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These children died at their father’s hand. Top row: Aaden Moreno, Ty Tesoriero, Greyson Kessler; bottom row: Claire Randall, Austin Edwards, Jordan Blackwell and three sisters, Rebecca, Katheryn and Leslie Gonzales.

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MCIR: Children become collateral damage in domestic violence epidemic
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
Wed,08/31/22-10:50AM , 2,749 Reads 25,805 Statewide
Editor’s Note: This story is the first in the Forgotten series, which explores the often ignored victims of domestic violence homicides — not women alone, but children, other family members and even pets.
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Parole Board Chairman Jeffrey Belk discusses the role of the board in an interview with MCIR. Jerry Mitchell/MCIR

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MCIR: Gov. Tate Reeves tells new Parole Board chair: ‘Go fix it’
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
Thu,08/25/22-11:28AM , 808 Reads 12,212 Statewide
Meanwhile, Mississippi’s prison population is skyrocketing.
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Maati Primm, owner of Marshall’s Music and Bookstore on Farish Street in Jackson, shows a photograph of her grandmother Ora Page Marshall (third from left), and classmates in college, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. The business is the oldest Black owned bookstore in the country.

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Marshall’s Music and Bookstore – 38 years of commitment
By VICKIE KING - Mississippi Today
Thu,08/25/22-10:50AM , 3,080 Reads 31,565 Statewide
The hustle and bustle happening at Marshall’s Music and Bookstore is a wondrous sight. Endless customers, deliveries and phones ringing nonstop keep owner Maati Primm on her toes. And she handles all of it herself.
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Works of Charleston artist Carol Roark, center, hang during a recent show at the Pacesetter Gallery in Flowood. Also pictured, from left, are Community Bank Chief Operating Officer Justin Martin, Pacesetter Gallery owner Keri Davis, Community Bank Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations Matt Mayo and poet Linda Owens. The bank has purchased some of Roark’s pieces. (Photo by Harris Elijah Yohanan)

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Work of Charleston artist Carol Roark inspires poetry, photography
By Keri Davis
Fri,08/19/22-6:00AM , 3,634 Reads
FLOWOOD — Members of the Flowood arts and business communities gathered at Pacesetter Gallery on Aug. 8 to celebrate Mississippi artist Carol Roark and the amazing ways her solo show, “Mississippi Muse: From Field to Studio,” inspired artists, poets, photographers and the public.
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