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Welcome to Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 184,256. As of July 1, 2005, the census estimates that the Jackson Metropolitan area (MSA), including its suburbs in Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Copiah, and Simpson counties, has a population of 522,580.
The city has self-styled itself as "The Best of the New South," and "The Bold New City".
The city is home to the international headquarters of Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society for the students enrolled in two-year colleges.
Jackson downtown view. Photo by alopezruiz, December
Jackson is located on the Pearl River, and is served by the Ross Barnett Reservoir, which forms a section of the Pearl River and is located northeast of Jackson on the border between Madison and Rankin counties. A tiny portion of the city containing Tougaloo College lies in Madison County, bounded on the west by I-220 and on the east by US 51 and I-55.
The King Edward Hotel is a vacant hotel located on the corner of Capitol and Mill Streets in downtown Jackson, MS. The building was built in 1923 to replace an older version of the hotel. The hotel closed in 1967 after years of declining occupancy rates and has remained vacant since. Several attempts to resore the building have proved ineffective and demolition of the building continues to be considered by Jackson city leadership.
The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the world's top competitions for the dance sport of Ballet. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this competition draws the top dancers from all over the world to compete for their country for a bronze, silver, or gold medal in a variety of ballet categories in an Olympic-style competition. Competitions occur every four years in true Olympic style.
Jacksonians are extremely proud of their famed southern hospitality and quality of life. Community support is strong for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, the Mississippi Opera, and a professional baseball team, along with the Mississippi Museum of Art, the Natural Science Museum, Agriculture and Forestry Museum, and the Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, along with the Old Capitol Museum and other venues.
Gourmet dining and nightlife sparkle on the Jackson scene. Many races and ethnic groups provide the city with cuisine that is truly international. One can choose Greek, Continental, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Mexican, Thai, Mexican, Russian, or good old Southern cuisine.
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Local daily news in Jackson:
Bond Denied For Jackson Shooting Suspect
Bond has been denied a 22-year-old Jackson man charged in a weekend shooting death.
BET's Abiola Abrams joins the Hiphop and Books Literacy Campaign
Shadow Play Entertainment and Conversations Book Club is proud to make an announcement that was hinted at several weeks ago, but is now confirmed nationally. Abiola Abrams, author of the book DARE and host of BET J's BET Shorts (as well as frequent guest on BET J's My Two Cents) has officially endoresed the Hiphop and Books literacy campaign. Hiphop and Books has lit a firestorm among regional and established recording artists when it comes to using their influence, fame and celebrity to promote reading---and it appears the appeal is gaining more traction even among the major entertainment markets. "We couldn't be more pleased with the support that BET, MTV and even VH1 has shown our coalition," says Cyrus A. Webb, President of Conversations Book Club and Founder of the Hiphop and Books project. "There is alot more to come, with other nationally recognized artists already alligning themselves with the project. We are rolling them out slowly to keep the attention on the bigger message: If they can take out the time to read then everyone should." In her statement provided to Webb, Abiola Abrams said the following: "The reason I chose to write my debut novel Dare as a love letter to women in hip hop is that this diverse and powerful music has many aspects and therefore needs more powerful voices than just the handful of corporate artists that tend to dominate. Cyrus A. Webb's hip hop literary project is very much needed in our communities and has my full support. We should do anything any everything that we can to build bridges between all generations and this project does exactly that. Great work!"
Jackson man pleads guilty to stabbing wife
A Jackson man is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing his estranged wife more than 30 times and trying to set her on fire.
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Places of interest:
Flowood, MS (6.2 miles), Richland, MS (7.0 miles), Pearl, MS (7.6 miles), Clinton, MS (8.3 miles), Ridgeland, MS (8.7 miles), Byram, MS (9.8 miles), Madison, MS (11.5 miles), Florence, MS (12.8 miles).
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