More than 700 participate in first âFarm to Fork Ride or Runâ for Extra Table The 32-mile bike ride at the inaugural Farm to Fork Ride or Run begins Saturday. (Source: WDAM) By Charles Herrington | May 8, 2021 at 5:59 PM CDT - Updated May 8 at 6:00 PM
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Hundreds of people turned out Saturday morning to raise money to help feed hungry people in Mississippi.
More than 400 cyclists and more than 300 runners gathered in Lamar County at the Barn at Bridlewood for the inaugural, âFarm to Fork Ride or Run.â
It was a benefit for Extra Table, a non-profit organization that has provided soup kitchens and food pantries across Mississippi with healthy food for the last 12 years.
Young male shot in Center Point area drive-by
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
A shooting happened March 15, 2021 in the 500 block of 18th Avenue N.W. in the Bridlewood community.
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Authorities are on the scene of a drive-by shooting that left a juvenile injured in the Center Point area.
The shooting happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. in the 500 block of 18th Avenue N.W. in the Bridlewood community.
A male – believed to be 13-years-old – was wounded and transported by Center Point Fire to Children’s of Alabama.
Jefferson County sheriff’s Deputy Chief David Agee said the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
3 juveniles, ages 14 and 17, charged in drive-by shooting that wounded 13-year-old
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
A 13-year-old boy was injured in a drive-by shooting in Jefferson County s Center Point area. Three other teens are charged.
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Three juveniles are in custody in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured a 13-year-old boy.
The teen victim was taken by Center Point Fire to Children’s of Alabama. He underwent surgery Monday and is listed in stable condition. He is expected to be OK.
A shooting happened March 15, 2021 in the 500 block of 18th Avenue N.W. in the Bridlewood community.
Deputy Chief David Agee on Tuesday announced charges against a 14-year-old and two 17-year-olds. The 14-year-old is being held in Jefferson County Family Court. The two older teens are being held in the Jefferson County Jail.
Bill Gates isn t just one of the wealthiest men in the world, the co-founder of Microsoft, and a major philanthropist – he s also the largest private owner of farmland in the United States. Gates and his wife Melinda own 242,000 acres of farmland in the U.S. The Gates portfolio of farmland covers 18 states. Their largest holdings are 69,071 acres in Louisiana, 47,927 acres in Arkansas, and 20,588 acres in Nebraska. Gates also owns about 25,000 acres near Phoenix that are slated to be developed into a suburb with 80,000 homes, 4,000 acres for schools, stores, and offices, and 3,400 acres of open space.
It isn t too surprising that Gates is invested so heavily in farmland. Back in 2017, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $300 million to help low-income farmers in Africa and Asia adapt to climate change. In 2018, the Gates Foundation invested $40 million to help breed chickens that lay higher quality eggs and cows that produce more milk for farms in Africa and South Asia.
Hello Beautiful, Wendell Fong Score Winter Carnival Victories At Laurel Sponsored by:
Wendell Fong is up in time in the $100,000 Fire Plug to give Natalia Lynch her first training victory
Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables Hello Beautiful picked up where she left off in 2020 while punching her ticket for a return to graded-stakes competition with a front-running victory in Saturday s $100,000 What a Summer at Laurel Park in Maryland.
The 35th running of the What a Summer for fillies and mares 4 and older and the 25th edition of the Fire Plug for 4-year-olds and up, both sprinting six furlongs, were among six stakes worth $550,000 in purses on a Winter Carnival program that opened Maryland s 2021 stakes calendar.