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- JSU student chosen as consultant for new reality show coming in 2009
As the country prepares to welcome the first reality show on television that promotes literacy and assisting aspiring writers to follow their dreams, Deramus McGowan of Shadow Play Entertainment (seen here) has his ears to the streets looking for music that will fit the theme of the show. "People forget that alot of times what makes a show successful is the music that accompanies it," says McGowan, 25. A native of Memphis, TN he is a Political Science Major at Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. On Sunday, January 4, 2009 it was announced that he had been handpicked for the position of Musical Consultant for The Write Stuff by Cyrus A. Webb, President of Shadow Play Entertainment because of his love of music and appreciation for what people enjoy.
- Baldwin-Fraud
A Jackson woman has been given a five-year suspended sentence in a fraud case involving a nursing home resident.
- Mississippi man convicted in W. Tenn. slaying
A Madison County jury has convicted a man in the beating death of his girlfriend who had helped him get out of a Mississippi jail two days before she died.
- Deputy Undergoes Surgery After Breaking Arms, Leg In Wreck
A Hinds County Sheriff's deputy injured in a wreck on Interstate 55 in Jackson underwent surgery Wednesday morning.
- Ex-JPD officer jailed on rape, battery charges
A former Jackson police officer acquitted of rape charges involving a 16-year-old was arrested today for allegedly raping a minor.
- Jackson firefighter arrested in wife's beating
A Jackson firefighter has been arrested and faces a felony aggravated assault charge for allegedly severely beating his wife on New Year's Eve at their Byram home, Jackson Police Chief and Hinds County Sheriff ...
- Melton still hospitalized
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was hospitalized over the weekend, but aides would not say why.
- Choctaws cut 570 jobs, partial shutdown of casino
JACKSON - The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says it will operate its Golden Moon Hotel and Casino only three days a week and is eliminating 570 non-tribal staff positions as part of a massive ...
- $75K bond set in Jackson armed robbery
A $75,000 bond was set today for one of three suspects in a Dec. 19 armed robbery of a south Jackson business and two of its employees.
- Jackson mayor hospitalized
JACKSON - Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has been hospitalized again, city spokeswoman Goldia Revies confirmed Sunday.
- Miss. lawmakers begin '09 session at Old Capitol
Mississippi lawmakers are beginning their 2009 session with a nod to the past. They'll convene at noon Tuesday for a brief ceremony in the freshly renovated Old Capitol in downtown Jackson.
- Miss. Supreme Court set to open new term
The first term of the new year for the Mississippi Supreme Court includes oral arguments in cases held over from 2008.
- Jackson City Council Preps For 2009
A new year could mean a new look for the city of Jackson. City Council members said they have big plans for 2009.
- Horhn To Run For Jackson Mayor
A longtime state senator is the latest in a list of candidates for Jackson mayor.
- Miss. mayora s trial delayed until February
Mayor Frank Melton suffered from heart failure last week and needs time to recover before standing trial in the sledgehammer destruction of an alleged crack house, a judge ruled Wednesday.
- Mississippi court to hear Kambule appeal
Azikiwe Kambule, a South African man convicted as a teenager in a much-publicized Mississippi carjack-murder case, now wants to withdraw his guilty plea and stand trial.
- Author to lecture at library
Author to lecture at library By Justin Fritscher justin.fritscher@rankinledger.com A creative writing professor and author will lecture Tuesday at the Willie Morris Library in Jackson.
- Jackson Business Owners Upset Over Graffiti Ordinance
Several Jackson business owners said they were upset Saturday night about a proposed graffiti ordinance on the table before the City Council.
- Analysis: Miss. budgeteers most influential in '09
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS The Associated Press Mississippians are eating leftover Christmas cookies and planning New Year's parties.
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City DescriptionJackson is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of two seats in Hinds County; the town of Raymond is the other. The 2000 census recorded Jackson's population at 184,256, but according to July 1, 2006 estimates, the city's population was 176,614 and its five-county metropolitan area had a population of 529,456. The Jackson-Yazoo City combined statistical area, consisting of the Jackson metropolitan area and Yazoo City micropolitan area, has a population of 557,385, making it the 88th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
The current slogan for the city is Jackson, Mississippi: City with Soul. The city is named after President Andrew Jackson.
The area that is now Jackson was initially referred to as Parkerville and was settled by Louis LeFleur, a French Canadian trader, along the historic Natchez Trace trade route. The area then became known as LeFleur's Bluff. LeFleur's Bluff was founded based on the need for a centrally located capital for the state of Mississippi. In 1821, the Mississippi General Assembly, meeting in the then-capital of Natchez, had sent Thomas Hinds (for whom Hinds County is named), James Patton, and William ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Wesley Biblical Seminary
- Old Mississippi State Capitol
- Jackson Zoo
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