I visited these rural Mississippi towns: Brooksville, Macon, Shuqualak, Scooba. Scooba is home to prestigious East Mississippi Community College Travel Vlog 195
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@bramlintrent1145 Жыл бұрын
When I was a little kid in the 1970s, Shuqualak, Brooksville, and Scooba all had active, jumping downtowns -- especially on a Saturday morning. Now most of the buildings are decayed or gone entirely. For that, we can thank the Walmart in Starkville, Columbus, and Meridian. Once a Walmart started popping-up everywhere in the late 1970s-early 1980s, all the little grocery stores, furniture stores, clothes stores, etc closed down for good. It really destroyed these small Southern towns.
@hillbillybeerdranker6678 Жыл бұрын
Same thing happened in Oklahoma's small towns. Walmart undercut the prices and ran the mom and pop businesses under. We have anti trust laws against monopolies that were used against carnegie steel and sinclair oil decades ago, but unfortunately our government won't use them to bust up Walmart.
@dhorne1629 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Shuqualak and you right to a degree. Its the rich sawmill and wealthy land owner that moved the tax base from these communities but they still control the wealth. The powers of the councils in this county shoot down any potential for growth and development. I was there jus yester
@xili7077 Жыл бұрын
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@jaydubya7012 Жыл бұрын
NAFTA destroyed the small rural towns. We had all kinds of factories
@bramlintrent1145 Жыл бұрын
@@jaydubya7012 Shuqualak had a fair-sized glove factory in the pre-NAFTA days. It was in the old Shuqualak High School building.
@mouse9884 Жыл бұрын
Mississippi may be the poorest state, but we are the most generous as well. For the most part we don't find much value in money.... it's mostly found in family, humility, community, church and the simplicity and quiet that comes with it. It's a live and let live kind of lifestyle, but if you need help, just holler and expect the same of others.
@gigatorious Жыл бұрын
Love the rural middle of nowhere videos!!
@brianmatthews4149 Жыл бұрын
Just like the last video's of Texas. These video's tell a story.
@michaelmilitello5644 Жыл бұрын
William Faulkner once said, “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.”
@hubertvancalenbergh9022 Жыл бұрын
It's not difficult to imagine "A Rose for Emily" taking place in any of these out of the way boroughs. I bet really old inhabitants have a story or two to tell.
@Bonzi_Buddy Жыл бұрын
Dude died in 1962 but if you could bring him back 60+ years later there wouldn't be much changed.
@JohnLockesReflection Жыл бұрын
@@Bonzi_Buddy Except the Capital Jackson, being a shell of its former self after years of corruption? The water system is crumbling and crime is out of control. Quite a change from 62’?
@aliceballew2982 Жыл бұрын
Wow!!Never Before heard you give the amount of of Race in a Town before,But Thanks for your views Anyway,places I would Never before see,Especially rural oldtown it gives me a sense of times back then,live the Old stuff,But where is Everybody, Everywhere? Sad we've been kidnapped by technology, Prisons & Experimental projects,trading us with the Aliens & stuff,haaaaa,
@devorah935 Жыл бұрын
Nahh go up to Merthyr Tydfil first 🥴
@50statesrunner Жыл бұрын
I’m from Shuqualak. I lived there from 1989-1997. I went to EMCC in Scooba, a great experience. The Shuqualak downtown 30 years ago was booming with grocery stores, movie rental, bank, furniture store, clinic, shops, bookstore, etc. It’s very sad to see how business has left the city. The population was 500 plus back then. My grand parents would say it had more going on in their day. We didn’t even think we were so poor because the town was so rich in love. I went back and rehabbed one of the homes to get it up to date and now lease it out. The current tenant is buying it. I wanted to do more, but it’s hard finding workers being out of town.
@tenminutetokyo2643 Жыл бұрын
Keeping America competitive.
@murielzambreno Жыл бұрын
My aunt taught at EMCC back then. I’m from Meridian. I moved away in ‘92 and have only visited since. These videos make me sad but are so fascinating.
@johnpollard4158 Жыл бұрын
Being poor doesn't make you a criminal, being poorly raised does. Working for everything you have makes you respect what it takes to earn it.
@jonathankattner6887 Жыл бұрын
It depends on how poor and what is at stake.. if your children are hungry, there may be the temptation to steal, which may not be the case if the social support network is better.
@daviddecelles8714 Жыл бұрын
Well said.
@shootshellz Жыл бұрын
@@jonathankattner6887 So having a social worker prevents theft? I call BS on that bilge water.
@jonathankattner6887 Жыл бұрын
@@shootshellz Not a social worker, a social support network... that could be family, or adequate food stamps, churches, etc.. Decades ago, when I was a teenager, we were starving, so I would steal out of a vending machine when I could find one with low hanging fruit... I was hungry.
@poowg2657 Жыл бұрын
Yes.
@kingcorey662 Жыл бұрын
Born in Macon, MS. Graduated high school there. I left the state after graduating college but all of my family is still there. Small town but people with big hearts. I visit very often.
@jms4755 Жыл бұрын
They sound like fools in these comments. Running off with blanketed stats and what the eye sees with no depth of knowledge. I have 2 engineering degrees, and I am from a family that owns 100 plus acres across the county. I was raised and educated in Brooksville, MS/Noxubee County. Nothing but good people and very smart ones too.
@normajrucker3054 Жыл бұрын
@@jms4755 Amen! I concurs with everything that you said. These people only objective is to criticize and put others down without knowing a darn thing about the town nor the peoples. It's sad, rude and disrespectful how these people can be okay with posting without thinking first; giving no thought to who they maybe offending, perhaps they just do not care.
@sirhc07 Жыл бұрын
Despite the high poverty theses towns are very clean poverty doesn't mean people are bad people I wish my homestate of Massachusetts look as clean so much litter scattered everywhere through city streets and scattered along the highways
@ada-kayawalkerkeshaparsons7208 Жыл бұрын
I still live here in Mississippi and I appreciate you are revealing to the world our Post slavery condition
@Dedicateddad4ever Жыл бұрын
There’s a fantastic bakery called Old Country Bakery in Brooksville. It’s owned and run by the Mennonites. They make the best baked foods I’ve ever eaten. I used to drive all the way from Tupelo to buy cakes and pies. I hope you didn’t miss it. Good video
@BradDavis-gw7do Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I’ve been to the bakery several times. Good food at reasonable prices.
@Dedicateddad4ever Жыл бұрын
@ Brad Davis yes indeed. Great place.
@kathleen3177 Жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in CA . My dad was originally from MS and I have relatives there so I came here when I retired for financial reasons. I live in a small town in the southern half of the state. I have an interest in genealogy so I visit lots of cemeteries in small rural areas.
@gabriellacson4912 Жыл бұрын
I was raised in CA and live here in Gulfport MS now !
@tumbleweed57 Жыл бұрын
These small towns are all over the country. An important thing to remember is that the people in these towns depend on each other and help when they can. It is likely that for “big groceries” they would go to Columbus or Meridian for that and stock up.
@bjmcia Жыл бұрын
Ever think about interviewing some of the locals where you travel to get their takes on their towns? Love your facts and figures...I'm a MS native and attended MSU but have never visited those areas...knew lots of kids from those areas...love your channel!
@chenyansong Жыл бұрын
I second that, these videos are great but will be much lively if can include some chatting with locals
@memk4749 Жыл бұрын
@@chenyansongtowns like the one he’s in can be pretty insular. Would be cool though if it could be pulled off.
@Telephony954 Жыл бұрын
I grew up poor. we had everything we needed, except money. I was made to keep myself clean, mannered, and respectful. I managed to get through high school, and landed in a job fixing telephone systems. I didn't know We were poor, until I received my first paycheck. Man, we was dirt poor. It's all about what is expected of you when you come up.
@brianmatthews4149 Жыл бұрын
Well said my friend
@khatokhato9350 Жыл бұрын
I think your channel is valued due to the decent and moderate way of narration you accomplish. What I like you keep calm showing flaws of locations you visit. You emphasize twice the crime is low than average though high poverty. This reveals the folks are not bad. If so, they will succeed and overcome the recent obstacles and hardships.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, khato. :)
@doug132639 Жыл бұрын
Well said .I agree .no trouble on here but when that old problem arises (race someone always begins to complain ..it's a shame because here was/ is a very well balanced look at some small towns USA . Stay safe folks🙏💚🍀🌹
@Bonzi_Buddy Жыл бұрын
"'If so, they will succeed and overcome the recent obstacles and hardships. Well, if it hasn't happened in the last 50 years the next 50 are not promising.
@daviddecelles8714 Жыл бұрын
It puts the lie to social scientists who claim that the root of poverty is economic.
@oskarsmom7552 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I’m a history buff and especially interested in what happened to these towns and the people in them. So one of my favorite things to do is find pictures of them from their heydays. I’ve done that from a few of your featured towns. Maybe a really cool feature for you to add would be archival photos of these little towns at the end of the video. More work I know, but I think your viewership would enjoy it. Take care.
@renayvance-moser9434 Жыл бұрын
It's interesting to see these places many of which I've passed through. You should be a required channel for a geography class. Local facts and figures are so important. My husband taught social studies for twenty years and mentioned that if he were still teaching your vlogs are better and more informative than any textbook he's seen. Great channel and looking forward to more of your destinations.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! :)
@standupbcounted2420 Жыл бұрын
I love these videos, but how could they make this a required channel?
@renayvance-moser9434 Жыл бұрын
@@standupbcounted2420 by using it in class like a visual textbook or resource material.
@indianaslim4971 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the additional info on demographics, grocery stores, gas prices, I appreciate the extra work involved with research but it gives us viewers a better understanding to what we're seeing.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
I agree.
@empressmeowmeow9581 Жыл бұрын
The footage of Greenwood is amazing. Yes, it's empty but it's pretty, neat as a pin and the buildings are so cool. It looks like the people just vanished, but it's not derelict, graffitied or covered in trash. My great grandfather and great aunt lived there in the 1900 through 1950s and he owned a restaurant called The Greenwood Sandwich Shop. I'd love to come see it sometime and visit his gravesite.
@GeorneshaJefferson Жыл бұрын
My folks live in Brooksville; well outside of it, off of 388, and out in the sticks. I love going down there. My mom and them are from Noxubee county. My dad is from Hinds county, I was born in Jackson. I’ll take Brooksville over Jackson any day! When we moved up to Kansas we would beg to go home and spend the summers and any holiday we could in Brooksville. It used to be better than this. I loved going to the library in Brooksville. Annie’s has the best food. So much has changed but the people haven’t. It’s a beautiful place with beautiful people and amazing values.
@carolmoyer6075 Жыл бұрын
Glad you are including the grocery stores, I had wondered about those!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Will be doing it from now on!
@josiegrikepelis9018 Жыл бұрын
This is a very sad story in all these struggling towns. But in saying that, your videos are very eye opening, enjoyed them.
@robinsattahip2376 Жыл бұрын
Looking at some of the vehicles you are passing while talking about poverty it cannot be too terribly bad. If someone could find one of these small towns that is safe from crime they might be a decent place to retire and live better for less. Mississippi and most of the South have a certain charm to them. They are certainly not the jungles many major cities have become.
@danielreilly7108 Жыл бұрын
These rural videos are great. No other channel shows this content. Info about median income and crime rate is very informative
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Daniel.
@ambgwin Жыл бұрын
I’m from the county of the first 3 cities and it’d be great if you interviewed some of the locals. These stats really don’t mean much to the local population. It feels like just growing up in any other place. Could’ve shown the medical facilities, the schools and presented some other extremely interesting facts about the county, the cities, and people within it. Like, the Noxubee high football team is nationally recognized, some of our players went to play in the NFL. Back in the day (according to my grandparents), Macon/Noxubee county was BOOMING. We also have a few historical figures from the area as well. You also could’ve gotten some of THE best food in ya life if you’d asked around of where to go. 🤷🏾♀️ If you really want to get to know a place, talk to the people. Law enforcement, educators, librarians, gov officials, and the store clerk. Even the kids.
@c.sumrall8866 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I appreciate what he’s doing to showcase our state. But if you don’t talk to the local people. You don’t tell the whole story. Do more research please
@Gary65437 Жыл бұрын
The added information, grocery stores and race is helpful for those looking to move somewhere. The first things I look for was the Walmart to get most everything and the Lowe"s or Home Depot to get stuff to fix up the old house. What else do you need? lol
@YeshuaKingMessiah Жыл бұрын
TSC lol And Mennonite stores to bulk order food
@YeshuaKingMessiah Жыл бұрын
Libraries are also almost a must But most of all A community of like minded ppl
@moonstone_energy Жыл бұрын
Family is from there. Went there in the summer as a kid. Never felt poor that’s the crazy thing. I had everything I needed and felt no lack whatsoever. Definitely appreciate the things I have.
@alexandralovesgoats3360 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting town names. Enjoyed the tour and learning about the towns. I appreciate the additional information! The speed bumps in Scooba appeared to be a bit much! Impressive community college! Looking forward to more of your adventures! Love seeing the local cats and dogs 🐾🐈⬛🐕🦺
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@andandovou23 Жыл бұрын
There you go huh, I'm here in Brazil in awe of your videos, and that makes me more and more fascinated with the rural environment there in the United States, with poverty or without poverty, making me want to know them
@TEXASLOYAL Жыл бұрын
When my wife and I go on vacations, we always take road trips, we go out of our way, to go out of the way, just to drive through small towns, been doing it for 20 years, it’s very relaxing and enjoyable
@kevintrotter2462 Жыл бұрын
I seen the wrong way down the one-way in front of the post office lol, love your vids thank you , I am always on the lookout for a cat
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I caught it when it was already too late! LOL. :(
@jamiepike6909 Жыл бұрын
Macon looks a lot nicer than the poverty would suggest. Great video as always👍
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I was a bit surprised. That said, I stayed close to the downtown, as usual. It might get worse farther out.
@jennifer742011 Жыл бұрын
I have family from Macon
@dontehill8410 Жыл бұрын
@@jennifer742011 I’m from Shuqualak. Who are your people?
@jennifer742011 Жыл бұрын
@@dontehill8410 Their last name is Shanklin
@dontehill8410 Жыл бұрын
@@jennifer742011 OH YES I KNOW SHANKLINS. West of Macon highway 14.
@johngreen3543 Жыл бұрын
The most interesting aspect (besides the obvious poverty) is that, no matter how poor a place is there is a Dollar General. If the company folded it would be a catastrophe for these small towns.
@williebeamish5879 Жыл бұрын
Food they sell pretty abysmal health wise though.
@indianaslim4971 Жыл бұрын
@@williebeamish5879 Hi Willy, the same can be said all across America, other than no fresh produce, everything they sell you will find in the big supermarkets.
@crystalgarcia2143 Жыл бұрын
Not really they only been around i few years and there is always Walmart or other other stores you may have to drive i bit more i think there is to many dollars generals now you can't drive more then 6 miles to find one
@shootshellz Жыл бұрын
@@williebeamish5879 Beats starvation.
@billwilson3609 Жыл бұрын
There's 5 dollar stores within 8 miles of my rural residence: 3 Dollar General's, 1 Family Dollar and 1 Dollar Tree. The Dollar General stores will stock what the nearby residents want to buy. The nearest one to me is close to a popular bass lake with campgrounds and retirement communities so stocks camping supplies, Depends, disinfectant wipes, craft stuff and greeting cards. The one in town is next to a Sonic so is full of stuff that younger folks buy. The third is 8 miles further down the highway at another town that stocks more food, seasonal clothing and odds and ends for homes and vehicles. It has a Dollar Tree across the street that sells a lot of craft stuff, toys, greeting cards, cleaning supplies and pet food. Back in town we have a Family Dollar next to a supermarket that closes at 7pm. They stock more food and other stuff for people that didn't reach the supermarket before closing time along with toys, seasonal clothing and automotive fluids.
@davidarmitage289 Жыл бұрын
So glad I discovered your channel. It’s awesome to be able to come home , relax and take a trip with you after a long day at work. Very educational and as many viewers have said, your voice is calm and I feel like I’m learning as you talk. Great work!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great compliment, David!
@christinablakley7261 Жыл бұрын
The students are pushed through in some of these smaller towns. I graduated with some kids that could not read.
@williebeamish5879 Жыл бұрын
Yup. And the military loves recruiting in those schools. War fodder.
@indianaslim4971 Жыл бұрын
Happens in big cities as well.
@cajunjamis9001 Жыл бұрын
Mississippi once had many Textile jobs. Your Government sent all of this to China, etc. Nicest people I ever met were form the Great State of Mississippi !!! God Bless!
@cathy14cs Жыл бұрын
I’d love too see old photos of these towns before they went into decline.
@katlynnstephens7613 Жыл бұрын
Used to live near bay springs. The bad part was the lack of work. I had to drive to Jackson or meridian on a daily basis or I would of been forced working at a chicken plant for 10 an hour.
@billwilson3609 Жыл бұрын
Macon appears to be the commercial and financial center of the region with those earning the highest income living in the northside of town with more developments outside the city limits. All of those other little shabby towns are only a few miles away. Macon was the capital of Mississippi from 1863 to the end of the war.
@stevenmoser7233 Жыл бұрын
I am huge fan of this channel. Às my wife said I taught social science for twenty years. You are more interesting and personable than other resources. You are an excellent resource and students would find your travels relevant to what they deem important. I've contacted several of my former students to watch and they agree that you bring life b to social studies on many levels. I hope you never tire of this calling.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great compliment, Steven!
@gregkerr725 Жыл бұрын
I have noticed you take an interest in churches. I have lived a half dozen years in Europe where fantastic cathedrals have become tourist attractions. I learning about some of those cathedrals I wondered at stone masons who labored their entire life on the cathedral while realizing it would likely be their great grandson who would be one of the masons who completed it.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
I love unusual architecture. Many churches are unlike anything else in these small towns.
@Ann65. Жыл бұрын
Very interesting to see these little townships. Thank you.
@dazergurl Жыл бұрын
I was raised in Sturgis, MS. I went to school in that town before it was closed down. My parents went to school there. I moved away bc sometimes when you're from a small town, you think you need to see more of the world. Sometimes I miss it and that small town feeling. Maybe, if you're going down Hwy 12 from Starkville, you come make your way to Sturgis, and then Ackerman...
@john1gun Жыл бұрын
That Community College in Scooba is known as "Last Chance Community College". When NCAA players bust for whatever reason, the last chance they have to make it to the NFL is there. That's why they rank so high in athletics.
@alleycat1117 Жыл бұрын
I like a person who uses their blinkers when turning😊 Kudos!!
@richardmcgrath61 Жыл бұрын
Another great tour. Lovely old buildings in these places. Downtown Macon is fairly tidy even though it's a very poor town overall.
@doughboy9512 Жыл бұрын
I love your channel! My roommate and I watch it and we like to follow step by step on Google Maps and see what you're seeing. It's always a little puzzle locating what street you're on!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
That is cool!
@taschenrechner Жыл бұрын
Shuqualak's name comes from the Choctaw word "shikʋlla", which means "beads"
@MrDEWaters Жыл бұрын
People who are likely to commit crimes quickly become well known in small towns like this, and they develop a bad reputation. Eventually they move away to Jackson or other cities where probably are still committing crimes but they blend in. The close community in these little places is the reason why crime rates aren't high. I drove this route from Meridian to Tupelo last may, and I detoured through Scooba just because it had such an odd name. I was surprised by the huge football stadium. It looks like an excellent historically black college--but it certainly isn't your typical college town.
@diane1390 Жыл бұрын
In little towns, everyone knows everyone else. There isn't such a thing as privacy. I'm sure why, that if you're the criminal element there, they'll know who you are, and you'll not be too welcome there.
@zeroturn7091 Жыл бұрын
@@diane1390 that’s not true. I lived in Neshoba County back when the population was under 2000, and there was a fairly large criminal base in Pendleton Square Apts. The cops never showed up unless called, so no one had any reason to branch out to bigger cities.
@diane1390 Жыл бұрын
@@zeroturn7091 I live in Fresno California. It's the 5th largest city in California. This town and Bakersfield CA have the highest crime rate per capita in this state. Los Angeles CA actually has a lower crime rate and they're the second largest city in the United States. When you hear that nonsense about LA, it's because other politicians in other towns are liars!
@CUnity77 Жыл бұрын
That's a junior college in Scooba (East Mississippi). It's one of top football programs in the national. The closest store was 30 minutes away when I attended junior college in the 90s.
@MrDEWaters Жыл бұрын
@@CUnity77 I had heard of East Mississippi and the football team but I never really knew where it was.
@amandawhitworth6403 Жыл бұрын
You have done a great job coming up with a format that works very well . I appreciate your hard work very informative .
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Amanda. :)
@BobTheSchipperke Жыл бұрын
I love driving across the country to do just what you are doing. ❤ Mississippi was fascinating. The nighttime critters in the bushes (frogs) were INTENSE.
@toke7560 Жыл бұрын
Speaking from the over populated and over crowded UK, i love all the space you have. I could live in Brooksville and be happy. You have amazing small towns that have gone to the dogs. They could all be great places.
@christophermcdonald8211 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely addicted to your channel 😁 , thank you for showing us your beautiful country , Chris from Tassie
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Chris!
@shootshellz Жыл бұрын
Parts of it are beautiful, anyway.
@jonathankattner6887 Жыл бұрын
Looking for groceries stores is a good idea, because there are areas that are food deserts, which can impact quality of life, cost of living, etc.
@zeroturn7091 Жыл бұрын
*hospitals
@YeshuaKingMessiah Жыл бұрын
That one he found was certainly Rotting produce I bet Sky high prices Like always
@jonathonhansen6005 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic ride today. Love all the stats and numbers you provide. Keep up the excellent exploring. Have a great day and thanks for sharing.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jonathon! :)
@gergk5 Жыл бұрын
As a photographer & graphic designer I'm just fascinated at the unique sceneries, the good & the not so good, buildings & infrastructure. Some could actually make interesting yet remarkable material for stock photos, compositing & other design. Driving through, I feel like I could find myself stopping so many times to take photos and risk rubbing the locals the wrong way. I'm super curious about the schooling situation(s) in the remote & sparsely populated areas/towns.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, and I agree at how interesting the imagery is.
@Bonzi_Buddy Жыл бұрын
High school is a county-wide high school. Noxubee County High School. 563 Students, 558 black, 3 Hispanic, 2 white. 560 are eligible for free lunch. Taxpayers seem to be funding everything to keep these people alive.
@JohnLockesReflection Жыл бұрын
@@Bonzi_Buddy Interesting statistic.
@arniegreenberg2719 Жыл бұрын
Joey, it's a shame that all these little towns can't be repurposed or completely returned back to nature. Your tours are eye opening.
@BologneseJones Жыл бұрын
I now live in a small town.. what I learned is many people own these houses ..they are family homes ..rural people are different..these homes houses people back for generations..they will not abd should not sell the homes of their grandparents..they should pick up the trash and paint them
@Bonzi_Buddy Жыл бұрын
@@BologneseJones They live there until they fall in on themselves. Think instead of generational wealth, it is generational poverty. Their #1 asset is that home. Anyone who wants to be successful in life has to leave. The one who stays and enjoys the bare minimum existence in life gets the house.
@BologneseJones Жыл бұрын
@@Bonzi_Buddy I understand their mindset..they stay because they rather have a broke down home and land . It's better being poor in small town south than being poor in a place like LA , Kensington or Portland where they are living in tents on the street or a van and going to a big city where there is jobs but the competition is cut thoat.they have a home .not the best but it's shelter food and cable tv and not living on the street..also bigger cities have higher property taxes..the stats came out and Saud people making 100k are living pay check to pay check and can't save ..these people represent 10 percent of the population..most people don't make that and there is a mass exodus From California NY NJ because it's too expensive.. no one in that area is selling their land ..it's prime property..not pretty property but they know outsiders think they are dumb and try to buy their land for cheap .they don't fall for it
@BologneseJones Жыл бұрын
@@Bonzi_Buddy let's not discuss Detroit..the south small towns ain't got nothing on that empty house haven
@Bonzi_Buddy Жыл бұрын
@@BologneseJones Yeah, Detroit's problem and vacant homes is due to something far different. Their problems are definitely far worse. You can add "incredibly corrupt local government" to the Detroit list.
@bobhiggins6242 Жыл бұрын
You need to do Dawson, Ga. home of Otis Redding and neighboring Cuthbert, Ga. with Andrew College.
@kwinterburn Жыл бұрын
I just started watching these videos, it's fascinating the sheer scale of the problem, here in the UK northern coal fields we had a similar problem but never anything like these videos, the distances must be the issue, I now could travel maybe 30 miles and find a couple of buildings reverting to nature around Consett maybe a few hundred overall, but they get bought and renovated by the young people, there was a town cally New Kyo that was exactly what you show but now is improving some 20 years later but the distances are small to the industry, we had category D villages essentially left to die by the local councils but there was such an outcry
@anniedjaswadi Жыл бұрын
Very interesting town, I enjoy watching your great video.👍👍👍
@andro99991 Жыл бұрын
I really respect these low income, low crime towns and communities. They may not be making much, but they are making it honestly. Massive respect! I hope they get some revitalization projects going there.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
I agree.
@bettyward8389 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for letting us know what stores are in town keep up the good 👍
@jamesbasaldua100 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos while you go threw the small towns. I noticed there is still a lot of room to grow in North America. Take care and be safe. See you on your next video.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, James!
@harryquinn4227 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing food markets, seems a must for any size of town. 😊
@pippalicious9505 Жыл бұрын
Hello from a small seaside town on the East Coast of UK. I really enjoy your travelogues thanks for sharing
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@karelltulod3079 Жыл бұрын
Amazing Love God bless you Brother
@TheRmoroni Жыл бұрын
A great place to call home,if your a ghost.
@beverlywilkinson3223 Жыл бұрын
Not only Muddy Waters was from Rolling Fork MS, but former Seattle Super Sonics Basketball Player Slick Watts. He attended Henry Weathers High School. Great videos and history.
@joycedistler4332 Жыл бұрын
We are enjoying this right now. Thanks.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@joycedistler4332 Жыл бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Watching your Texas one now
@melaningirlhustle1355 Жыл бұрын
My family is from Macon 🥰 you even passed my uncles home 🙌🏾. There was a Piggly Wiggly that used to be by the dollar general, that was the main store until Tems took the reigns.
@highrawvegan Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're including the stores/grocery store as I have also wondered where do they shop for groceries. Thank you for sharing!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Folks wanted it. So I'll show it. :)
@chriscirku5444 Жыл бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTripI’m glad that you’re showing grocery stores,a lot these people don’t have cars so I was wondering how do they feed them selves?
@zeroturn7091 Жыл бұрын
I’m a lifer, and I drive 12 miles to get to the nearest city’s stores. There’s a Dollar General less than a mile from my home, but the ingress/egress traffic makes me avoid it.
@YeshuaKingMessiah Жыл бұрын
U just learn to get it all at once n shop once a month and then fresh produce is a treat lol U also buy bulk dry goods, like 50# of popcorn to grind for cornmeal or crack for grits or even pop!
@mariesheppard375010 ай бұрын
When I started to drive in 1959 25 c a gallon LOL Now was $1.71 . 9 a litre in Canada today on the West Coast,, I like when you decide to do this traveling , We all have learn t so much from all the towns you go to Thanks for the great job your doing showing the U S A Hey what guy figured out the garbage cans even at 10 cent a can he is a millionaire
@TinkerTailor4303 Жыл бұрын
You have a massive amount of views for having just posted a few hours ago. Very impressive!
@edreimer4058 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see inside some of those big old abandoned homes, I know not the scope of this channel.
@brokenarrow2835 Жыл бұрын
South and south east Louisiana about the same .When industry leaves so does the town.....
@cheaplaughkennedy2318 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievably low incomes and home values , incredible. This was a really good episode LS. Your content is always good, very interesting. 👍👌
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, CLK. :)
@jameshardy6277 Жыл бұрын
Even the dirt poor parts of the USA look better than most of the UK. The open space you guys have is amazing.
@daviddecelles8714 Жыл бұрын
The 'open space is amazing' remark is true; but the claim that our poor rural areas "look better than most of the UK" lacks credibility.
@RRaucina Жыл бұрын
That's for debate, but we can confidently say Russian villages are really rotten next to these peaceful and calm towns.
@deniseadams1703 Жыл бұрын
@@daviddecelles8714 it certainly does. The poverty, deprivation and ‘deadness’ of these places is worse than anything I have seen….and I was a Child Protection Social Worker for many years in a deprived area of the UK.
@daviddecelles8714 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying so-and you with personal, professional experience. Much of the rest of the world does not see and is not shown the vast, grim and desperate economic underbelly of this country. Even our own nation's public policy largely overlooks it.
@Kiamichi-Okie Жыл бұрын
The house with green roof , WOW what a porch.
@bkeen7013 Жыл бұрын
I travel often and cringe when those travel plans mean flying down south, particularly to parts of Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana. Never have I seen such poverty and nothingness when I've passed through some of these small, desolate parts of the south. I'm from the Bronx, now living on Long Island, and have been poor. But the Bronx was always vibrant with businesses operating and the hustle and bustle of people moving to and fro. The best part was, we were always only a couple subway stops from Manhattan, the center of the universe, where even a poor kid could, with drive and determination, make money to pull themselves out of poverty. As the song goes, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. I only hope these people can remove themselves from these poor towns and out of poverty.
@lowersaxon Жыл бұрын
Yes, true what you say, I think. Or in economic terms, there are increasing returns to scale of towns for ( nearly) everybody. Thats why tremendous agglomeration has happened all over the world. These towns are 1) too small and 2) too far away from bigger ones. Its a consequence of geography, the US is too big, same for Russia. In Europe you wouldnt find scenes like this.
@peggyleethrower9070 Жыл бұрын
While you're in MS. Can you check out towns like Braxton, Mississippi. I have a friend who lives there I was always wondered what area is like. She lives right off the HWY. THX Love your videos. I get to see some places I didn't know existed.
@user-vc9dc5xi2s Жыл бұрын
I like the old trees
@Thekarateadult Жыл бұрын
McComb Mississippi here. Enjoy learning the reason so many profound and creative people hail from here. Ain't nothing else to do.
@valliecole7942 Жыл бұрын
I'm from West Point, about 30 minutes north of Macon but I've spent most of my adult life as close to Noxubee county as possible! It is full of history, beauty, & mystery! It's truly a representation of Southern Gothic & it holds my heart!
@Vincent-mindeye Жыл бұрын
"The cure for the whole misery of poverty is the development of the appreciation of those things that are really worth while; having attended to necessities such as the production of corn and wine, devote the surplus energies not to the production of that kind of luxury which can only be enjoyed by few, but to the creation of beauty." - Aleister Crowley
@MegaBait1616 Жыл бұрын
Safe travels.......
@HottieBugatti Жыл бұрын
Love your channel watch you every chance I can, love Nicole too, she’s awesome 🤩 looking forward to traveling more with you two Godspeed
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! :)
@ScottDLR Жыл бұрын
It's all very interesting - thanks for the vid. I live in Washington state and I don't think we have any towns like these.
@janetbaker6096 Жыл бұрын
I just love your videos. Thank you so much for taking me to places I know I will never get to go
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Janet! :)
@KASSOR0123 Жыл бұрын
Saludos desde Argentina. Me encantan tus videos amigo. Los pueblos americanos tienen su encanto y a la ves su misterio. Son bonitos y en algunos casos, como misteriosos y como que hubiera fantasmas dando vueltas por ahi. Muy bueno. Me gusta. Que Dios bendiga a estados Unidos y su gente.
@andershansen9517 Жыл бұрын
How does it make u feel seeing this all over ur country? Great service making these videos, showing parts not normally seen…
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
It's fascinating.
@ES-mc3cc Жыл бұрын
The globalists are destroying rural America so everybody lives in large cities where they can be surveilled and controlled. Small towns all over America are dying.
@YeshuaKingMessiah Жыл бұрын
I would bet he’s happy he lives where he does lol Unless u work remotely or collect checks Ur going to starve to death, homeless
@jojocaswell1633 Жыл бұрын
Lord Spoda, I came across your channel and have been following you periodically. I was born in MS, raised in Greenvilld,MS and attended MS State. My hometown now looks somewhat like this one. It also is a majority black population town, as only the ones who owned property or could not afford to leave remain, once the agriculture industry died! It is sad that there are so many of these towns in the state. Cotton was King for a long time, so when it was dethroned so many of these towns that had built there revenue source around agriculture are almost dead! Thanks for taking us on the road with you, I would like to do this myself one day!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Interesting comment, JoJo. Thank you for posting it.
@Beautiful_traditions827 Жыл бұрын
Hi! I’m from Hollandale, MS. Definitely agree.
@johaines2214 Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@an80slady Жыл бұрын
Such interesting vide0s. I enjoy following along on your adventures. Community colleges are usually just commuter schools so no student housing like in state or private colleges.
@dirkwyse1609 Жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of nice new big cars, trucks, and SUVs in Macon - these folks may be poor but they're riding in style.
@geo7918 Жыл бұрын
grate touers of small towns can you show some more of the railroad Depots im in to trains thanks again for the small old ttown touers
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
I do try to show train depots, as I am a fan of them myself.
@doug132639 Жыл бұрын
Another good one . Strange the low crime rate but a small town everyone knows everyone , guessing they ( bad ones are carefull . Look forward to seeing the West coast .stay safe folks 🙏💚🍀🌹
@daviddecelles8714 Жыл бұрын
Not really strange at all. The supposed causal connection between poverty and crime is a sinister myth, not the truth.
@doug132639 Жыл бұрын
@@daviddecelles8714 you could be correct or you could be wrong . Who knows . ??
@buzmcg Жыл бұрын
I commented early in this thread saying that I would have bought you a cup of coffee in Macon. I’ve lived here all of my life. Statistics are important but don’t tell the entire story. Living here has challenges but also advantages. Some of those challenges are apparent in your video and are the same challenges that affect many small, rural, traditionally agricultural towns across the country. Let me give you one quick and recent example of an advantage. We have a well run and well staffed county-owned hospital. I went to my local practitioner with a medical issue. I arrived without an appointment at 8:15AM, and I was in an examining room by 8:30AM. I saw her nurse for a preliminary exam, was then seen by my practitioner who wanted me to have an X-ray. She wrote up orders for the X-ray. I went to the outpatient area of the hospital (recently remodeled) had an X-ray, and was on my way back to work before 9:15AM. That’s unheard of in most cities. Tem’s grocery is a well-stocked grocery with competitive prices and is 5 minutes from anywhere in town. My commute to work takes about three minutes. Housing is reasonable. For these reasons we have had people choose to live here from out of state just because they found affordable housing in an online search. I’ll be glad to answer any non-controversial questions about living here; I’m not one who has patience for controversy. I know you can’t show all areas in your videos, but, as in all communities, there are nicer neighborhoods and some that need work. In a small town, those areas are not insulated from each other like they may be in larger towns and cities. They are more apparent to each other. Also, remember that most everyone is trying hard and doing the best they can. Statistically, it can appear a challenging place to live. In reality, it has advantages that are not immediately apparent in a video.
@buzmcg Жыл бұрын
@@HannadayFLO you’re welcome!
@rajeevdeshpande7666 Жыл бұрын
Hi Lord Spoda Video on rural Mississippi is nice. Enjoyed it. Grocery stores, General stores add life to the down towns. Thanks for showing them in small rural towns. About past 6 to 8 videos I skipped. Now watching them one by one. Best.
@ForGlory1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for an actual view of it on the GPS
@rocinblues Жыл бұрын
You're right those roads were horrible. Very interesting tour of the rural life. Thanks!
@haiybo Жыл бұрын
Hey from the UK! I watch your interesting videos from time to time. I would love to hear a few words with local people in these towns if you ever stop? To add a bit of colour and history to what you are showing.