Beatrice, Mississippi

Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, and is located approximately 23 mi (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
Unincorporated community
Aerial view of Beatrice community
Beatrice, Mississippi
Beatrice, Mississippi
Coordinates: 30°44′22″N 88°56′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyStone
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)Area code 601
GNIS feature ID692497[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.

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Notoriety

On 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
  1. GNIS (Beatrice, Mississippi) Retrieved 2014-01-01
  2. Mississippi History and Genealogy Place Names Retrieved 2014-01-01
  3. Wood-Mizer Mississippi, TimberLine Magazine (September 1, 2006) Retrieved 2014-01-01
  4. O'Hara, Jody (February 11, 2015). "Alleged killer shows no emotion at arraignment". Stone County Enterprise. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. Baker, Margaret (March 10, 2017). "Man said he had 'good intentions' when he agreed to kill for a price". SunHerald. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. 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. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  7. O'Hara, Jody (January 3, 2018). "Garrison pleas top 2017 news cycle". Stone County Enterprise. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  8. SunHerald Staff (September 16, 2017). "Man pleads guilty to hiring hit man in Stone County death". SunHerald. Retrieved 2017-10-08.


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