Person of the Day | Roland Freeman: Photographer, Educator, Mentor
On a summer afternoon in 2001, Jackson-born artist Felandus Thames stepped into the open atrium of the older building at the Mississippi Museum of Art,
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On a summer afternoon in 2001, Jackson-born artist Felandus Thames stepped into the open atrium of the older building at the Mississippi Museum of Art,
More than 138,000 Mississippi residents lost power amid temperatures as high as the 90s since the arrival of severe thunderstorms last Friday, and thousands remained without power as storms continued to pummel the state this morning.
Entergy Mississippi gave $60,000 in grants to eight Mississippi communities for marketing, strategic planning and site work.
In addition to the Halloween-themed fundraisers and parties taking place this October, Mississippians can visit a number of haunted houses and similar attractions in cities like Gulfport, Raymond, Ellisville, Brandon, Meridian and others.
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman said in a Sept. 15, 2022, press release that the federal disaster loans available for businesses in and around Hinds County that the Jackson water crisis has affected will help the “communities recover and rebuild.”
Jackson businesses that have suffered losses amid the Mississippi capital city’s ongoing water crisis will be able to apply for as much as $2 million in federal Economic Injury Disaster loans, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday.Â
Dissatisfied with digital photography, and hankering for the straightforward yet mysterious allure of classic photographs, Amanda and Jason Ray researched alternatives. They found a medium format Yashica Mat-124G twin lens reflex camera from the 1970s, and rediscovered real film photography.
With COVID-19 cases ramping up, Mississippi’s capital city and several others have run out of ICU beds.
Mississippi reported 1,612 new COVID-19 cases today—more than on any day since July 30, when the summer surge hit its peak with 1,775 cases. The Mississippi State Department of Health also reported an additional eight deaths today.
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