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Educational workshops on Neighbors First Program planned   The city of Jackson has launched the educational campaign for the Neighbors First program. The program is designed to address blight and revitalize underutilized residential properties in […]

AKA Sorority plans Caregiver workshop   Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Rho Lambda Omega Chapter, Ebony Pearls Foundation  will host a free Alzheimer’s Caregiver Workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 19, at Central […]

The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO and The Institute for Social Justice and Race in conjunction with Astro Blackness present the 2016 Planet Deep South Colloquium: Speculative Cultural Production and Africanisms in the American […]

The Hinds Community College Montage Dance Theatre’s upcoming performance titled “The Dance of Lion King” will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 16-18, at Hinds Community College’s Cain-Cochran Hall in Raymond. There will also be […]

Presented by the Junior League of Jackson, the second annual Junior League Jumble will be held Feb. 18-20 at the former Kroger located at 2000 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland. Considered a true rummage sale […]

The Mississippi Arts Commission opened is annual grant application process on Feb. 1, for organizations and individual artists. These grants support a wide range of arts activities including artist fellowships, folk arts apprenticeship grants for […]

Jackson’s Municipal Court will host Amnesty Days from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 and from 9 a. m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 20. During this time, citizens will have an opportunity to pay […]

Councilman Tyrone Hendrix is hosting a strategy meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 11, to discuss action steps on reducing crime in South Jackson. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria of Wingfield High School […]

High school seniors thinking about attending Hinds Community College in fall 2016 are invited to visit the Raymond Campus Feb. 5 for the “Eagle Experience” information event. The expo style event is come-and-go from 8:30 […]

The AIDS Run Jackson 5K is set for 8 a.m. Feb. 6 at the State Capitol. The registration fee is $20 online and $30 onsite. Visit https://raceroster.com/events/2016/7390/aids-run-jackson-5k to register. Awards and medals will be given […]