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Person of the Day | Barney Schoby: Adams County Lawmaker Who Fought Against Gerrymandering
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.
Person of the Day | Mississippi House Rep. Bo Brown, Former Jackson City Councilman and Teacher, Dies at 81
Mississippi House Rep. Bo Brown, a Democrat from Jackson who previously served on the Jackson City Council and worked as a Jackson Public School teacher, died on Monday at age 81 after a lengthy illness.
Person of the Day | Mississippi House Rep. Price Wallace, a Ballot Initiative Advocate, Dies at 64
Mississippi House Rep. Price Wallace, a Republican from Mendenhall who supported reinstating the ballot initiative as chairman of the House Constitution Committee, died on Wednesday at age 64.
Person of the Day | Kaylee Gatlin: High-Ranking Mississippi Golfer Attends Her Third Underrated Golf Tour
Madison teenager Kaylee Gatlin learned to play golf from her father during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since gone on to become Mississippi’s sixth-ranked player at the 7A high-school level. This summer, she will be attending her third Underrated Golf Tour, where she will serve as an upperclassman to newcomers.
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Person of the Day | Alex Bostic: Retired Starkville Professor, Artist Designs Two Stamps for America’s 250th Anniversary
Alex Bostic, an artist and illustrator who lives in Starkville, Mississippi, has designed three U.S. Forever stamps, two of which being part of the national America250 celebration.
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