neshoba County Fair moving picture was "Baree, Son of Kazan" a silent film starring Anita Stewart, Joe Rickson, Jack Curtis, Donald Keith & Wolf (the Croix de Guerre awarded World War hero dog). Based on a 1917 novel & 1918 film no known prints of the 1925 film exist.

[Brian Perry @BrianPerry42]

1925 Neshoba County Fair news: record attendance; prize winning Jersey cattle; pacing race accident but driver not seriously hurt; Ex-Gov Bilbo with enthusiastic crowd; criticisms of Gov Whitfield; proposal to tax cigars, cigarettes, snuff (possibly cosmetics) & lots of fiddling.