Stories from Sunday, August 21, 2022

African Scientific Research Institute has announced a National Register project to examine the lives and stories of African Americans, free and enslaved, in the United States. According to Jihad Muhammad, chairman of Ancestral Creations, based in St. Louis, a kickoff community announcement for the group's Southeast Missouri Delta Heritage project will be Sept. 3 and 4 in Sikeston, Missouri...

DONIPHAN — Rain has delayed the start of jail construction in Ripley County, but officials hope work will begin soon. The Ripley County Commission expects to receive progress reports on the project on the second Wednesday of every month, officials said at their Aug. 10 meeting...