Editing Raleigh, Mississippi (section)

==Arts and culture==
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Raleigh is the site of the annual Raleigh heritage festival and is the former home of [[The National Tobacco Spitting Contest]].

===Landmarks===
The Harrison Hotel, now closed, is a famous hotel. Many Mississippi politicians, governors and U.S. Senators have stayed there, including [[Theodore G. Bilbo]] and [[Jefferson Davis]].

The Smith County Courthouse is the major focal point of the town. Two earlier courthouses were destroyed in fires in the 1800s. The current court house was completed in 1912; but a leak in the roof caused the eventual loss of its signature dome. In 2005, a dedication service was held in honor of a new dome built as a replacement.

A new Chancery Court building was completed in 2009 to make room for county offices and added court room space. The new Chancery Court building is designed in a similar Greek revival design which resembles the County Courthouse.