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Mississippi Delta Stories Told in Photographs at Gallery 169
The black-and-white images of bluesmen'and women'of the Mississippi Delta look as if they had been taken in the 1930s or '40s, when some of the blues songs were first recorded.
Convict in 1977 slaying dies in prison
Just two hours into his second day on the job at a Vicksburg truck stop, 17-year-old Phillip Morson was shot and killed by a co-worker, Alvin Cessna.
From Eyesore to Enchanting in Chickasaw County
Scott Cagle, left, the extension director for Chickasaw County, helped Master Gardeners Glen Chisolm, Virginia Rowlett and John Walden beautify an overgrown lot in downtown Houston.
The Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is full of convicted felons. It also is full of voters.
Miss. man's walking sticks works of art
Thanks to a 24-year-old bullet wound, Robbie Pipkin can't feel anything below his knees.
Parchman guards busted for smuggling in phones and drugs
Three correction officers are charged with smuggling marijuana and cell phones into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
3 guards, others face smuggling charges
Three corrections officers are charged with smuggling marijuana and cell phones into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, officials say.
4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss.
Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head - a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape.
MDOC: 3 Parchman guards charged
Authorities say three correction officers have been charged with smuggling contraband into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
In some ways, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's extension center graduation May 20 mirrored any other seminary graduation ceremony.
Prison seminary program gives inmates a second chance
The Associated Press: Mississippi State Penitentiary inmate Michael Anthony Wilson shakes the hand of Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps after receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's Christian Ministry program in Parchman, Miss.
More than 150 cancer survivors come together to celebrate life
Eugene Anderson might be new to fighting and surviving cancer, but on Sunday the 49-year-old Parchman native found a large and supportive family of fellow survivors.
PARCHMAN - For the 28 men who were awarded their bachelor's degree in Christian Ministry on May 20 at a ceremony in western Mississippi, the decision to pursue higher education did not come without risks.
Prison seminary grads can get beating with degree
With family, friends and fellow inmates cheering them on, these Mississippi State Penitentiary inmates celebrate after receiving their Associate and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's Christian Ministry program in Parchman, Miss., Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Prison seminary grads can get beating with degree
For the 28 men who were awarded their bachelor's degree in Christian Ministry on Wednesday at a ceremony in western Mississippi, the decision to pursue higher education did not come without risks.
'Sovereignty' resolution is simply wrong
I remember 1961, and the summer of freedom riders. The Clarion-Ledger or Jackson Daily News kept a front-page box score of how many were on the way, the number arrested and the number being held in Parchman.
Prayer breakfast focuses on changing lives
Politicians, appointed officials, community leaders and citizens of Hattiesburg gathered Thursday morning to honor the power of prayer.
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