60 Minutes: Chess in the Bible Belt by Alexey Root 4/12/2017 – The television show 60 Minutes featured the chess program in Franklin County, Mississippi (MS). Over 15 million viewers watched that episode (original air date March 26, 2017), which featured Dr. Jeff Bulington along with his chess-playing students and their proud parents. Bulington’s chess […]
Fantastic Scholastic Chess Program Earns National Recognition
Franklin Co. Chess Program lands national attention Bracey Harris , The Clarion-Ledger Published 6:27 p.m. CT March 2, 2017 BUDE — In the last days of an unseasonably warm February, the windows inside this Franklin Lower Elementary classroom located in the small rural town of Bude (population 1,000) could rival a Siren’s deadly lullaby of […]
It is a wonderful chess initiative!
It was wonderful to see the brand new Franklin Chess Center in Meadville, MS. The population of the city is about 500. The chess program, run by Dr. Jeff Bulington, started about 18 months ago. I am told that more 200 kids in the school district are taught chess! That is simply amazing! On the […]
The Southwest Mississippi Chess Foundation Announces Ribbon Cutting & Open House
October 18, 2016 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Tanya Rankin 601-573-7134 or trankin@cspire.com The Southwest Mississippi Chess Foundation Announces Ribbon Cutting and Open House Scheduled for Friday, October 28 MEADVILLE, Miss., October 18, 2016– The Franklin Chess Program has a new home at the Whittington/Nigel Zachary Wentworth Building which has recently been renovated. The public is […]
Historic achievement for young chess players in Franklin County, MS
By Randy Youngblood Franklin County Advocate Riley Middleton, a third grade student at Franklin Lower Elementary, rode with his mother. They followed a big yellow school bus from late afternoon well into the star-filled east Mississippi night of Friday, April 22. Riley and his mother were part of a caravan headed to the rolling hills of Starkville, […]
Franklin County, the proving ground to spread chess through schools across Mississippi
By Randy Youngblood, Counselor Franklin Upper Elementary Susan Polgar…not a household name among Franklin Countians! But in the world of chess the name is legendary as she was the first woman to become a Grandmaster and the first person in history (male or female) to win the triple-crown of chess. One might say that Susan […]
Chess in Meadville, Mississippi (over 75 photos)
Photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/MeadvilleChess