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is a town in Panola County, Mississippi, United States which borders the Mississippi Delta. The population was 1,310 as of the 2000 census. Wayne Drash, a CNN.com senior producer, described Como as "a hard-hit rural community" in a 2007 article.
In 2007 the Internal Revenue Service froze the town's bank accounts after Como did not pay payroll taxes. Como's history includes some of the wealthiest people in Mississippi. It is said that at one time Como had more millionaires per capita than any other town. Families such as Taylor, Swango, Wardlow still have descendants in the town. The town has a long rich Musical History as well. Mississippi Fred McDowell and Napolean Strickland, Sid Hemphill, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and Othar Turner, old time Hill Country Blues singers lived in or near Como. There is one great old picker known as "Booger Jim", who came to visit kin in Como. He is said to be now living in rural Vermont. Como is home of Jimbo Mathus' Delta Recording Studio, which records artists from around the world. The town is also the home of Blind Sculptor Sharon McConnell , who created life castings of over 50 blues musicians.