Barney Schoby, a lifelong civil-rights leader and public servant in Natchez, Mississippi, died on Tuesday, June 9, at age 87. While serving as District 94 representative, Schoby joined Rev. Leon Howard as a co-plaintiff in a class action lawsuit to oppose a redistricting plan in Adams County.
Dustin Cardon
Digital Editor Dustin Cardon is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi where he studied journalism. He started his journalism career years ago at the Jackson Free Press in Mississippi’s capital city as an intern and worked his way up to web editor, a role he now holds within the Mississippi Free Press. Dustin enjoys reading fantasy novels and wants to write them himself one day. Email him at dustin@mississippifreepress.org.
