On July 26, 2009, The Jim Hill family, Jackson Public Schools family and the Harris family were all shocked at the news of Coach Fred Harris had suddenly died of a heart attack. News spread […]
Sister Eva Lucille Bennett James was born on November 25, 1923 into the family of the late Willie May and the late Hazel Ruth Bester in Ellisville, Miss. After the death of her father, she […]
The final chapter in the life of Acey Samuel Walker concluded with hundreds of family, friends and the leadership of the Mississippi Southern First and the Greater New Orleans Louisiana Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions celebrating the life […]
In Houston, Texas this past weekend (April 16-17), thousands turned out for the memorial service and the celebration of life for Lenora “Doll” Carter, CEO/publisher of the Houston Forward Times. According to reports, Carter, 69, […]
GREENVILLE – A popular blues musician from Mississippi and Chicago, known for his bright hair and mismatch socks and shoes has died. Walter Horn, better known as Mississippi Slim, passed away last week in Greenville. […]
INDIANOLA – Funeral services were held Saturday for a Leland musician killed in a car accident while returning home from touring with his band. Lil’ Dave Thompson died around 7 a.m., on Sunday, Feb. 14, […]
Timothy R. Brown, a reporter and editor on the staff of The Associated Press for more than a decade in Jackson, Miss., has died in Dallas. He was 35. Brown left the AP in August […]
Former mayor Nerrisa Norman dies Local reports announced that Nerissa Norman, the first black female mayor of Mound Bayou died due to complications from a heart attack earlier this month. Norman became the mayor of […]
The Mississippi Link FARMHAVEN, Miss. – Ernest Eugene aka “Slim” walked softly, but both his statue and voice epitomized a ‘tower of strength’ – a ‘tower of strength’ that his family as well as his […]
Maria Luisa Jones, a Jackson State University retired educator and long time resident of Jackson, Miss., died on Aug. 5, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Evelia Lawreen Jones in Los Angeles. Born Aug. […]
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