The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced its class of 2013, which includes Bill Buckner, Jimmie Giles, Gerald Glass, Earnest Larry “Doc” Harrington, Langston Rogers and Michael Rubenstein.
Buckner was a quarterback at Delta State while Giles played tight end for Alcorn State before a 13-year NFL career that included four Pro Bowl appearances. […]
The Mississippi Blues Trail was recently presented an award by the Southeast Tourism Society at the society’s Annual Fall Conference in Virginia Beach, Va.
The Mississippi Blues Trail received a “Tourism for Tomorrow” award, which recognizes the accomplishments of a destination, company or organization in the realm of sustainable tourism with a project that promotes tourism development while safeguarding local culture and/or protecting the environment.
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When state wildlife officials decided to expand alligator hunting this year – not once but twice – local officers got a tiny bit worried.
At first, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) said the hunt could take place on public waterways across two-thirds of the state, including all of southwest Mississippi.
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A Dec. 5 sentencing date has been set for an Okolona man who pleaded guilty to FEMA fraud. Ronnie G. Beard pleaded guilty in the case in July in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen.
Beard was indicted in December 2011 on two counts that he lied and embezzled money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Tony Ervin, also known as ‘Ti“, 36, of Tylertown, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to serve 74 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”).
Ervin was also ordered to pay $11,700 in restitution, and a $2,000 fine. He agreed to forfeit real property, a Cadillac Escalade, two firearms, and multiple rounds of ammunition.
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The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Jamal Johnson for the killing two men in a south Jackson apartment in 2009.
Jamal Johnson was convicted of two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Quintyn Wilson and Fred Smith. Johnson was sentenced to two life sentences in 2011 in Hinds County.
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Police at the University of Mississippi say they have turned over to the FBI information regarding vandalism apparently aimed at an African-American freshman.
“We are presenting everything we have about this case to them,” University Police Chief Calvin Sellers said in The Oxford Eagle “They will investigate to see if this is a hate crime or civil rights violations.”
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The Mississippi Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow, Nov. 27, in an appeal from a Biloxi man convicted of killing his father.
Dante Evans was 16 when he was convicted in Harrison County of murder in the April 13, 2007, shooting death of his father, 40-year-old Darold Lee Evans. Dante Evans was sentenced to life in prison in 2009.
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Ellen Douglas, a Mississippi native whose novel “Apostles of Light” was a 1973 National Book Award nominee, died Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Jackson. She was 91.
Douglas, who cited fellow Mississippi native William Faulkner as a literary influence, was the pen name of Josephine Ayres Haxton; she said she took a pseudonym to guard the privacy of her family. Douglas’ Mississippi-set work dealt candidly with race relations, families and the role of women. […]
Ingalls Shipbuilding President Irwin F. Edenzon said the company will hire more than 5,000 workers over the next two years.
Edenzon made the announcement at a recent career fair that drew more than 1,200 students from six counties. He said Ingalls will be hiring 1,200 people through the end of the year and another 4,000 next year. Most of those are craftsman positions.
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