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JANS — The 2012 State of the African American Consumer Report is scheduled to be released on Friday September 21, 2012 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference in Washington DC. This is the second report to be released as part of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)/ Nielsen three-year partnership agreement. “This is an [...]
JANS – The Mobile WIN Job Center will set up shop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, August 30 at Hinds Community College, Performing Arts Complex, 34175 Mississippi 18 W in Utica. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security has four mobile WIN Job Centers that travel across the state, visiting towns and cities that [...]
Naomi Wright is excited about her new business venture she started recently, and well she should be! It’s Naomi’s Hat Boutique, located at 156 South Denver Street in Jackson, MS. Stop by and see her handmade hats. She promises a wide variety of colors, styles and designs. We’ll tell you more about this talented hat [...]
Fans, air conditioners and ‘smart strips’ given to elderly, disabled customers JANS – Some 75 Hinds County residents left Shady Grove Recreation Center feeling a little better and a tad smarter about the heat today. After all, they had a new fan or air conditioner in hand, and a ‘smart strip’ power outlet, courtesy of [...]
Over $2 million in prizes and money-saving offers JANS – “Explore The Store,” the highly popular collect-and-win game returned to participating fred’s Super Dollar stores Monday, July 23, with more than $2 million worth of prizes, including $10,000 family vacations, a Ford F-150 Pickup, a Ford Mustang, and even a cash prize of $150,000. Store [...]
Chef Kenneth Butler has over 20 years of experience working in food service operations, from fine dining to correctional industrial food service. Although he’s now executive chef at Perimeter Hotel & Suites in Atlanta, GA, Jackson, MS, can take credit for his early success in the industry. After active duty as a Food Service Specialist [...]
JANS – The Jackson CVB is introducing the Attractions Passport program that will allow consumers to purchase tickets for participating local attractions on-line. The first nine attractions included at this time are: the Jackson Zoo, the Margaret Walker Center, the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) Center, the Museum of Natural Science, the Children’s Museum, the [...]
MPB receives awards for “Freedom Writers” programming and “Job Hunter” series JANS – Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) received two bronze 2012 Telly Awards for the series of “Freedom Riders” public service announcements and the “Job Hunter” television show. The Telly Award is the premier award honoring the finest broadcasting productions. “The Freedom Riders” public service [...]
JANS – Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. joined officials for the grand opening celebration for the Stuart C. Irby Company and Sonepar USA’s new 85,000 square-foot state-of-the-art building at the corner of Silas Brown and President Streets. “We are pleased that the City of Jackson was able to work with the Irby Company in their decision [...]
JANS – Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. presented the City Council with a contract with Immix Technology for the procurement of an electronic time and attendance system at last week’s City Council meeting. The recommendation comes a week after the presentation of a Technology Assessment Plan to the City Council by technology consultants, Berry Dunn. [...]
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Malcolm White named chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission
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