Evers home to become a national monument

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Evers home to become a national monument

By Steven Gagliano

The Medgar & Myrlie Evers home in Jackson is on its way to becoming a national monument. 

Congress recently sent the ‘Natural Resources Management Act’ to President Trump’s desk, and included in the bill, is a proposal...

$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate

Brookhaven Daily Leader

$1.25M parks bill advances to Senate

By Daily Leader

A bill that would authorize the state to provide $1.25 million to Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for projects in Southwest Mississippi, including at Lake Okhissa, passed the House Wednesday and will go the Senate for...