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Mississippi newspapers, 1805-1940: a preliminary union list of Mississippi newspaper files available in county archives, offices of publishers, libraries, and private collections in Mississippi – via HathiTrust. Thomas D. Clark (1948). Southern Country Editor. Bobbs-Merrill. OCLC 525858.
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census , the population was 27,990. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Forest . [ 2 ]
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about Jackson’s death or knowledge of his whereabouts on Thursday night to call them at 502-863-7855, text a tip to 859-509-0510 ...
Scott County: 123: Forest: SC: 1833: Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties: Abram M. Scott (1785–1833), 7th Governor of Mississippi 27,507: 610.4 sq mi (1,581 km 2) Sharkey County: 125: Rolling Fork: SH: 1876: Formed from Issaquena and Washington Counties: William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), 25th Governor of Mississippi and ...
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Historically, both newspapers, The Clarion-Ledger and the Jackson Daily News, were openly and unashamedly racist, supporting white supremacy. In 1890, after Mississippi Democrats adopted a new state constitution designed to disenfranchise black voters by making voter registration and voting more difficult, The Clarion-Ledger applauded the move, stating:
The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. [1] More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. [2] From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities. [3]
Midway is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. Midway is located at the junction of Midway Road and Midway-Odom Road 5.25 miles (8.45 km) west-southwest of Walnut Grove. [2]