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Visitors enjoy a night out at the 164th Mississippi State Fair underway at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in downtown Jackson on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Jackson, MS.
LeFleur's Bluff State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the Pearl River off Interstate 55 within the city limits of Jackson, Mississippi. The state park is home to a 50-acre (20 ha) lake, the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and the Mississippi Children's Museum. [2]
People set up and prepare for the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. The fair will run from Oct. 3 through Oct. 14, 2024.
The Mississippi State Fair in Jackson is approaching fast. As fairgoers await its arrival, the question stands, "Can fairgoers expect something new?" The Mississippi State Fair is around the corner.
The fair was founded in 1858. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44, when the United States was engaged in World War I and World War II, respectively. In addition, crowd events were reduced in 1917-1918 because of the Spanish flu pandemic , which is estimated to have killed millions of people worldwide.
The Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, built in 1962 and located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds complex. The arena has 6,812 seats available for basketball, and can be expanded to 10,000 for concerts.
On 22 December 2004, Jackson City Council members voted 6–0 to rename Jackson International Airport in honor of slain civil rights leader and NAACP field secretary for Mississippi, Medgar Evers. This decision took effect on 22 January 2005. The Jackson area was formerly served by Hawkins Field, located in northwest Jackson with IATA code HKS ...
On Sept. 13, State Attorney General Lynn Fitch sent a letter to the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba stating the contract that gave ownership of the property to Jackson has been ...