Co-Op of New West Jackson Recognized by Airbnb
The Cooperative Community of New West Jackson (CO-OP NWJ) is an 8-block community nestled in a blighted, high poverty, disenfranchised area of West Jackson, [...]
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Chef Nick Wallace Gives Back to his Middle School, Blackburn
Chef Nick Wallace is giving back to the middle school he graduated from by volunteering his time to show students how to cook healthy greens. In preparation for [...]
Blackburn Students Grow Greens, Host Greens Cook-Off
JSU’s Center for University-Based Development (CUBD) has partnered with Blackburn Middle School to create a learning garden. Over the past few months students from [...]
New Program Shows Girls how to Code
A local program run by Madison Central High School student, Amy Pang and the Center for Social Entrepreneurship teamed up to teach 1st through 5th grade girls from Barr [...]
Barr Elementary Students Make & Sale Holiday Wreaths
The Center for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) is a non-profit located at 1225 Robinson Street in West Jackson. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life of residents in [...]
National Night Out Pictures
Last night several neighborhoods hosted events in honor of National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community [...]
Atmos Energy Maintains Flower Garden
Atmos Energy recently invested in the Jackson Zoo by upgrading the flower bed on the corner of Capitol Street and Ellis Avenue. Over the past several months the bushes had [...]
New Tiny-Home Movement Comes to West Jackson
Emerging developers, Ashlee and Akili Kelly, are bringing a national movement to West Jackson. The Jackson State University alums have purchased several lots in the [...]
Jim Hill Graduate Awarded Scholarship to Play for the Sonic Boom
Walter Crockett III is a 2018 graduate of Jim Hill High School. Walter received academic honors each nine weeks of his senior year earning him scholarship offers to several [...]
JSU MADDRAMA remembers May 15, 1970: Gibbs/Green Tragedy
