The state is allowing a limited harvest on its oyster reefs after a series of environmental disasters nearly wiped out the species.

While vinyl record prices remain a concern for Phillip Rollins of OffBeat, he thinks lower-priced “greatest hits” albums may entice customers.

“There’s always something to do here,” says Phillip Rollins, owner of the store OffBeat. “People just don’t know how to find it.”

Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat, says people saw him on the news and supported his shop by helping to clean up and dry things off.

OffBeat owner Phillip Rollins says January and summer are his “most hated months” because business is so slow.

Tim Lampkin, CEO of Higher Purpose Co., says his organization serves as an adviser and “capital matchmaker” for business owners.

Vinyl records are a big part of Phillip Rollins’ business at Offbeat in Jackson, Mississippi. But rising costs make them a harder sell.

Texas businesses can open at 100% capacity in a week. In Mississippi, mask and distancing recommendations are now in place.

Once, Chiquikta Fountain wanted to escape the little town of Cleveland, Mississippi. Now she is reinvested in the Delta city.

Kai Ryssdal checked in with Austin Golding, a small business owner in Mississippi.