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.