Jacksonville officials will unveil a historic marker to remember civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Lincoln Villa Community Center.

Jacksonville officials will unveil a historic marker to remember civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Lincoln Villa Community Center.

A plan to crack down on hate crimes in the River City continues to move forward in City Hall. Monday, council members announced the bill introduced earlier this year has been amended to be named in honor of a local woman shot and killed in a racist attack 60 years ago.

It’s been nearly six decades since a Jacksonville mother of 10 children was gunned down in a racially-motivated attack on New Kings Road and Flicker Avenue.