A groundbreaking ceremony for the “reimagined” Park Along the River will be at noon this Friday, April 4 at the park.

Racist jokes made the rounds: "Wasn't it just like a nigger, to try and cross the Tallahatchie River with a gin fan around his neck." The local Jackson Clarion-Ledger ran a story with the ...

and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. Mamie’s decision to have the open-casket funeral became a catalyst for the civil ...