The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is currently hosting a traveling exhibition titled “Game Changers,” which aims to allow guests to discover how innovation has shaped the video-game industry from its origins into the present.
The Magnolia State Spartans are competing as members of the Arena Football Association. The central Mississippi team will play its first home game on April 23, 2022, against Wichita Force at the Neshoba County Coliseum.
In an April 11, 2022, press conference, advocacy groups called for the release of 28-year-old Lladi Ambrocio-Garcia from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Lumpkin, Ga.
Working Together Jackson, a nonpartisan organization, responds to the garbage-disposal debate by asking city leaders to immediately approve the contract with Richard’s Disposal.
The Turners created ‘Sipp Culture as a way to foster community development in Utica, which was once a thriving community, but in recent years has seen the loss of its schools, industry and, finally, its grocery store. Join co-founders Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin this week as they discuss food insecurity with Carlton Turner on MFP Live this Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m.
Carmigo Founder and CEO Andrew Warmath allows owners to sell their used cars to the highest bidder among various auto dealerships.
Kids Fest Jackson will feature bounce houses, obstacle courses, a LEGO building area, a Nerf battle maze, a coloring area, photo ops with characters such as princesses and superheroes, slides, a 50-foot warrior jump course, artwork courses courtesy of local artists, balloon art, tricycle races, a magician, concession areas and more.
In a recent lawsuit, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba asked the Hinds County Chancery Court to declare that the council cannot negotiate a contract nor amend his order for a local emergency, and that he has the prerogative to negotiate emergency contracts and present the same to the council.
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable Co-convener and State Lead Cassandra Welchlin said increasing child-support debt for those in prison harms relationships.
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