This photo gallery is part of our new initiative, MT Listens. Learn more about the project here or be part of it by taking our survey.
Take a virtual stroll through Forest, a historic Mississippi community, through the lens of Mississippi Today photojournalist Vickie King.
Forest is just one of five communities our newsroom is focusing on for our community listening project, MT Listens. The others are Canton, Yazoo City, Moss Point and New Albany.
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The Scott County Courthouse located in historic downtown Forest. The structure is the city’s fourth and current courthouse. -
A view of downtown Forest. Colorful poultry works of art brighten many corners in the historic area. -
Town Square Park south of historic downtown Forest. -
Banner in the historic district of downtown Forest. -
Main Street in the historic district of downtown Forest. -
A view of East Main Avenue and First Street in the historic district of downtown Forest. -
Artwork depicting Forest’s diversity. -
Mural painted on the side of law offices at West Main Avenue and West 2nd Street in Forest. -
Forest is the home of a thriving poultry processing industry. Artwork of chickens are on nearly every street corner. -
The B. Gatewood Studio and Gallery located on Front Street in Forest. -
Water tower in Forest. The city’s motto: “Leading the Way”. -
At the corner of East Main Avenue and West Second Street, a suited rooster is one of the many brightly painted poultry ambassadors greeting all who travel through the historic district. -
The Forest water tower. -
Huge windchime sculptures in the heart of Forest’s historic downtown district. -
The old train depot in Forest. -
Although the train depot is no longer operational, freight trains still run the west-east rails south of downtown in Forest. -
Tyson Food Inc., is a poultry processing plant, located on Jack Lee Drive in Forest. -
A game of soccer is enjoyed at Gaddis Park in Forest. -
Friends enjoy a game of soccer at Gaddis Park in Forest. The city is home for a large Hispanic community. -
Koch Foods is another processor of chickens in Forest, as well as a major employer of residents in the city and surrounding areas. -
Wind sculpture in Town Square Park in the Forest downtown historic district. -
Intersection of US 80 and MS 35 in Forest. -
A view of animal feed manufacturer H. J. Baker and Bro., Inc in Forest. -
Not colorfully painted chicken artwork, instead an homage to the fire department in the form of a Dalmation painted fire plug in Forest.
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