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Amory / ˈ eɪ. m ər. i / is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2020 census , down from 7,316 in 2010 . Located in the northeastern part of the state near the Alabama border, it was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad .
Brandon Presley. Brandon Everitt Presley (born July 21, 1977) is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District from 2008 to 2024 and mayor of Nettleton, Mississippi, from 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Presley has been described as a moderate, [1][2 ...
Herbert Carter (pilot) Herbert Eugene Carter (September 27, 1919 – November 8, 2012) was an American military officer of the United States Air Force. He was a member of the original thirty-three members of the Tuskegee Airmen. [1] He flew 77 missions with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Amory, Mississippi. Pages in category "People from Amory, Mississippi" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Mississippi since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since 1976, 23 people convicted of capital murder have been executed by the state of Mississippi. Of the 23 people executed, 4 were executed via gas chamber and 19 via lethal injection. [1]
Location. Amory, Mississippi. Dedicated date. 1924. Dedicated to. The Confederate States of America. Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861–1865 is a Confederate monument in Amory, Mississippi. It was erected in 1924 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy .
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres. Classic female blues, dirty blues. Occupation (s) Singer, songwriter. Years active. 1923–1935. Lucille Bogan (née Anderson; April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) [1] was an American classic female blues singer and songwriter, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson.
Rankin County torture incident. On January 24, 2023, six white law enforcement officers, five from the Rankin County Sheriff's Office and one from the Richland Police Department, tortured two black men, Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, at a home in Braxton, Mississippi. Police were called to the home by a white neighbor who reported that ...