Services for Civil Rights activist Shirlene Mercer were held Wednesday, August 9, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Mercer, the last surviving member of Lane College’s Freshman Four, died at the …

The Jackson community is mourning the loss of Shirlene Mercer, the last surviving member of Lane's “Freshman Four.” Mercer died August 2, 2023, at the age of 80.  Shirlene Mercer was a freshman …

Life-long Jacksonian and activist Shirlene Mercer has died, according to the City of Jackson. Mercer was the last surviving of Lane College's "Freshman Four," who led sit-in protests at "white's …

Madison County Historian Ricky Long is one of the board members for Hollywood Cemetery on Hollywood Drive. The cemetery’s board partnered with the local chapter of Daughters of the American …

Pat Brown knew at the age of 5 she wanted to grow up to become a dance teacher. Now 76 years later and a few days after her death, her five children were able to look back on a lifetime of memories …