Sunflower, Mississippi

Chris Myers Asch profiles the lives of former Democratic Senator, James O. Eastland and sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval that took place in Sunflower ...

Today is the birthday of Chicago soul singer Jerry Butler. At age three Butler moved from Sunflower, Mississippi to Chicago as part of the midcentury migration of blacks from the rural south to the urban north.

Arthur Johnson is finally free , after serving 16 years for a rape he did not commit.

Prosecutors have dropped rape charges against Arthur Johnson, who served 15 years for a rape that DNA tests showed he didn't commit.

The problem: Uneven pavement in front of Sunflower on Hardy Street has added more strain for motorists who also battle a series of jagged potholes in the area around 20th Avenue.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP INLAND AS GUSTAV APPROACHES THE COAST. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH.

How does a Craig Claiborne become a Craig Claiborne? The best part of Craig Claiborne's autobiography, "A Feast Made for Laughter," a long out-of-print book that I picked up at Bonnie Slotnick's used cookbook ...

Photography by Katherine Emery. Produced by Grace Rubenstein. Drive two and a half hours north of Jackson, Mississippi, past cotton, soy, and catfish farms, and you'll find a water tower announcing the tiny ...

The FBI will take over the investigation into the alleged kidnapping and rape of a Sharkey County woman who was thrown off a bridge by her abductor.

NEA Awards $2.8 Million in Big Read Grants The National Endowment for the Arts announced another round of grants this morning for its Big Read initiative, which is aimed at promoting reading within communities.

June 5, 1958 Plans are being completed by representatives of the Home Town Development committee, Industrial committee and Kosciusko's city overnment for an all-out campaign the week of June 9-16 to clen up and ...