News From Visit Jackson and Our Partners

Sep 7, 2023

Theresa Love Named Executive Director at MS Ag Museum

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson has named Theresa Love as executive director of the Mississippi Agriculture and…

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Aug 28, 2023

City Hosting Day of Service Events

The City of Jackson will hold several events as part of its Citywide Day of Service today and tomorrow in…

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Aug 25, 2023

Wavee Dave Jackson State Tigers Mascot Bobblehead Available

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the officially licensed Historically Black Colleges and Universities Bobblehead Series …

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Aug 21, 2023

Mississippi Book Festival Draws Thousands to its 9th Annual Event

Final attendance for the 2023 Mississippi Book Festival will top 6,700 as thousands of book lovers heard from more than…

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Aug 16, 2023

Mississippi Book Festival Returns This Saturday

The Mississippi Book Festival is excited to welcome literature lovers of all ages to its 9th annual “literary lawn party”…

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Jul 28, 2023

JSU’s Gowdy Washington Addition Exhibition to Highlight One of Jackson’s First Black Communities

Jackson State University’s Office of Community Engagement will host the Gowdy Washington Addition Exhibition Friday, July 28, at the downtown…

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Jul 17, 2023

Jackson Airport Named a Travel + Leisure Favorite

The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) has announced that Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) has been honored as one…

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Jul 10, 2023

Morris Named Director of Two Mississippi Museums

Michael Morris will serve as the new director of the Two Mississippi Museums—the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi…

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Jun 26, 2023

Gibbs-Green Virtual Reality Experience Unveiled at JSU

Jackson State University's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the Margaret Walker Center, unveiled a new virtual reality…

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Jun 20, 2023

Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival Raises Over $100,000 for Children’s of Mississippi

Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival, the city’s annual celebration of spring and Jackson’s culture and heritage, has once again…

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Jun 16, 2023

Construction Begins On Newest Phase of Museum Trail — The Waterworks Connector

A groundbreaking ceremony was held today to kickoff construction of the newest phase of the Museum Trail. TheWaterworks Connector connects…

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May 19, 2023

CAPITAL CITY CONVENTION CENTER COMMISSION ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS FOR THE JACKSON CONVENTION COMPLEX

The Capital City Convention Center Commission (CCCCC) announces that on May 16, 2023, it began independent operations of the Jackson…

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