{"id":152078,"date":"2025-09-24T12:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=152078"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:28:59","slug":"carroll-county-mississippi-john-hurt-jerry-richardson-educational-center-grand-opening-and-homecoming-festival-october-4-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/carroll-county-mississippi-john-hurt-jerry-richardson-educational-center-grand-opening-and-homecoming-festival-october-4-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Carroll County: Mississippi John Hurt &amp; Jerry Richardson Educational Center Grand Opening and Homecoming Festival October 4\u20135, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cI shall not be moved,\u201d sang <strong>Mississippi John Hurt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On <strong>Saturday, October 4<\/strong>, <strong>Mary Frances\u00a0 Hurt<\/strong> is honoring her grandfather\u2019s spirit of faith and determination by kicking off the <strong>2025\u00a0Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival <\/strong>with the dedication of the <strong>Mississippi John\u00a0Hurt and Jerry Richardson Educational Center <\/strong>which has risen from the ashes of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum that burned to the ground hours after being dedicated a\u00a0National Historic Landmark in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The dedication ceremony will be followed by live music, an open mic invitation, and a screening of <strong><em>A Man Called Hurt: The Life and Music of\u00a0 Mississippi John Hurt<\/em><\/strong>. A Memorial Walk from the Educational Center to the nearby\u00a0Mississippi John Hurt gravesite will take place on <strong>Sunday, October 5<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Co-sponsored by\u00a0the<strong> Mississippi John Hurt Foundation<\/strong> and the <strong>Mt. Zion Memorial Fund<\/strong>, the festival is free\u00a0and open to the public. All events will be held at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/p2rkeDpG978orrim7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1973 CR 109, Carrollton, Mississippi<\/a><\/strong>. Visit\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/msjohnhurtfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mississippi John Hurt Foundation website<\/a> for\u00a0further information.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI shall not be moved,\u201d sang Mississippi John Hurt. 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