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Meet the man who s bringing a grocery store to the food desert in Marks, Mississippi I think I was meant to do this, said James Jeffcoat, who owns Jeffcoat Family Market in Tunica. And now he owns one in Marks, Mississippi. Author: Katina Rankin Updated: 6:31 PM CDT April 13, 2021 MARKS, Miss We re taking this Tuesday s local good news to spotlight someone who answered the call to help his neighbors in need. Although he did not want to talk on camera because he said he didn t need any recognition, he finally agreed. James Jeffcoat was raised in the Mississippi Delta, graduated from Greenville High School and worked in Indianola for thirty-five (35) years. His career: the food industry. Later, he opened a grocery store in Tunica, Mississippi. He s been there for ten (10) years. And now, Jeffcoat has answered the call to do the same in Marks, Mississippi, where residents had been without a full-service grocery store for years.