By Brinda Fuller Willis, PHD Jackson Advocate Contributing Writer The Coalition For A Prosperous Mississippi (CFAPM) presented a Civic Engagement and Advocacy Workshop on September 13, 2012 at the Regency Hotel in downtown Jackson. The program was successful in educating Mississippians in regards to the potential their collective impact can have to influence, exude power [...]
Oct 9 2012 | Posted in
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Get the Smartest Card at Jackson/Hinds Library System JANS – September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Jackson/Hinds Library System (JHLHS) wants everyone in Hinds County to have the smartest card of all – a Library Card. The library card provides access to a wealth of free resources and activities: • There are [...]
Sep 7 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – Jackson State University freshman Markeisha Robinson became the first of 900 students to receive an iPad this week as part of the university’s new iPad initiative. Through a partnership with the Mississippi e-Center Foundation, all first-time, full-time JSU freshmen will receive an iPad to assist in their learning. The program, called the iPad [...]
Sep 7 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – The Hinds Community College Eagles will be honoring First Responders in the Hinds district of Hinds, Rankin, Warren, Claiborne and Copiah counties at the Sept. 6 home football game at Joe Renfroe Stadium on the Raymond Campus. At the First Responders Appreciation Day, local and current first responders – police officers, firefighters and [...]
Aug 23 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – Hinds Community College freshmen Lauren Brooke Murphy of Philadelphia and Casey Echols of Brandon are the winners of a scholarship worth $1,500 each that will pay for a semester’s room rent in one of two new residence halls on the Raymond Campus. The scholarships were awarded by MW Builders, the construction company that [...]
Aug 16 2012 | Posted in
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Senator Hillman T. Frazier, (center), visited with participants in the 2012 Yangzhou University Summer Training Program at Jackson State University, on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the Capitol. The group of instructors and professors from China, will spend several weeks traveling throughout the United States studying a variety of topics, including American teaching techniques.
Aug 3 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – JROTC instructor Lieutenant Colonel Veronica L. Baker was named the Murrah High School 2011-12 Teacher of The Year during a program held at the school May 31, 2012. LTC Baker is believed to be the first JROTC instructor ever to be named a school’s Teacher of the Year in Jackson Public Schools. She [...]
Jul 26 2012 | Posted in
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Butterflies by Grace group pictured with Mr. Steve Pickering JANS – Abuse & bullying can affect virtually anyone from all walks of life, including men, women and children. It can take the form of physically battery, emotional bullying, sexual abuse, neglect or even self-inflicted harm. Bullying is a real issue for youth, families and communities. [...]
Jul 19 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – Dr. Hilliard Lackey III will be the speaker for the Jackson Public Schools Summer Graduation at Callaway High School in the Auditorium on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Hilliard Lackey has been at Jackson State University for 45 years. He is currently Visiting Associate Professor of Higher Education, Geography and History, [...]
Jul 19 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – A great occasion marked the beginning of the 4th of July week at Alcorn: its distinguished alumnus Stephen E. Kent ’90 was pinned as a Colonel in the United States Army on the Lorman campus, on Sunday, July 1. Kent’s family, friends, fellow Alcornites and Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II gathered in [...]
Jul 12 2012 | Posted in
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