Local voices: Tell the whole story on black World War II veterans
After pacing the floor of my living room, clutching and reading an article by Mr. Rufus Ward in which he paints a vivid picture of the Southern hospitality visited upon the German prisoners of war interned in the camps at Aliceville, Alabama, during World War II, I thought, “Come, come, now Mr. Ward. Why not paint the whole picture, warts and all?”
Federal judge denies Terry’s appeal
A federal judge denied former Lowndes County supervisor Jim Terry’s appeal of his 2007 fraud in office conviction Thursday.
Ex-Supe Terry arrested for probation violation
Former Lowndes County Supervisor Jim Terry was arrested by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office Thursday morning for violating probation.
Local voices: Another take on Nathan Bedford Forrest
Napoleon Bonaparte said that history is always written from the view point of the victors.
Stranger and stranger
Ah, our local leaders (past and present). Isn’t it bad enough that we have to put up with the childish behavior and antics of Leroy Brooks and the criminal actions of Kamal Karriem and Jim Terry? Now it’s Robert Smith and Kabir Karriem!