Area students receive free swine flu vaccinations |

Natchez Democrat - Fri Nov 13

The Alcorn State University Family Clinic giving free H1N1 vaccinations to students at Adams County and Franklin County students.

FBI file reveals Klansman Jack Seale was paid informant

Concordia Sentinel - Thu Nov 12

Myron Wayne "Jack" Seale of Natchez was a notorious Klansman implicated along with his brother and father for the Franklin County, Miss., murders of two black teenagers in 1964 and the 1965 murder of a fellow Klansman for allegedly informing to the FBI.

Walker man killed in Ascension crash

Sunherald.com - Tue Nov 03

A 28-year-old Walker man died after his pickup rear-ended another truck on La. Highway 42 in Ascension Parish.

Nation's high court rejects Seale appeal

The Clarion-Ledger - Tue Nov 03

Reputed Klansman James Ford Seale lost one appeal argument Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court in his quest to overturn his 2007 federal kidnapping convictions in the deaths of two black teens more than 45 years ago.

Walker man dies in Ascension crash

WBRZ - Mon Nov 02

GONZALES A Walker man was killed in a two-vehicle crash this morning just after 6 a.m. on LA 42 west of LA 44 in Ascension Parish.

What does it take to be a sheriff? |

Natchez Democrat - Sun Nov 01

All seven candidates on Tuesday's ballot for sheriff bring to the table a significant amount of law enforcement experience, but voters need to be aware of more than just crime credentials, state and local officials say.

Filmmaker David Ridgen recounts final hours for Dee & Moore

Concordia Sentinel - Thu Oct 22

Canadian filmmaker David Ridgen says the Dee-Moore murders came about in part because "in southwest Mississippi, in the spring of 1964, the Klan had a theory that blacks were running guns into Franklin and Adams County in order to start what they characterized as a 'Muslim insurrection'." Ridgen wrote, produced and directed the award-winning 2007 ...

Meadville veterans clinic closing

Picayune Item - Tue Oct 20

Officials say the Veterans Affairs Meadville Clinic in Franklin County is scheduled to close its doors on Nov.

Balloon glow illuminates faces of wonder

Natchez Democrat - Sat Oct 17

Hot-air balloons illuminated more than the Natchez night sky during Friday's balloon glow.

'The Past is Never Dead': An interview with author of new book on reputed Klansman

The Clarion-Ledger - Sun Oct 04

Harry MacLean, a nationally acclaimed novelist, has published a new book on James Ford Seale, the former Roxie cropduster and reputed Klansman convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 slayings of two black teenagers, Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore.