By: Susan Marquez If the streets of Jackson are filled with people wearing green, it’s a sure bet it’s time for Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival in downtown Jackson. The parade and festival are scheduled for next weekend, Saturday, March 23. And yes, the actual...
In 2004, after an automobile accident left him in a wheelchair, an amputated left arm, and limited use of his right arm, Virgil Bynum struggled with depression. Art has been a positive creative outlet to help him work through his depression and create something...
Brandon Chamber, a non-profit business organization based in Brandon MS, has announced its 2nd Annual St Paddy’s Kids’ Parade in Downtown Brandon MS on Saturday March 16, 2024. This will be a family friendly event, and full of fun. Festivities should begin at 8:30am...
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Photography Her passion for treating patients with traumatic injuries led Dr. Juvonda Hodge to pursue a career in burn surgery. “No one leaves this life without scars of some kind; burn patients are...
The Jackson Hinds Library System is set to receive a $3.7 million dollar grant for the Eudora Welty Library Recovery Project. In March of 2023, the City of Jackson’s Office of Planning & Development and Library Board prepared a HUD Congressional Directed Spending...
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is pleased to announce that Malisha Taylor, a Sophomore at Pascagoula High School, is the 2024 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud® (POL) champion. Tommy Nichol, a Junior at Oxford High School, is the first runner-up, and Sanika Janorkar,...
