Stewpot Needs Donations for Kids Summer Camp
Each weekday morning in summer, the steps in front of Stewpot are filled with as many as 200 Kindergarten through -12th-grade campers. They are so excited about what the day [...]
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City of Jackson Completes Walking Trail in Battlefield Park
Battlefield Park is the oldest and largest park in the City of Jackson. The park is 54 acres and was a battle ground during the Civil War in 1863. Although this park has many [...]
Pecan Park Has Successful Clean-Up Day, Pictures
Pecan Park Neighborhood Association is a highly visible neighborhood, located at the NW entrance to Jackson State University. On Saturday, June 11, 2016 dozens of volunteers [...]
Provine High School Adds Scientific Innovation Academy to Curriculum
This past year Provine High School added the Scientific Innovation Academy to its curriculum. The Scientific Innovation Academy is responsible for constructing, cultivating [...]
Retired Jackson Teacher Opens Fourth Little Free Library in WJ
Upon retirement from 36 years of teaching elementary school, Rachell Stepney was looking for a fun project and a way to contribute to her community when she read an article [...]
Young People’s Project, Making Math a Game for Twenty Years
Bob Moses, civil-rights leader, founded the Algebra Project, in 1982, stating that math literacy had replaced voting literacy as the key to full citizenship for Americans [...]
Teens Can Attend the Boys & Girls Club for the Summer for only $25 Dollars
Thousands of boys and girls, at-risk and in need, are taking advantage of the programs, activities, and services provided by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi [...]
Splash Pad Now Open at the Jackson Zoo
When the temperature rises and you want a cool place to take your kids, consider the Jackson Zoo. The splash pad recently opened and will be open for the rest of the summer. [...]
Statewide Bike Campaign Features WJ Residents
Bike Walk Mississippi serves as the statewide bicycle and pedestrian nonprofit advocacy group in Mississippi. Since 1992, Bike Walk Mississippi has been working on behalf of [...]
Vernon Hartley Organizes the ‘Tree Stump Attack’ Project
Vernon Hartley is a resident and active member in West Jackson and belongs to the Pecan Park Neighborhood Association. Over the past several months he noticed several tree [...]