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The county governing body, known as the Board of Supervisors, is located under the judicial branch of state government as established in the 1817 Mississippi Constitution. [3] The 1868 Constitution mandated five-member Board of Supervisors, an evolution of the five-member board of police created in the 1832 Constitution . [ 2 ]
Her book "Free State of Jones" on the civil war history of Jones County, Mississippi was an inspiration for the 2016 film of the same name. [4] [5] Bynum sold the rights to the book to Universal Studios in 2007. [6]
The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths is a 2013 book written by Mariana Mazzucato which argues that the United States' economic success is a result of public and state-funded investments in innovation and technology, rather than a result of the small state, free market doctrine that often receives credit for the country's strong economy.
Pulse, an issue focusing on health and wellness in Mississippi, was launched in 2010. The journal hosts the annual Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO in Jackson. It also holds numerous awards programs honoring the state's business and tech community, such as the "Top in Tech" list. [1]
Harris became as a circuit judge in 1853, [2] and in 1856 helped write the Mississippi code of 1857. [3] In 1858 Harris was appointed by Governor John J. McRae to a seat on the Mississippi High Court of Errors and Appeals vacated by the resignation of Ephraim S. Fisher. His best-known opinion was Mitchell v. Wells, decided in 1859.
John M. Perkins was born in 1930 in New Hebron, Mississippi.His mother died of pellagra when he was just seven months old. [1] [2] Abandoned by his father, he was raised by his grandmother and extended family, who worked as sharecroppers.
The Mississippi Enterprise was one of two African American newspapers in Jackson, Mississippi. Arrington High worked at the paper. [2] Publication years include 1939–1980. [3] The paper covered lynchings and murders of African Americans.
Mayersville is a town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and the county seat for Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. [3] It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, known for cotton cultivation in the antebellum era. Once the trading center for the county, the town was superseded when railroads were built into the area.