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Police: Teen arrested after rescue from school ceiling

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A teenager who called 911 to report that he was stuck in the...

With slavery's impact, how do Black residents find ancestors

With slavery's impact, how do Black residents find ancestors ISABELLE TAFT, The Sun-Herald FacebookTwitterEmail BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Her tree was incomplete. That’s how it looked to Melissa Evans when she compared her family tree to the ones created by her third-grade classmates. Some of her white classmates had branches stretching back centuries. Evans, one of only a handful of Black students at her school in Gulfport, traced her family to her great-grandparents. When other students asked why Evans’ tree was so short, their teacher didn’t want to talk about slavery, how it tore apart Black families in the United States, and Evans isn’t sure it would have been the right setting for the conversation anyway. More than 30 years later, she remembers the feeling of embarrassment, of lacking something.

Vicksburg honors its first Black officers hired in 1960s

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is honoring its first Black police officers,...

Phillip Tutor: Natchez's road map for Anniston

Feb. 27—Lauded for its beauty, admired for its low taxes and quality of life, the city reached its apex when Ike was president and Elvis wore Army green. The ethos of the mythical New South was in full bloom. Never had its population been this high. The New South's bubble burst, though. That credo worked in Atlanta, in Birmingham, in Nashville. But it didn't work for everyone. Businesses in ...

She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew.

She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew. Sydney Trent, The Washington Post Feb. 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Danielle Blackman, a descendant of Henrietta Wood, holds a photo of Arthur Simms Jr and his sister Neata, Wood's grandchildren.photo for The Washington Post by Julie Bennett.Show MoreShow Less 2of5Gerard Brandon, one of the largest slaveholders in the South, bought Henrietta Wood and took her to his house, Brandon Hall, on the Natchez Trace.Library of Congress.Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5Danielle Blackman, a descendant of Henrietta Wood, near her home in Pensacola, Fla.,photo for The Washington Post by Julie Bennett,Show MoreShow Less

Natchez police arrest three suspects of 2018 double homicide investigation

Natchez police arrest three suspects of 2018 double homicide investigation 2018 double homicide case unfolds Share Updated: 6:48 AM CST Feb 24, 2021 2018 double homicide case unfolds Share Updated: 6:48 AM CST Feb 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RELEASED. THREE MEN ARE UNDER ARREST FOR A DOUBLE MURDER THAT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO IN NATCHEZ. JAMIKA, DAVID SUSSKIND AREAS DAVIS AND TOOK LAWRENCE JACKSON ARE STILL IN CUSTODY POLICE BELIEVE THEY SHOT AND KILLED TWO VONTAE WHITE AND ELISHA JUSTICE IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 TEEN TO HER FOUND IN A TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE 2018 double homicide case unfolds Share Updated: 6:48 AM CST Feb 24, 2021 Three men are in custody for a double murder in Natchez three years ago.On Nov. 9, 2018, Natchez police responded to 69 E. Franklin St. where shots were fired.Police arrested and identified Jameco Davis, 17, Kendarrius Davis, 20, and Jacq'Laurence Jackson, 22, as the three suspects. At the time of the murder, Kendarrius was 17, Jameco 15, and Jackson was 20. Police believed they shot and killed Tavonte White, 23, of Natchez and Alisha Justice, 21 of Missouri City, Texas. The two were found in a 2006 Honda that had crashed into a business in Natchez. All three suspects have been accused and charged for two counts of murder each.

Mississippi House proposes several changes to state taxes

AQSC's Tarnowski Talks 2023 Cruise Lineup, Vaccines and New Office

Kari Tarnowski, AQSC's Victory Cruise Lines, as South Florida satellite office, the line's vaccine requirement and booking trends.    New Florida Satellite Office New Albany, IN across the river from Louisville, KY, it's now seeking to open another office in either Broward County or Miami-Dade County, FL. Travel advisors can expect the company's marketing, sales and operations teams to relocate to this new office in the first half of 2022. Tarnowski and Michael Hicks, director of marketing communications, are among those who will be based in that South Florida satellite office. Executive, finance and other AQSC functions will remain based in Indiana.

Bills take aim at lottery money, but highway commissioners balk

TUPELO • Multiple bills in the state Senate take aim at the state transportation department’s $80 million cut of lottery money, including one bill backed by a Marshall County lawmaker.

Natchez could add names on monument to civil rights march

Natchez could add names on monument to civil rights march February 7, 2021 GMT NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — Organizers say more names could be added to a monument commemorating an October 1965 civil rights demonstration in Mississippi. The granite monument in Natchez — unveiled in 2019 — is engraved with the names of 486 people who were unjustly imprisoned during the demonstration. But Natchez Alderwoman Felicia Irving told the Natchez Democrat members of her own family were left off the monument, and some of her constituents also pointed out names that should have been included. ADVERTISEMENT The Proud to Take a Stand Monument Committee is reconvening to add names to the list. The deadline to submit additional names is March 1.