Chechen rebel calls for attacks on Sochi Games
MOSCOW — A leading Chechen rebel on Tuesday called on Islamist militants in Russia’s North Caucasus to disrupt the upcoming Winter Games in the Black
Pistorius lived out dream by running at Olympics
The figure of Oscar Pistorius racing around the Olympic track with his carbon-fiber blades whipping through the air was one of the enduring images of the London Games.
That was only six months ago, when the double-amputee from South Africa emerged as an example of what a person can achieve in the face of adversity.
Olympic gold medal back home in Miss.
About a thousand people welcomed Olympic long-jump champion Brittney Reese back to south Mississippi, and she gave them credit.
Mississippi chefs in London for Olympic’s ‘Spirit of the Gulf’
While members of Team USA are in London for the Summer 2012 Olympic Games, chefs from the Gulf Coast states are gearing up as well — to host the “Spirit of the Gulf,” a showcase of Gulf Coast seafood and music. Mississippi is represented by Chef Chris Poplin of IP Casino and Chef Calvin Coleman of Naomi’s Catering.
Local group off to Vancouver as Olympic volunteers
Fairview Baptist Church associate minister Tommy Gillon and a group of volunteers from Columbus are in the center of the Olympic action in Vancouver.