By Lisa Konupka on Tuesday May 27, 2014

Each Spring we pull out the lawn chairs and stock the coolers for the Alive After Five concert series in downtown Tunica. The concerts are the last Friday of the month in May and June and are held in Rivergate park.

Each Spring we pull out the lawn chairs and stock the coolers for the Alive After Five concert series in downtown Tunica. The concerts are the last Friday of the month in May and June and are held in Rivergate park.

By Webster Franklin on Thursday May 8, 2014

It’s been about twenty years or so since I commented to my then wife to be, “look around you, is this not the most beautiful place on earth!”  The comment was made during one of our late afternoon trips through the Mississippi Delta from my childhood home of Greenwood to our new home in Tunica.  Our collective memory of that trip and my proclamation of the area’s beauty has been a source of laughter and great debate over the years since.  She, hailing from the big city and defacto capitol of the Delta, Memphis remembers the view as a gray…

It’s been about twenty years or so since I commented to my then wife to be, “look around you, is this not the most beautiful place on earth!”  The comment was made during one of our late afternoon trips through the Mississippi Delta from my childhood home of Greenwood to…

By Guest Blogger on Monday May 5, 2014

April showers are known to bring May flowers, but April is also known in the Delta as the month that the Tunica Queen becomes available on both Fridays and Saturdays. Aboard the 250-seat ship, friends and family can take daytime or sunset excursions offering a breathtaking backdrop for any special getaway. That backdrop being the mighty Mississippi River we Deltans know all too well. Either imaging themselves floating leisurely down the river like Huckleberry Finn or envisioning themselves taming the wild beast of the muddy Mississip’, relaxation seekers and adventure lovers alike will enjoy their time aboard the Tunica Queen.…

April showers are known to bring May flowers, but April is also known in the Delta as the month that the Tunica Queen becomes available on both Fridays and Saturdays. Aboard the 250-seat ship, friends and family can take daytime or sunset excursions offering a breathtaking backdrop for any special…

By Guest Blogger on Thursday May 1, 2014

Blackjack has been evolving, and the game you play today isn’t quite the same as the game you played just a few years ago. It once used to be standard in multiple-deck games for the dealer to stand on all 17s. Today in Tunica, as well as in the rest of the United States, you’re far more likely to see the dealer hit soft 17, especially at tables with low minimum bets. What’s soft 17? Any total of 17 in which an Ace is counted as 11. Ace-6 is soft 17, and so is Ace-2-4, Ace-3-3 and several hands with…

Blackjack has been evolving, and the game you play today isn’t quite the same as the game you played just a few years ago. It once used to be standard in multiple-deck games for the dealer to stand on all 17s. Today in Tunica, as well as in the rest…