October 2012 – Page 9 – The Mississippi Link

Statue honoring Fannie Lou Hamer to be unveiled Friday in Ruleville

The Fannie Lou Hamer Statue Committee and Hanlon Sculpture Studio plans to unveil a statue of Civil Rights Leader and Human Rights Advocate Fannie Lou Hamer on Oct. 5, 2012 at the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden in Ruleville.

Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt, Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Africana Studies at the Richard Stockton College of NJ and Chair of the National Committee expressed her appreciation to committee members and Hanlon Sculpture Studio for their commitment and dedication to the completion of the project. […]

Fifth West Nile death reported in Mississippi

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A fifth victim of West Nile virus has died in Mississippi.

The Mississippi State Department of Health said someone who had earlier been infected in Madison County has died, bringing the state’s 2012 death total to five.
The state also reported 14 new cases Monday, pushing the year’s total to 200. […]

AG: “Voter ID requirement will not be in place before November election”

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Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesday that despite being passed by Mississippi voters last year, registered voters will not have to show ID to vote in the upcoming November election. Hood said the reason for that being the Department of Justice has requested more information from the State before they rule on the proposed voter ID law. […]

Belafonte: Civil rights is a way of life

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Entertainer Harry Belafonte says civil rights is a way of life, not just a moment in history.

The 85-year-old singer spoke Monday night at a convocation marking the 50th anniversary of James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at the University of Mississippi. […]

2 men accused of videotaping sex with child at Jackson hotel

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Federal authorities in Mississippi have charged a Georgia man with videotaping himself and another man having sex with a girl who was 3 or 4 years old.

The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, charges 26-year-old Marco Laquin Rogers of Atlanta with sexual exploitation of a child. […]

Man dies of multiple gunshot wounds

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WLBT is reporting that authorities are investigating their third homicide in the Capital City this weekend.

The most recent murder occurred Sunday afternoon in west Jackson where a 34-year-old man was shot several times and subsequently died of his injuries. […]

Greenwood nurse charged with illegally obtaining drugs on duty

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A Greenwood nurse is facing charges that she illegally obtained drugs while she was on duty.

Stephanie Ray Barton, 46, formerly a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at Golden Age Nursing Home in Greenwood turned herself in to investigators with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit following indictment by the Leflore County Grand Jury on seven counts of “obtaining a controlled substance by means of fraud…”
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Mother, daughter plead guilty in bank robbery

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A woman and her daughter accused of pairing up to break the law have pleaded guilty to robbing at least one bank in the city of Gulfport.

Fifty-eight-year-old Evie Mearlene Herrin and her daughter, 30-year-old Amelia Darci Crew appeared in court Monday where both entered their plea. […]

Office manager at dealership charged with embezzlement

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Police said a former employee of an automobile dealership has been arrested on an embezzlement charge alleging she stole more than $200,000 within about 1 1/2 years.

The Sun Herald reports that police investigated the complaint about a month before they arrested Teresa Holland Stanley on Friday, according to Detective Lt. Terry Hines said.
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Rapper T.I. feels his rap presence is still strong

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Even though T.I. hasn’t produced any major hits lately, the Grammy-winning rapper believes he can still sell a considerable amount of albums based on his track record.

T.I.’s credentials include 10 Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits and five platinum albums. But he has yet to make a big splash musically since he was released from jail following an 11-month term at an Arkansas prison on a probation violation. […]