Mississippi Transplant & Native: Molly West & Cody Cox

"I don't stay in Mississippi out of duty. I stay because I see the good in it. I see the potential. I see the people."

What does it mean to call Mississippi home? Why do people choose to leave or live in this weird, wonderful, and sometimes infuriating place? Today we’re sharing our first couples edition of Rooted! We hear from Molly West and Cody Cox, the co-founders of Urban Foxes, a pie shop and after-hours concert venue in Jackson.

Molly West is a Mississippi transplant and Cody Cox is a Mississippi native. They’re pictured here in front of their pie shop, Urban Foxes, in 2019.

Where are you from?  

Molly West: I was born in Kansas, but most of my childhood through high school years were spent moving around the southeast. 

Cody Cox: Originally from Lexington, MS, but I've lived in Clinton and Jackson for years as well. I've actually lived in Jackson more years than my hometown at this point.

When did you move to Mississippi and why did you move here?

MW: I spent a couple of years in Mississippi when I transferred from a college in Florida. I left hastily for graduate school and then hastily left the Sta…