2026 Mules & Blues Fest
Festival Sponsors
Thank You to All Our Sponsors!
Quitman County Mules & Blues Fest would like to acknowledge and thank our many Festival Sponsors who demonstrate their commitment to this cultural event with their financial support. Their contributions not only enhance our annual event but ensure the Mules & Blues Fest can continue to grow throughout the year.
Legacy
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Quitman County Health & Rehab
Bronze
Magnolia Blossoms Consulting
Local Sponsors
Isle of Capri Casino • Chapel Hill M.B. Church • Quitman County Drug Company • Delta Burial Corporation Undertaking Department • Mt. Zion M.B. Church • The Co-Op (Batesville, MS) • Mary’s Furniture World • Town of Falcon • Dorothy Jackson
Become a Sponsor!
Thank you to all those who participated in planning this year's Quitman County Mules & Blues Fest!
— 2026 PLANNING COMMITTEE —
Alice Smith McGhee
Bernice Sykes
Cal Henderson
Carrie Benson
Warner Benson
Chief Deputy Peter Clinton
Cleotha Saddler
DeJuan Watts, Sr.
Dot Jackson
Dr. Hilliard Lackey
Earnestine Smith
Gloria Survillion
Helen Ingram
Hubert Foster
Hubert Owten*
Ila Foster
Jimmy Mathews
Joe Shegog
Julie Ferguson
Leslie Stokes
Lisa Ingram
Mariaha Amos
Mary Armstrong
Mejilda Spearman
Mayor Stanley Lang
Monica Lackey Harris
Officer Ashley Pratcher
Pearlie Owten*
Robert L. Jackson
Sallie Price*
Samuel McCray
Sarah Pride
Sheriff Oliver Parker
Skylar Huddleston
Tea Keeler
Tiffany Chillis
Velma Benson-Wilson
Vivian Griffin McNeese
Whitney French
*In Special Memory of our Beloved Committee Members
To our partners, we say “thank you”!
We could not have done this festival
without you!
Mule Train Historical Society
Coahoma Community College/ WCQC 91.3 FM
Healthy Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Quitman County Sheriff's Department
Quitman County Emergency Management Services
Police Departments of all Quitman County Municipalities
Quitman County Fire Departments
Quitman County Development Organization's Community School Alliance
Quitman County Arts Councils
Pafford EMS
Tugaloo Delta Health Partners
Aaron E. Henry Health Services
Food Access & Affordability
— COMMITTEE CHAIRS —
Sponsors and Grants
Velma Wilson, Cleotha Saddler, Leonette Henderson, Cal Henderson, Sarah Pride
5K Walk-Run and Health Services
Rev. Dejuan Watts Sr, Vivian McNeese, Carrie Benson, Hubert Foster, Bernice Sykes, Dot Jackson
Vendors
Alice McGhee, Tea Keeler, Lisa Ingram, Dot Jackson
Program Activities/Entertainment
Velma Wilson, Helen Ingram, Earnestine Smith, Vivian McNeese, Mary Armstrong, Gloria Survillion, Dot Jackson
Website
Rascal Graphics
Social Media
Jermeria Skillom, Tea Keeler, Whitney French, Samuel McCray, Dot Jackson
Church Outreach
Samuel McCray, Cal Henderson, Hubert Foster
Hospitality
Alice McGhee, Cleotha Saddler, Helen Ingram, Gloria Survillion, Mary Armstrong
Security and Parking
Mayor Stanley Lang, Sheriff Oliver Parker
Clean Up
Amos Taylor, Steve Wright
Outreach
Lisa Ingram, Mariaha Amos, Velma Wilson, Dot Jackson
Merchandising
Leslie Stokes, Sarah Pride, Berteel Jefferson
Budget
Velma Wilson, Dot Jackson
PR
Velma Wilson, Dr. Hilliard Lackey, Jermeria Skillom, Dot Jackson
This project is partially funded by a grant through Visit Mississippi and in part by funding from Mississippi Arts
Commission, a state agency, and in part, from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.