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Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, known as a hub for Black-owned businesses up until the 1970s. Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations, [ 2 ] the street became a flourishing business area after the imposition of legal ...
Members of the 501st Legion with George Lucas at the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. The 501st Legion is an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial stormtrooper armor, Sith Lords, clone troopers, bounty hunters, and other villains from the Star Wars universe.
A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
St. Peter's Church in Oxford was named the first cathedral when the Rt. Rev. Hugh M. Thompson was bishop. Bishop Thompson moved to Jackson and believed the cathedral should be in the city where he resided. Therefore, St. Columba's Church was named the diocesan cathedral and served that purpose until just after Thompson's death. St.
Jackson State University owns and operates Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium affectionately known as "The Vet". [22] The 60,492-seat stadium has been the home field of Jackson State football since 1970. [23] For many years, the stadium was the largest in Mississippi until 2016. [24]
U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Southern United States, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway.
Episcopal is accredited by Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools and Arkansas Non-Public Schools Accrediting Association. [4] [dead link] Episcopal also has affiliations or is a member of: National Association of Episcopal Schools, [1] School and Student Service for Financial Aid, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, International Reading Association, National ...
Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961. [2] [3]At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a high school. [3]