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 [...]
Neighborhoods
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 [...]
JSU Day at the Jackson Zoo, Saturday
Join the Jackson Zoo for “JSU Day at the Zoo,” Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. This is a day honoring JSU students, alumni and staff and [...]
“Look Out on the Fields, the Harvest is Ripe”, Blackburn Garden Video
Blackburn Laboratory Middle School and Jackson State University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Blackburn Learning Garden in March. The garden will serve as an outdoor [...]
Hinds County Legislative Town Hall, Tonight
Members of the Hinds County Legislative Delegation will host a joint town hall meeting on Thursday, March 31st at 6:00 p.m. The town hall will be held at Pearl Street AME [...]
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Blackburn Learning Garden, Today
Jackson State University and Blackburn Laboratory Middle School will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, to celebrate the completion of Phase I of its [...]
Pictures from Stewpot’s Little Free Library Ceremony
On February 24th, community partners met at Stewpot’s Community House to unveil the 3rd Little Free Library in West Jackson. There were over 100 children from the after [...]
Stewpot Getting Little Free Library, Wednesday
The Center for University-Based Development at JSU in collaboration with Stewpot, Zoo Area Progressive Partnership, and Repurpsed Projects will be unveiling the third Little [...]
Dan & Annie Course, Gardening for Fun
Dan Course and Annie Course have lived in their home on Arbor Vista Blvd. for the past 45 years. Ever since they moved in their home they have been gardening for a hobby. [...]
ZAPP Transforms Corner in Front of Jackson Zoo
The Zoo Area Progressive Partnership (ZAPP) organized a clean up day for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 18th. They had over 80 volunteers help clean up [...]