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The Watkins

The Watkins were born and raised in Poscataw and were the closest thing you’d find to local royalty.  Earl Watkins Sr.—affectionately known as ‘Pappy’—was governor of Mississippi in the late fifties.  He was the Huey Long of his time.  Pappy’s son, Earl Watkins Jr., was a successful local businessman.  Earl Watkins the Third was next […]