OKOLONA – The site of the long-abandoned Okolona College was host to a drive thru Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19. The celebration, which marks the day that enslaved people in Texas ...

William Raspberry, who left Okolona in the 1950s for college and to make his way in the broader world, Sunday morning made an extraordinary offer to his native town for its children. Working ...

She continued her education by attending Okolona College in Okolona, Mississippi. While visiting her Aunt Cora Locust in Dayton, Ohio, during the summer of 1957, she met and was united in holy ...