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Lucky Town Clears Zoning Hurdle, Craft Beermaking Returns to Jackson
Lucky Town Brewing Co. is reporting on its Facebook page that the startup microbrewery received unanimous zoning approval to move into a building in midtown. Lucky Town—which started making more of its own beer in 2012 after a successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign—is one of only a handful of breweries operating …
Road Closure: Medgar Evers Blvd. Edition
The city of Jackson has announced that a portion of South Medgar Evers Boulevard will be closed for the next three days. The closure starts at the intersection known as Freedom Corner, at Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and continues south to Pocahontas Street at Society Ridge …
It's all in the Big Easy...
Despite the storm, there's some good shows in New Orleans this weekend...
Terry Mayor Nicholson Pleads Guilty, Resigns
From the Mississippi state Auditor Stacey Pickering: JACKSON, Miss. –Roderick Nicholson, Mayor of Terry, pled guilty to five counts of embezzlement, and advised the court he would resign from his position as Mayor of Terry effective immediately. From January 2011 through December 2012, the Mayor made personal credit card payments …
THE MAYOR'S TELEPHONE TOWN HALL: A DIFFERENT KIND OF REALITY SHOW?
And perhaps that’s the whole point of the event, to look like one thing while actually being something close to the exact opposite of the thing. It’s a contrivance, as real and unscripted as a reality show, with much the same intent: to appear to be something it is not while selling a message or product.
Mayor's Second Telephone Town Hall Meeting Tonight
Jackson residents are invited to take part in a second telephone town-hall meeting with Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson.
Jackson to Host Another Town Hall Meeting
The city of Jackson will host a town hall meeting to discuss and answer questions the public may have regarding the proposed water and sewer upgrades. The next Town Hall Meeting will take place in Ward 3 on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church at …
Town Hall with Dr. Kai Smith
In July, the JFP held a town hall meeting at Millsaps College with featured guest Kai Smith.
Rev. Jesse Jackson an Honorary Hinds Deputy
There's a new sheriff in town. Well, technically there's a new Honorary Deputy Sheriff Chaplain in town -- and his name is the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. The Hinds County Sheriff's Department posted 30 photos on its Facebook page of the longtime civil rights leader's swearing in as an honorary county cop yesterday.
Number Three Most Artistic Town
Jackson has made it to the top three of a pretty cool list: We're no. 3 on Matador Network's Top 10 Most Artistic Towns in America. We've made it among the likes of cities such as New Orleans, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Marfa, Texas, Sante Fe, N.M., and Detroit. Matador …
Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Telephone Town Hall Tonight
Ask questions, voice concerns, and share your opinions directly with the Mayor.
Town Hall In Ward 1 Set For Tonight
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the City of Jackson is hosting another Town Hall meeting tonight to discuss the 1-percent local sales tax option. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church at 6000 Old Canton Road in Ward 1. City leaders are putting the option …
ZDD Giveaways and Festival on Mar 25, but No Parade
Due to newly projected expenses not incurred in the past, important logistical decisions could not be made in a timely fashion, resulting in the cancellation of the annual nighttime parade.
City Sets Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Rate Hikes
The City of Jackson will host a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. at Anderson United Methodist Church South at 1315 West McDowell Road to give residents a chance to discuss and ask questions about the mayor's proposed rate hikes on water and sewer services. A …
Lumumba Announces Two More Town Halls
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has announced two more town hall meetings to discuss the need for the city to pass a 1-percent sales tax hike. The first is set for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the E-Center on the campus of Jackson State University at 1230 Raymond Road. …
Town Hall on Sales Tax Set for Sunday
With less than two months left before Jacksonians head to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed 1-percent sales tax increase, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is taking his message to the people. Lumumba will host a town hall-style meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 at Pearl St. African …
City To Host Three More Town Hall Meetings
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the City of Jackson will host three additional town hall meetings to discuss the merits of the proposed 1-percent sales tax option currently before Jackson voters, the city announced Monday morning. Wards 1 and 2 will meet at 6 p.m. on Dec. 19 at Word and …
NFL Opens Combine to Fans
In the past, the NFL Combine has been held behind closed doors, with the best college football players trying to impress scouts without the public seeing any of the action. That changed in 2004 when the NFL began to broadcast the event on its own NFL Network. College-football fans were …
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