Three young women and a teenager from the northern areas have decided to use their experience of participating in an international showcase to create opportunities for other talented youngsters from the area.
The Petersen, built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, is named in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first black Marine Corps aviator and the first black Marine to rise to the rank of three-star general.
Five-year-old Michael Vaughan, who also goes by 'Monkey', has been missing since July 27 and search efforts around the city of Fruitland and nearby have not slowed.