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Education
Moguls in the Making, USM Online Teacher Program and Belhaven Spring Dance Concert
Five Jackson State University students traveled to Detroit from Friday, March 29, through Saturday, March 31, to take part in an entrepreneurial program called "Moguls in the Making."
Education
Elizabeth Spencer, UMMC NASA Grant and MSU State of Black Men Symposium
Author and Belhaven University alumna Elizabeth Spencer died on Sunday, Dec. 22, at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C. at age 98.
Biz Roundup
Swell-O-Phonic, Little Bluestem Farm and Mantle. Co.working
Swell-O-Phonic is renovating this week and is temporarily moving all of its stock and operations into The Wonder Lab downstairs.
Biz Roundup
Innovate Mississippi Entrepreneur Program, Fuse.Cloud and New Belhaven Campus
Innovate Mississippi, which is a nonprofit economic development organization, recently announced the launch of a new "Entrepreneur in Residence" program that is designed to support technology and entrepreneurial development in …
Person of the Day
Jerry Palmer
Jackson native author Jerry Palmer will appear at Author's Alley at the annual Mississippi Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 21.
Biz Roundup
Run Foster Run, On the Road with Felder Rushing and Jackson Zoo Reopening
Catholic Charities, Inc. will host its fourth annual "Run Foster Run" fundraiser event on Thursday, May 6, at The Township at Colony Park.
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
Education
Pandemic Course and Giveback Event at USM, JSU/U of M Collaboration Grant
The University of Southern Mississippi recently released a free online course to help the public better understand COVID-19 and other pandemics.
coronavirus
MSU PPE Sterilizer and COVID-19 Resource Page, JSU Online New Student Orientation Page
The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at MSU recently designed and donated a device that can sterilize up to seven personal protective masks in 30 minutes to the Mississippi State …
Jacksonian
Lamees El-sadek
Lamees El-sadek felt compelled to take action last February when a man shot and killed a Chapel Hill, N.C., family of three Muslims—Deah Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammed …
Education
New JSU Acting President, MSU Ragtime and Jazz Festival and MSU/UM Dual Degree Program
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Thomas Hudson as the university's acting president after former president William Bynum Jr. resigned Monday after being arrested in …
Civil Rights
Ed King
Vicksburg native Ed King is one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Biz Roundup
MDAH Reopening Museums, WAMA Art Moves Us Campaign and MAC Cares Emergency Grant
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced that it will reopen the Eudora Welty House & Garden, the Museum of Mississippi History, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the …
Biz Roundup
Sesame Workshop in Jackson, Babalu Reopens and Fresh Market Father's Day Meals
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, has provided 1,500 distance learning kits to the City to provide JPS students with continuous learning opportunities amid COVID-19-related school closures.
Biz Roundup
New Stores and Holiday Pop-up Shop at The District, Energy Donation
The District at Eastover recently announced the opening of two new stores, as well as the launch of a pop-up shop at District Drugs & Mercantile.
Biz Roundup
Seafood Cook-Off, Belhaven Nights and Campbell's Cheesecake Challenge
Hunter Evans, head chef at Lou's Full-Serv in Jackson, will travel to Louisiana to take part in the 16th-annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Education
Alumni Enrichment Institutes an MS Got Soul at JSU, State Science Fair at USM
Jackson State University recently announced that it is an Alumni Enrichment Institute Partner for the 2022 Alumni Enrichment Institutes.
Biz Roundup
High on Thai, Backyard Burger Renovations, Fischer Galleries and SBA Hangouts
Mellow Mushroom (275 Dogwood Blvd, Flowood; 601-992-7499) is running a "High on Thai" promotion through July 14.
Education
MSU Veterans Day, USM University Forum and JSU/SBA Summit
As part of its annual Veterans Day celebration, Mississippi State University plans to host several events to honor the U.S. Armed Forces during the week of Veterans Day. MSU's Veterans …
Education
MUW Alumni Awards and VEX Robotics Competition at USM
The Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association announced the recipients of its four annual alumni awards on Wednesday, March 7.
