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Under-Construction: Shell gas station

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Shell gas station under construction on Lakeland Drive in Jackson

By JOHN EMMERICH JOHN EMMERICH - Reporter
Tue,03/10/26-3:09PM, 1,319 Reads

A mostly-completed Shell gas station is currently still under construction in Jackson in Hinds County. There is no definite opening date.
The under-construction gas station is being built at the Pearl River on the Jackson side at Lakeland Drive, across Lakeland Drive from the El Charro restaurant and Lakeland Dental Care.
Mayor John Horhn

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City of Jackson Responds to Passage of Water Authority Legislation

Tue,03/31/26-12:41PM, 1,286 Reads
Mayor John Horhn and the City of Jackson today expressed disappointment following the Mississippi Legislature’s passage of legislation creating a Jackson Water Authority, noting that the final bill does not give Jackson a majority-appointed governing board over assets the City owns and for which it continues to bear substantial financial risk.
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Honor Roll - Jackson Prep

Fri,03/13/26-11:00AM, 1,275 Reads
Jackson Preparatory honor roll students for the second nine weeks of 2026 include:
Fifth Grade
Head of School List: Leo Upchurch, Wyatt Woodall.
Faculty List: Turner Bailey, William Boerner, Tess Dana, Ellie Galbraith, Elizabeth Hosch, Win Pleasant, Jon Michael Thoma, Ramsey Warrick.
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Dr. Luke Lampton

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Lampton re-appointed to board

Fri,03/20/26-3:00PM, 1,274 Reads
Lucius M. “Luke” Lampton, MD, has been re-appointed to a six-year term on the Mississippi State Board of Health. He has served on the board since 2006 and is currently its chairman. The fifth generation Mississippi physician has practiced family medicine for over three decades in the rural community of Magnolia.
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Annual Bettye Jolly Lecture to Feature Richard Ford

Thu,03/19/26-3:48PM, 1,231 Reads
The Eudora Welty Foundation, in partnership with the Millsaps College Visiting Writers Series, will present the 2026 Bettye Jolly Lecture on April 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. The Eudora Welty House & Garden will host this year’s lecture, which will conclude with a reception and book-signing. The event is free and open to the public.
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Turnrow Books, along with Turnrow Art Co. and Turnrow Café, is reopening its doors on Wednesday after a fire nearly destroyed the downtown bookstore nearly three years ago. The business also is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

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Turnrow set to reopen

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Wed,03/25/26-3:12PM, 1,227 Reads 14,883 Statewide
A valued member of the Greenwood downtown district returns to Howard Street on Wednesday.
Turnrow Books will hold its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting is set for 3:45 p.m., and the grand opening will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
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Nancy Ponder Brand

Tue,03/31/26-12:46PM, 1,212 Reads
Nancy Ponder Brand died peacefully on March 28, 2026. She joyfully entered the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who was the centerpiece of her life. Her deep faith and trust in Jesus defined her days and touched everyone she knew.
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Abandoned Virginia College Campus on Ridgewood Road in Jackson

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Abandoned Brookshire's/Virginia College on Ridgewood Road in Jackson

By JOHN EMMERICH JOHN EMMERICH - Reporter
Fri,03/27/26-2:25PM, 1,208 Reads

Despite years, the building remains abandoned and an attractive site for vagrants and looters.
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Super Bowl gifts are super wrong

Wed,03/11/26-2:22PM, 1,200 Reads 19,994 Statewide
Mississippians who believe in good government should take no comfort that House Speaker Jason White’s freebie trip to the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans was financed by a utility monopoly rather than, as initially suspected, a sports gambling giant.
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Reduced, morphed, flood control plan moves a bit closer

Wed,03/11/26-4:00PM, 1,188 Reads 7,385 Statewide
Keith Turner, an attorney with Jackson law firm Watkins & Eager gave the Rotary Club of North Jackson an update on Jackson’s flood control projects.
This is the one that started out as John McGowan’s Two Lakes, then became One Lake and is now called the “Pearl River Federal Risk Management Project.”
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