ITTA BENA, Miss.— Award-winning author Devery S. Anderson will visit the campus of Mississippi Valley State University Wednesday, Feb. 14, for a special presentation and discussion on his book exploring the horrendous 1955 murder of Emmett Till.

Themed, “Researching the Emmett Till Murder:  What lessons can we learn for today?”, the event, hosted in the W.A. Butts Auditorium of MVSU’s Social Sciences Building, will kick-off with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by a lecture from Anderson at 7 p.m.

ITTA BENA, Miss— The Mississippi Valley State University Mock Trial Team recently competed in the third annual “ODY Owl Classic” at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus and had a strong showing.