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Wenona Poindexter: The Keeper of the Pipes
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (848+ words) pshannonevans.substack.com Wenona Poindexter: The Keeper of the Pipes This is from a series on people from Columbus, MS, who touched this town and the world at large. The conversation had started innocently enough, born from a casual debate…...
How Sitting Sheriff Anthoy Chancelor’s Inactive Trucking Firm Triggered a Federal Treasury Action
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (344+ words) CLARKE COUNTY, MISS. — A series of federal debt notices and corporate filings involving a sitting sheriff and a private transportation venture are raising mounting legal, financial, and ethical questions across eastern Mississippi. The notice warns that failure to resolve the…...
Weaponizing Civil Torts to Silence Public Watchdogs
18+ hour, 31+ min ago (968+ words) In Panola County, Mississippi, the constitutional guarantee of a free press and the right to criticize elected power face a critical legal test. A high-stakes clash between local government officials and independent watchdogs has unfolded across two distinct judicial venues....
A Legacy of Questions: As Lawsuits Catch Up to Joseph Daughtry in Yazoo City, Leadership Faces Hard Choices
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (708+ words) As process servers deliver court filings to Daughtry in his new jurisdiction, the development thrusts a crucial set of questions onto the desk of Yazoo City Mayor Macklyn Austin and the Board of Aldermen: How thoroughly was Daughtry vetted before…...
Helen Rembert Carlos: Scholar of the Highest Court
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (720+ words) Substack Helen Rembert Carlos: Scholar of the Highest Court This is from a series on people from Columbus, MS who touched this town and the world at large. In the winter of 1893, amidst the flat, dark soil of Yazoo County,…...
The Mystery of the Dead Woman in a Field and Unaccounted for Cash and Valuables in Panola County, Mississippi
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1342+ words) The central premise accepted by local authorities was that the 31-year-old woman suffered a fatal drug overdose. But basic forensic pathology and law enforcement history challenge the mechanics of that conclusion. When a body is found dozens or hundreds of…...
Lillian Eichelberger: Helped Establish Medical Ethics in Post WWII America
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (319+ words) This is from a series on people from Columbus, MS who touched this town and the world at large. At the Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Eichelberger established herself as an elite biochemist, researching complex physiological systems, fluid balances, and…...
Under the Color of Law - How Structural Power and Judicial Discretion Shape Mississippi Family Disputes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1161+ words) Aaron Hammons was arrested today for exercising his Fist Amendment Rights. Let that sink in. Under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, citizens possess a fundamental right to speak on matters of public concern, criticize public officials, and…...
Behind Closed Doors: Power, Privilege, and a Father’s Search for the Truth Behind Blakely Hammons’ Death
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (1127+ words) Yet, in the months following her death, her biological father, Aaron Hammons, finds himself locked out of the very official records that explain how his daughter died. His search for answers has exposed a web of alleged institutional cover-ups, administrative…...
How a Missing Vote in Panola County Sparked a Public Records Showdown
3+ week, 2+ day ago (909+ words) At the bottom of this document sat a fee structure schedule: Copies: $0.50$ per page Search / Retrieval: Billed per hour based on staff time Attorney Review (if applicable): $175.00 per hour Furthermore, the form contained an administrative directive regarding open litigation, “Any…...