Grave Shortage

LINK - Lee County is running out of burial places. A little interesting cemetery history is included in the article.

May 16, 1863

The Battle of Champion Hill took place near Edwards, Mississippi in 1863. The Drake family has a very nice site devoted to this battle with some great material on the battle. The National Park Service has some information here and here. There's a great virtual tour online too.

Katrina Reveals Graves

LINK - Hurricane Katrina helped archaeologists locate skeletal remains holding a rosary dating back to about 1720.

Sonny Montgomery

G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery, long-time United States representative from Mississippi, died Friday. Many tributes are available. Here are a few.

Chronicle of Higher Education's Daily News Blog
Clarion Ledger (Jackson)
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo)
Associated Press via Sun Herald (Gulfport)

Aberdeen

LINK - Farm Bureau has an interesting feature on Aberdeen's history written in 2003.

Camille vs. Katrina

LINK - A study says that the state did a better job of telling folks to evacuate for Katrina than for Camille.