Editing Amory, Mississippi (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:FriscoParkAmoryMississippi.JPG|thumb|upright|Frisco Park in 2005]]
In honor of its cultural and historical heritage, the city of Amory holds the annual "Railroad Festival" in April in Frisco Park in downtown. Among other attractions, the Festival includes southern foods&mdash;such as fried catfish, [[barbecue]], and apple fritters&mdash; rides, arts and crafts, and live music, most notably the local band The Gents who have brought fans out for years with their [[Motown]], [[Blues Brothers]], and classic oldies show. While spring rains are possible during the 3-day festival, turnout is generally quite large, with as many as 40,000 visiting the festival over the period of a weekend. The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It returned in 2022, however it was cancelled again in 2023, as Amory was still recovering from the deadly tornado that hit the city on March 24. The city was able to have the Railroad Festival in 2024 though.

In addition to the annual Railroad Festival, Amory held "Entertainment for Education", also known as "Stars Over Mississippi", an event in which a number of celebrities and entertainers hosted a [[benefit concert]] to raise funds for local scholarships. Past performers and attendees included [[Vince Gill]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Nell Carter]], [[Sandi Patty]], [[Kathie Lee Gifford]], [[Kathy Ireland]], [[Brad Paisley]], [[Brooks and Dunn]], [[Ray Romano]], [[Tony Danza]], [[Patricia Heaton]], [[Doris Roberts]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Brad Garrett]], and [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Edward]].