Hey y’all. I’m excited that my first article as a regular contributor for Delta Crossroads is included in the Fall 2015 issue. It’s an opinion piece on saving the Osceola Courthouse, a gorgeous Classic Revival masterpiece that deserves at a minimum a discussion about its value to the city beyond dollars.
A snippet from the article:
Antique bricks and mortar, a shimmering copper dome high above the oak trees—the Osceola Courthouse is so much more than the structure itself. The courthouse marks the centerpiece of the square, the town’s greatest landmark.
Osceola, named for Chief Osceola of the Seminole tribe, became the county seat of Mississippi County (located in Northeast Arkansas) near the end of the nineteenth century. In 1900, Osceola was a boomtown, a stop on the main line of the St. Louis-San Francisco “Frisco” Railway. The downtown area bustled with two ice plants, two bottling works, a wagon factory, and electric and water utilities. The town even boasted an opera house. Fancy.
To read the entire article online, click HERE. (Be sure to read all the articles—this month’s issue is dedicated to fall and harvest. The Save the Osceola Courthouse article can be found on pages 27-30.)
AND, for those of you interested in my soon-to-be published book, Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, there’s a surprise on page 32.
Baked tile floor, Osceola Arkansas historic courthouse.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
P.S. If you are a tweeter, please tweet to get the word out and share using the hashtag #DomeSweetDome.
[tweetthis]Save our #historic courthouse! @SavingARPlaces @Artourism @Arkansasgov @historicark #domesweetdome #OsceolaAr #Delta[/tweetthis]
Musical Pairing:
Bobbie Gentry, Mississippi Delta
That was great Talya! I hope you and others will be able to accomplish ‘saving the courthouse’. It is a beautiful building and it reminds me so much of Drake Public Library. I am so looking forward to holding your book in my hands. It sounds like a winner!
Did I mention I was born in Osceola? Iowa, that is! 🙂
Yes, and I think that’s a cool connection we have.
Colene, I can’t wait to see the Drake Public Library for myself. I am DEFINITELY doing a book signing there, even if only 2 people show up. (You and Tom). If the library will have me, of course.
“If the Drake Public Library will have you”? Surely you jest! You have several followers here and we will round up plenty of people for your book signing. Woo Hoo!
Yay!!
You Rock!
Thank you, Renee!!
That is a beautiful publication. Congratulations on another full-time gig. I can’t wait to read your novel.
I think Delta Crossroads is beautiful too. I’m excited and honored to write for them. Thanks, Dorothy!