Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, and is located approximately 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Wiggins. Beatrice is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The main period of significance was between 1894 and 1915.[2]
Beatrice, Mississippi | |
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 Aerial view of Beatrice community | |
  Beatrice, Mississippi  Beatrice, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 30°44′21″N 88°56′49″W / 30.73917°N 88.94694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Stone |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39573 |
| Area code | Area code 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 692497[1] |
Surrounded by the De Soto National Forest, Beatrice has long been a timber and sawmill community. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Beatrice Sawmill served as a distribution center for portable sawmills that were needed to convert storm-ravaged trees into lumber.[3]
Little Creek Baptist Church and headquarters for Red Creek Wildlife Management Area are located in the Beatrice community.
Education
edit- The Beatrice community is served by the Stone County School District.
Transportation
edit- The Beatrice community is served by Mississippi Highway 15.
Notoriety
editOn the night of January 24, 2015, 57-year-old Timmy Garrison, owner of Beatrice Sawmill was found dead outside his place of business.[4] Subsequent investigation by law enforcement revealed a murder-for-hire involving Evelyn Garrison, wife of the murder victim; Emmett Entriken, her childhood friend; and Entriken's distant cousin, Jody Parks.[5] On March 10, 2017, 23-year-old Jody Parks pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.[5] On August 21, 2017, 56-year-old Evelyn Garrison accepted a plea of first-degree murder and received a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole.[6][7] On September 16, 2017, the third suspect, 67-year-old Emmett Entriken, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.[8]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatrice, Mississippi
- ^ Mississippi History and Genealogy Place Names Retrieved 2014-01-01
- ^ "Industrial Reporting, Inc. Article - Wood-Mizer Mississippi". November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ O'Hara, Jody (February 11, 2015). "Alleged killer shows no emotion at arraignment". Stone County Enterprise. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Baker, Margaret (March 10, 2017). "Man said he had 'good intentions' when he agreed to kill for a price". SunHerald. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Fitzgerald, Robin (August 21, 2017). "'I'd sell my soul to a million devils to bring him back,' says woman who hired hit man". SunHerald. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ O'Hara, Jody (January 3, 2018). "Garrison pleas top 2017 news cycle". Stone County Enterprise. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ SunHerald Staff (September 16, 2017). "Man pleads guilty to hiring hit man in Stone County death". SunHerald. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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