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Mississippi
Mississippi record store owner hopes "greatest hits" compilations sound good to collectors
by
Sean McHenry
Sep 13, 2023
While vinyl record prices remain a concern for Phillip Rollins of OffBeat, he thinks lower-priced "greatest hits" albums may entice customers.
This record store wants to prove that downtown Jackson, Mississippi, is a destination
by
Sean McHenry
Jun 12, 2023
"There's always something to do here," says Phillip Rollins, owner of the store OffBeat. "People just don't know how to find it."
Water ruined his vinyl, but store owner gets by with a little help from his friends
by
Sean McHenry
Apr 12, 2023
Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat, says people saw him on the news and supported his shop by helping to clean up and dry things off.
A Mississippi record and comic store deals with the January "dead zone"
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 10, 2023
OffBeat owner Phillip Rollins says January and summer are his "most hated months" because business is so slow.
How a Mississippi nonprofit helps Black entrepreneurs get funded
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Nov 16, 2022
Tim Lampkin, CEO of Higher Purpose Co., says his organization serves as an adviser and "capital matchmaker" for business owners.
"Inflation is gut-punching my business," record store owner laments
by
Sean McHenry
Aug 12, 2022
Vinyl records are a big part of Phillip Rollins' business at Offbeat in Jackson, Mississippi. But rising costs make them a harder sell.
Texas, Mississippi lift COVID mask mandates
Mar 3, 2021
Texas businesses can open at 100% capacity in a week. In Mississippi, mask and distancing recommendations are now in place.
For public good, not for profit.
A nonprofit director finds hope in community engagement
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Sep 3, 2020
Once, Chiquikta Fountain wanted to escape the little town of Cleveland, Mississippi. Now she is reinvested in the Delta city.
Mississippi business owner celebrates rate cut
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Aug 1, 2019
Kai Ryssdal checked in with Austin Golding, a small business owner in Mississippi.
Mississippi farmers forced to leave thousands of acres unplanted this season
Jun 6, 2019
Victoria Darden and her family have been forced to leave their soybean and corn fields unplanted because of flooding.