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“They’re intent on getting funding and getting all these plaintiffs paid off and continuing the project,” said Galena attorney James Donoval.

The free arts festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in the city's downtown area on Albert Avenue.

Howard Zinn's critical history of the American Revolution against British rule and its impact on ordinary people.

Event Description Help us celebrate Little Free Library Week on May 3 through 7. Little Free Libraries are the small neighborhood library boxes where people can pick up a book or leave a book. Riverside Regional Library maintains one official Little Free Library in Jackson by the Ground-A-Bout as well as three other neighborhood libraries in Jackson and one in Perryville. If you’re interested in establishing a neighborhood library box in your neighborhood, see the https://littlefreelibrary.org website. Participate in the Little Free Library Scavenger Hunt by picking up a card at the Jackson...

Mississippi Civil Rights activist Meredith Anding Jr. dies at 79 Meredith C Anding Jr. died Friday of leukemia. (Source: Family) By WLBT Digital | January 10, 2021 at 4:58 PM CST - Updated January 10 at 5:33 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -A Mississippi Civil Rights icon has died. Meredith Anding Jr. died Friday of Leukemia at the age of 79-years old. He was an active member of the NAACP where he worked closely with Medgar Evers. In 1961, was one of nine Tougaloo College students who challenged segregation by participating in sit-ins at the all-white Jackson Main Library. This group would la...