I Visited 5 Forgotten, Backwoods Towns In The Poorest Area Of Mississippi

[@bayoumanbryan]

Joe you missed the black cowboy at 3:33 that was riding a very, expensive and talented horse that was a Tennessee Walker. it prances when it trots, making the ride very smooth for the cowboy. its really an amazing thing to see.

[@johnolive3377]

That cowboy probably stole that house. To trot that horse in the ditch with broken beer bottles is insane.

[@clane1700]

@@johnolive3377cowboy? lol

[@GroceryBagAngler]

Interesting time there 333

[@SuperChicken666]

In my day, cowboys didn't own Tennessee Walking Horses. That would be the richest guy in town.

[@renegadetenor]

I noticed it too, even though I don't know anything about them. I did notice that the towns visited were located on two different Illinois Central RR lines, in different states of repair, reflecting their different levels of traffic they currently handle. The first tracks were right where Casey Jones made his infamous ride, the last set of tracks is where the current Amtrak version of the City of New Orleans runs. Any local railfans please correct, if needed, thanks!

[@yossarian6799]

Years ago, when I lived in New Orleans, there was an elderly lady from Tchula, Mississippi who every now and then, on a Sunday night, would accidentally call my phone, as my number was one digit off from her granddaughter's. She was overly apologetic and I couldn't make her understand that hearing her voice warmed my heart and I'd go to bed with a smile that night.

[@patbrown463]

My Granny's where I spent my summers lived between Durant and Lexington. I spent time in both of those towns as a kid from (and still in) Memphis. Thanks for the memories!!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome!

[@DebraPatterson-on7hf]

Tchula was mine

[@jenniebee5273]

I'm from CA, but my paternal Grandfather was born and raised in Durant. Didn't know anything about the town, so it was interesting to see it for the first time.

[@Aitch-qq6td]

My mother's side is from Holmes County. Mainly Lexington and Ebenezer.

[@dorisjones2300]

I don’t enjoy seeing the agony of fellow Americans,

[@NoSunshineMusic]

23:54 to the right in the grass is a monument that honors the men of the town who fought in world war 2. My grandfathers name is on that monument as he served on the Natoma Bay in the Pacific.

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

love this channel. Puts things in perspective and keeps me thankful for my blessings

[@gregpies1649]

Love watching these videos showing life as it was in the past and how it is today. Really quite depressing how bad it's become as the years have passed.

[@baileydute1]

It's amazing how much of rural America is slowly dying away. My moms hometown, Maud, Texas, which is about 20 miles west of Texarkana on U.S.67 is slowly, but surely, being returned to nature. The "downtown" there is not much more than old concrete foundations.

[@sheilafelton9957]

Same for my mom's hometown of Schwab City, Texas

[@curtiseggemeyer5681]

Automation and big business both destroyed jobs for the average man which built this nation , big business is not set on family values but profits. People are the root of good communities. I feel we are over 40 years too late to turn anythng around .

[@Reese8531]

We need to get these companies to start building facilities in these areas instead of building facilities in Mexico and China!!

[@curtiseggemeyer5681]

@@Reese8531 Foget that follow the money , the only thing that matters is " HOW MUCH MONEY DID WE MAKE " Paying someone 9 dollars a day with no health care beats the heck out of 15 to 20 an hour wages , plus workmans comp plus health care plus vacation time, sick days etc. Had the U.S got a national health care like 14 other countries did and some for over 70 years these companies would never have left. The reason GM moved car operations to Canada was the socialist health care saved them 2500 per car.

[@Margot_est_douce.]

Definitely one of your best uploads yet!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!!

[@Kira-g5s]

True!🎉❤

[@tinyhauslife]

As always, thank you Nic & Joe! CONGRATS ON 500k subscribers! I've been watching for a long time now!

[@cherienafo7676]

Thanks U2 ! Cheers from Sth Australia.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@Kathyrnsorensen]

@@cherienafo7676 Australia must be beautiful

[@gatorgogo2742]

In the next 50 years these towns will be gone except for ruins. Sad to think about. Glad to see the kitties. Some of the churches were so pretty. Thanks.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I think you're right about that.

[@adriennekierdak8507]

You are my lunchtime getaway! I love this kind of stuff and enjoying sitting back and watching these videos! We have lots of dead and dying in Pennsylvania, and I take a lot of road trips to see it! I enjoy seeing these parts of the country that I have never seen! It's like being there myself. Thank you!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Adrienne!!

[@lauriehill9933]

you always seemed so shocked by the low income numbers, but let me tell you American seniors are living on way less than some of these quoted incomes. I make 1050 a month from social security and yes I am living off that. I worked for over 50 years single mom and this is all the government says I'm worth I worked right up until last summer 50 to 60 hours a week at 71 years old until my heart said wow you need to slow down or Im gonna stop on you. That might of been best because living on what the government gives me isn't living!! Yes I managed to put a very little away but that is enough if I'm very frugal to supplement my joke of ss for maybe 3 years. Most seniors don't have anything to fall back on So before you go all shocked on the low incomes you report maybe take a moment and step into some of our realities. Sorry didnt mean to rant but I am so frustrated by how our seniors and veterans are treated in the greatest country in the world.

[@ianstuart5660]

That's definitely a struggle! Blessings from Canada! ❤❤

[@frankintx699]

I worked for over 50 years and had to go on disability in 2010. Luckily I did because that allowed me to get the full amount of SSI which was around $980 for what I paid in. This puts in the full amount of $1445 a month at 71 years of age that I receive. I get by but just barely. It is the medical costs that really create a hardship for seniors, especially those who are unable to afford private Insurance. I believe the poverty rate is unjustly configured.

[@zoidmo3388]

Your comment is reality. I relate. The talk about depopulation & replacement in North America. It's not conspiracy. God Bless. from Canada.

[@cea5er]

Maybe if the government stops spending billions and billions of dollars on international wars and focus on uplifting normal Citizen's living standards, i think scenario would be different

[@umfilhodedeustotalmenteama5522]

In USA richs pay less taxes than midlle class and poors! How an broke government can spend with the poors? Its is a shame!

[@lisadobbie7109]

These videos provide a window into forgotten areas of America. I wouldn't mind if they were longer they are so interesting.

[@cecoya]

For being so poor I didn't see nearly the trashy street as the last video. These people atleast care about the town and neighborhoods. These were some nice small towns that could use some help. Someone could start up a business and really a good go at it. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day and safe travels

[@johnnyteague3407]

I tip my hat to him, when I go to Holmes county,I go directly where I need to go because in the blink of a d eye you can disappear, even the Jackson Mississippi criminals fear the criminals from Holmes county. When Attala county went from dry to selling liquor, the first thing we said was thank God we don't have to go to Holmes county to get our liquor...

[@TheJulebrusHorror]

Im sitting in Norway, watching every video you put out (at least I try to). They are so damned interesting! Thanks for the great work you do

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I hope to visit Norway within the next year or two. :)

[@JKwakulla]

Hayden Bluegrass Orchestra 👍👍👍 Norway's best export!

[@MsDurant12]

thanks for cruising through my childhood memories ........remember when we use to go to the Amtrak train station in downtown Durant, to wait for my mother's siblings, there were 12 of them, coming back south from visits UP NORTH!!!!!

[@JMcK-ge6vv]

That's the train station I went to when I spent my summers in Lexington while I was growing up. Do you remember the small restaurant that had the best hotdogs near the station?

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

Beautiful opening. Love the horse. Some lovely old homes in Pickens. That fallen light pole is really a symbol of the state of the town. 😢. I definitely would find it challenging to live on less than $13k a year. Lexington courthouse is gorgeous ! I’ve never been to Mississippi. Appreciate seeing some of the state. Thank you for the tour!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Alexandra!!

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

A new Joe and Nic video. You just made my day.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, Lyle!!

[@adamterry550]

I went to Holmes community college back in 2004. It’s wild seeing how much has changed with the campus.

[@bertphillips550]

Pickens 3:41 Goodman 8:56 Durant 12:40 Lexington 19:18 Tchula 23:37

[@diasporareturnee]

Thanks!

[@SeeDeeJay72]

Joe, that building that you're curious about in Lexington use to be a jail. I'm from Durant.

[@jkeys08]

The old jail house. I live in Lexington

[@Wisznuification]

It never ceases to amaze me, that in US, even in poorest regions, you see all those trucks everywhere. Meanwhile, they are mostly owned by wealthy folks here in Europe.

[@jimmyday9536]

The trucks are worth more than the houses.

[@user-vr3mr5eu7y]

They'll all be empty in 15 years. A few will rejuvenate n lure in people n business maybe 15 percent of em but

[@larrycurley5581]

It's called credit. The banks own these trucks.

[@mashton6631]

I was noticing that too! I live in Australia and it’s very common to see 30 year old cars on the road or parked in the drive of +million dollar home. I love watching these and marvel that the cars are all newer and lots of newer pick up trucks

[@Broncort1]

Yeah, American love us some trucks and SUV’s! We don’t even have regular cars here anymore…and what’s a manual transmission???

[@ronniekubin1992]

Great video I feel like I'm there in person. Thank you for letting me come along.

[@RobOlgatree]

Hi Joe&Nicole, Farmers were the life line of our communities. Modernization can be so cruel. Thanks for making this video.

[@redrebels24]

The back stories of these clips are ABSOLUTELY CLUTCH! Preciate it

[@zekrk504]

Great stream Joe & Nic!! Thank you!

[@TheChristen96]

Still absolutely love these videos. So addictive. Love to have them on while I'm chilling around the house or playing games on my computer. The narration and ambience is so nice.

[@bdgies2721]

The Pickens Presbyterian church looks like an amazing structure. I’d love to see inside it. Thank you as always for the interesting journeys.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I agree.

[@keithhudson6777]

My dad's family is from Durant.. my grandmother had a house right next to the tracks

[@brenttoman5485]

Good looking guy/girl at 6:00 ! Your footage and editing is top drawer Joe! Just love the architecture of the homes you show! That house @6:24 ( we call them Savanna porches ) ( semi wrap around with a curve. Just gorgeous! Thank you again for this wonderful video!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks Brent, and I'll remember that about the porch!

[@Deathdealer4L]

My family is from Durant and Guages Springs. You exactly went past my uncle's home. When I was younger, in the 80s, it was a pretty nice place to live

[@Reese8531]

You can tell they take pride in the little they got down there!

[@TheNesa67]

And this is true!! I'm from Durant, and although some of the occupied homes look a bit tattered on the outside, once you're inside, they're clean and well kept. Gotta love the people!! They're so friendly. I've been away now for over 20 years, and the towns have changed quite a bit. But it always feels good going back to visit where I started ❤

[@lindadavis1631]

Thanks for the ride . Loved the beautiful buildings . See you soon 👍👍👍💕💕💕

[@gregwyatt9840]

EXCELLENT Please don't change your style. You are unique and don't go the route of modern city prosperity and restaurant reviews. This is what your viewers want!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for this, Greg!

[@nicolasss]

Thanks Lord Spoda for sharing with us these locations ! Interesting ! Greetings from the other part of the world...

[@klwthe3rd]

Lord Spoda lives on!

[@catlover614]

These old towns are so fascinating! Some gorgeous old homes, and I love the church converted into a library, a wonderful idea! A great video as always! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic.😊💚

[@ammapuramsrinivasrao2249]

Sad to see some of the poorest dying towns of south. Your narration is very good. Thank you.

[@nagone11]

These uploads are ridiculously awesome! Some very interesting info gets dropped in these videos giving some insights, a lot can be learned.

[@almoore7420]

Thank you for the tour. Many friend and some family in a Holmes county, MS. The railroad was somewhat important in the past. Cotton was King.

[@kirktinsley5397]

Wow, those median household incomes are brutal! My heart goes out to those folks.

[@doneladams9911]

People live off that, cost of living I guess is low in Mississippi not everyone is making big money 🤑💰

[@everydaypresent444]

Fascinating as are all your videos, and your style is all about it! Looks like Durant is way ahead of the curve with their Christmas decorations on the lamp posts! LOL Overall it’s great to get a glimpse of parts of the country that we would likely never have opportunity or reason to visit. It’s encouraging to see all the pretty churches in each of these towns, for the spiritual aspects but just as much for the community foundations that they may help to foster.

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE123]

Thanks for the video.....i love J. J. Cale's song about some little towns, I'm a huge fan 😊

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

JJ was The Breeze

[@raymondwade7418]

So many memories - as you were riding through Pickens, Goodman, and Durant, I was literally calling out places and homes before they would appear seconds later on the screen. Holmes County was the backdrop of my childhood because my mother and father (and both sets of grandparents) were born and raised there, and this video just brought back so many memories, especially when you drove past my grandmother’s old house.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Nice!

[@marywalker2896]

Wow Joe excellent job…

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Mary!

[@maryflaherty7096]

Thank you for another ride. Hard to believe some are so poor and not much to live on.

[@lizinwisconsin6728]

Was having a very bad day with a migraine but started to feel better after seeing you made a new post and watching it Your voice is somehow comforting . Thanks Joe! 🐱🐱🐱

[@jasonjason9866]

No music or yelling.

[@lizinwisconsin6728]

@@jasonjason9866 HUH???

[@jasonjason9866]

@@lizinwisconsin6728 there is no music or yelling. Just normal talking.

[@lizinwisconsin6728]

@@jasonjason9866 I have no idea what you're talking about.

[@dougsmith1721]

The painful slow death of America is on full display. I have seen those towns when they were alive with activity, fifty or so years ago. It's not just Mississippi either as you can find these towns everywhere. We all know the reasons so there is no sense in even discussing them. I am glad that I am on the tail end of life because the beautiful memories of a wonderful America haunt me daily.

[@HereticHillbilly]

Oh brother...🙄

[@HalinMississippi]

It is a shame what has happened to small town America. 😢

[@Reese8531]

Right instead of sending jobs to China and Mexico making them richer, why not put the jobs in these areas, and other places in the country that need them

[@TheCapn23]

Why do the politicians they vote for continue to only advocate for tax cuts while rural America continues to be hollowed out?

[@JimPippin-wc7fq]

​@@Reese8531That is what Mr. Trump hopes to accomplish by his use of tariffs on Chinese and Canadian goods being imported. I hope this tactic is successful and works the way he is hoping.

[@ricklatouch2263]

Big city America too. Corporate greed has taken its toll.

[@Reese8531]

@@JimPippin-wc7fq I’m definitely hoping so!! Trump normally does what he says he’s going to do 🤷🏿‍♂️!!

[@78chevyboi]

21:36 That’s the old Jailhouse. I’m from Holmes County, but I’m from the town you missed “Cruger Ms” it’s north of Tchula before you go into Leflore County on Highway 49

[@barryzbornik634]

As usual, I say, keep up the great work so I can travel along into the 'unknown.' :)

[@ghtaboma]

The young people can’t wait to leave these small towns for the bright lights and big cities! These towns will fade away like old soldiers.

[@curtiseggemeyer5681]

Joe Thankyou, I just cannot help but feel for those people . I grew up a 5th generation cotton farmer. Now with machines , modules etc, one harvester and one module builder can do the work of 100 people hand picking or pulling. From slave days , to post civil war then not much of an education the people more or less got left behind when a lack of manufacturing jobs was the main course and agriculture diminishing. Sometimes I wish I had a magic wand and could fix it all. the people deserve a lively place to live.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I totally agree.

[@Reese8531]

Hopefully Trump can force some of these companies to put Manufacturing jobs here instead of China and Mexico!! If anybody will do it it’ll probably be trump 🤷🏿‍♂️!

[@curtiseggemeyer5681]

@@Reese8531 Fore companies to operate here and close down multi million dollar money making factories to come back here, Trump has never had a successful business all bankrupt dream on ok

[@admandrums]

Don’t feel bad for them. They constantly vote for it

[@curtiseggemeyer5681]

@@Reese8531 Why would any company want to do that???? Trumps neckties and shirts with Trump on the label were all made in China, his daughter invested heavy in an electronics company in China and Trump had to revamp his tariffs and exclude ZTE electronics. His bibles are priinted in China why doesn't he put his money where his mouth is. THIS WHOLE THING OF COMPANIES LEAVING SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN 1980 44 YEARS AGO NOT NOW The party is over here due to rich capitalists for over 40 years making tens of billions in profits. Sit back and watch the show ok.

[@cometman100]

There use to be an old motel on the south end of Pickens called the Grape Motel, Pickens Grape Motel. It was in the 1973 movie "Thieves Like Us"

[@Laura-f2s9w]

Very interesting video really enjoyed watching. My father’s family is from Calhoun County which is northeast of where you were. I live in Tupelo at the moment. It is really sad to travel Mississippi and see the tremendous loss especially through the Delta. It all starts in Jackson with the state government and they are worthless, need a complete turnover. Thank you for visiting.

[@patm5594]

It's hard to believe that these were thriving communities at one time.

[@tatata1543]

I’ve never been to Mississippi and I have absolutely no wish to ever do so.

[@nobody6546]

🎯🎯🎯! But Why Not visit?- 🏆🏆🏆 as always J & Nick! But as Historic Details& Reference? You left out: Southern, Democrat Party and FREED Black Land Owners’ - that Supported/ Profited and Violently defended these Crimes against Humanity. (Maybe before he & Hunter leave office- they can PARDON all their Atrocities).

[@erobinson988]

I hope you got to swing by Houston Al old jail. Built 1868. Oldest such structure in the state,second oldest in the US.

[@emilyhubbard1510]

Love mississippi 💕 so sad to see the state of small town america. Thanks for another awesome vid 🎉

[@SteveAustin-jp3ev]

Thanks for you hard work 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, Steve!!

[@ScottDLR]

Great vid! After much research (too much time on our hands..) my wife and I were able to zoom in from a google Maps street view and see "County Jail" above the entrance of that ominous building at 21:42. It looks like a court house was to the left of it and the jail was built later on the right. This was hard to find because there were no tax records and the actual location was hard to track down given your route and our difficulty distinguishing street names - but we love this stuff!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Interesting!

I doubt that was its original purpose. That looks like an old factory to me. Note the large chimney.

[@ScottDLR]

From records, it has never been and still isn't owned by anyone except the county. It has no tax records or deeds. Also, "County Jail" is molded into the concrete structure and looks to have been there since it was built. But it would be very interesting if you could find anything else. It's at 107 College St IIRC.

[@thomasw4550]

JOE AND NICK, BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR YEARS AND ENJOY THE TRAVELS. STARKVILLE IS A COLLEGE TOWN IN MISSISSIPPI THAT I KEEP THINKING YOU GUYS WOULD COVER BUT HAVE YET TO SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THE SCHOOL OR THE TOWN?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I'll put it on my list!

[@RobOlgatree]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip that would be interesting for sure.

[@gloriacarter5410]

Love watching your videos one day you should visit Canton, Mississippi beautiful town.

[@Missangie827]

this proves poor is a state of mind - lots of elders live on very little money- their modest homes and cars are paid for and they try to keep their places clean - we don't waste money on extras and in our minds we are rich in what matters-

[@driftwood5551]

Well said!

[@zacharyspinner3314]

Poor is poor you just make due thats about it you struggle and just be content with it you settle for whatever you can get...

[@brucenome989]

I enjoy your channel, keep up the work, after watching your videos, I know I'm best.

[@nancysimpson4246]

Like always I enjoy your videos thank you

[@mamasinger49]

Wow, you packed a lot into this video. So interesting and as someone mentioned in the comments, they are all clean, no trash anywhere which is great to see.

[@Yawndave]

Looking at the map it's interesting to see your route runs parallel to the Natchez trace, one of the nicest drives in the country. The Piggly Wiggly Icon would make a nice addition to the man cave.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

You're right, YD, that would be a great man cave addition!

[@redrebels24]

The old coca cola building is a sign of once upon a time...love the front logo

[@willythewave]

I love you two, thank you for sharing your lives and adventures with us. I hope you had a good thanksgiving and I wish you both a very merry christmas. :)

[@TheBrain_66]

Hey Joe great video. I would love to see some of the historical markers as you drive by. It may be too much trouble to stop but would be interesting I think. Nice work and thanks so much for the entertainment.

[@marthawalton8370]

Our piggly wiggly in Union, ms is a great store. During pandemic they still had toilet paper. They have great barbecue, everything you need for picnic!!

[@eLegend_24]

I'd love to save the house at 17:54. From what I can see, it still has good bones. I'd clear the land around it and make that a great place to live. The churches in the area all look Immaculate. There is hope for this county 🙏 🙏🙏

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

No reason to renovate it given the location It would be a losing deal

[@CultofGood]

Hey Joe - the interesting structure @21:39 is located at 107 College St - can't find any info at this point as to what it was - google maps going back to 2014 show it boarded up and empty. So it's been sitting for 10+ years. I agree tho, very intriguing building.

[@cliftonatkinson9696]

It was the county jail

[@CultofGood]

@@cliftonatkinson9696 mystery solved thank you!

[@catherinefrancis5827]

Thank you so much for y your videos❤🙏

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Catherine!!

[@diasporareturnee]

Everything is relative. Mississippi may not have much in terms of income but they're some of the finest, humblest, loving, church going people I know. Compared to most other states! Income (or the value thereof) too is relative. I lived alone in MS for 22 years. 17 of them after graduation from college. Bought an old house cash in a sketchy neighborhood and that sorted me out with no rent. In those 17 years I never earned more than 20,000 usd in any year (considered to be poverty-level even in MS as you know) yet I lived modestly but very well in my humble view, by being frugal with my money. I even got to save up some money and see a bit of the world inspite all this! As I said, everything is relative. I long moved away from MS but my memories of the place are endless. Life is whatever you make it wherever you are. More money doesn't necessarily make you happier. I was happiest mowing my lawns around my old little almost-shotgun-sized house in MS and doing some fishing on my modest income, with Christ in my heart. I miss the incredible food too ! I left MS many years ago but God bless all still living there!

[@ritafoster4958]

I think part of the reason the crime rate is so low in some of these dying towns, is because everyone is so poor that there is literally nothing of much value to steal. Plus you might be related to a lot of the people in the town. Shoplifting is pretty slim pickings when 95% of the stores are long deserted. These towns are sad to see. Every who could pack up and leave has done so, and these are the survivors who are too poor to afford to move somewhere else with more potential.

[@redrebels24]

Random dude on horse 🐎 STELLAR!

[@ByJimineeItsBREXIT-z2k]

@ 3-35....WHOOA JOE! Driving far too fast for that horse and rider. I'm in UK, rural Gloucestershire....on country lanes, I would slow to a crawl, even stand still...so as not to spook the horse.

[@JKwakulla]

Good for you. That's something I would never expect to see in the US.

[@lb5428]

Love y’all videos. Can you do rural and middle Georgia and more South Carolina??

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Possibly.... :)

[@lb5428]

@ I think we have watched all of your videos minus a few of the super early ones!!! Keep up the great work!!!

[@Reese8531]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTripyeah I would love to see the southern part of Alabama,Georgia,South Carolina and Northern part of Florida!!

[@sayrerowan734]

You see abandoned old town centers like that all over the US.

[@johnboggan4390]

Good video and thank you much. 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, John!!

[@stephenbush7200]

Pickens and Holmes must have been the big men in that area back when. I saw their names on buildings in at least 2 towns.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Slim Pickens

[@sandrataylor7627]

The town of Pickens was named after James Pickens a landowner. Holmes County was named after David Holmes, the first governor of MS.

[@RobinGerhart]

Thank you, this is everywhere but not always seen.

[@juliogonzales5441]

THANKS JOE AND NIC ❤

[@12wingwfetech]

Nice roads around Pickens

[@TheeEggMan]

The building at 21:40 appears to have barred windows. I can barely make out lthe words ____JAIL above the entrance. Had to rewind and pause three times. Our town of Rome, GA was once a major Coca-cola bottler as well. The old bottling plant is a high end loft neighborhood now. Great video as usual!

[@tbarela]

Thanks for this video. Interesting places in Mississippi.

[@joyfrazier8260]

Go to Midnight ,MS ! Some of those people don’t even have running water!

[@razorready]

Great video as always. The grey building @29:07 looks like a very old hospital to me. Just a guess.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That's a good guess.

[@buggonthrees310]

As usual the church always looks good. They haven’t gave none of that money to the community.

[@skeletor9121]

Joe looks like you will need new shocks for the Jeep after all those pot holes.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

You ain't kidding. A lot of rough roads over the past couple videos.

[@fjacks1189]

Most small towns lost the downtown shopping experience long time ago, the Malls saw to that. Now the Malls are in demise thanks to on Line shopping. It's where we are in 2024.😮

[@jaccexx7565]

A lot of abandoned homes. Greetings from Finland

[@debbiemurtha4407]

Really enjoy your videos. I'm always curious about the schools and where they go to school. I'd like to see you drive by the schools too.

[@blanton1624]

Piggly Wiggly began in 1916 as a curbside pickup store and was the first self-service store with checkout counters. There are currently around 500 Piggly Wiggly stores in the US with 108 located in Alabama and others scattered throughout 18 states! At one time Piggly Wiggly was a very big deal.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Same as HArris Teeter

[@TheeEggMan]

Our town in GA once had 4 Piggly Wiggly stores. Sadly they have all closed down.

[@RonLaw82]

I’m born and raised in Memphis Tn where piggly wiggly was founded. Growing up there were other grocery stores (Kroger has always been here) but 9 times out of 10 your family shopped at piggly wiggly. I haven’t seen one since maybe the mid 90s and figured they just went out of business altogether. Glad to see they’re still around I’m some fashion

[@davianoinglesias5030]

It's the same story across the world, in my country Kenya we used to have thriving rural towns but then with the collspse of tea, coffee, pyrethrum and cotton industries these towns are a shell of their former selves

[@sarahdearborn9191]

Thank's. Enjoyed it !😊❤

[@thomasthompson2039]

It always amazes me that they have these churches that are well kept and taken care of, but the people live in broken down shack.

[@sativacation]

You are easily amazed.

[@haiybo]

It's even more shocking with the Catholic churches in Latin America, dripping in gold while lepers and beggars sit outside in the dirt

[@rlbrown-js9ns]

Born in West Texas Odessa 1962. Piggly Wiggly was the store my mother would always go shopping at. And there was another store called Gibsons. I still remember going shopping in both of them❤