Community + Mississippi Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

August 26, 2008

Howard Industries is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronic transformers and transportation equipment. Early Monday morning, the Laurel facility was swarming with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. After hours of interviewing all the employees on site, 350 illegal immigrants were identified. – Mississippi

August 7, 2008

Coastwide, census figures through July 1, 2007, show the Hispanic population in Harrison, Jackson and Hancock counties grew from 11,538 in 2005 to 12,094 – an increase of 4.8%. Growth between 2000 and July of last year was much stronger, at 42.4%. – Mississippi

June 23, 2008

Hispanic population on the rise in DeSoto – Mississippi

February 28, 2008

El Pueblo Ministry Now Helping Coast Hispanic Immigrants – Mississippi

February 12, 2008

Hispanic Population Growing In Pascagoula School District – Mississippi

October 11, 2007

Ridgeland Firefighters Learn Spanish – Mississippi

September 23, 2007

Conference Aims to Unite Blacks and Hispanics – Black-Brown Unity Conference – Mississippi

September 13, 2007

Bilingual officers ‘busier than ever’ – Hattiesburg, Mississippi

April 30, 2007

Police cite need for Spanish classes – DeSoto County has growing Hispanic population – Mississippi

March 13, 2007

Many regional law officers seek greater knowledge of Spanish – Mississippi

February 28, 2007

Latino groups unite to form aid coalition – Biloxi, Mississippi

December 18, 2006

Crimes against Hispanics on rise – Laurel, Mississippi

December 12, 2006

Hispanics in the crosshairs (or being the target of crime) – Laurel, Mississippi