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The article reports that federal judge Henry T. Wingate has sentenced former Klansman James Seale to three life terms in prison in Mississippi. Seale was given life imprisonment for his role in the 1964 kidnapping and murder of two black teenagers, namely Henry H. Dee and Charles E. Moore. In 1964, a group of Klansmen including Seale, picked the two teenagers up and took them to a wooden area. The teenagers were beaten and their bodies were thrown into the Mississippi River.

The article reports on the escape of Oliver, a 9-year-old monkey, from his cage at the Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo in Mississippi for the second time in two weeks. The monkey was not happy when he was caught after his first escape, said Kirk Nemechek, manager of the zoo. Nemechek spend $300 on new locks for the cage Oliver shares with his baby after he was caught. Nemechek finally said that he would try titanium locks for the cage if Oliver is caught again.

The article offers information about a campaign begun at the initiative of Jackson, Mississippi-based advertising firm Cirlot Agency's CEO Rick Looser that seeks to dispel longtime unfavorable perceptions about the state. The campaign, "Mississippi, Believe It!," aims to highlight some of the most notable accomplishments of the state through several posters.

Reports on the public health concerns facing the state of Mississippi after the destruction brought by Hurricane Katrina.