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Mississippi Coliseum. / 32.300126; -90.172121. 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. It sits 2900 feet (884 meters) atop the ...
Pix Capri Theatre. The Pix/Capri Theatre is a historic movie theater in Jackson, Mississippi. It was built in 1939 as the Pix Theatre, on the historic US Highway 51, known as North State Street, in Jackson. In 1957, the Pix ceased its operations. In 1965, it was sold to Cinema Guild Inc. which reopened it as The Capri Theatre.
Bring your little ones out and wear your red, white and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July at the Mississippi Children's Museum with fun child-friendly activities for the weekend. When: Saturday ...
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.
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. 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.
1863. May 14: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi; Union Army takes city. July 5–25: Siege of Jackson. [3] 1864 - July 2–10: Occupation of Jackson by Union Army. [5] 1866 - Daily Clarion newspaper begins publication.
Alcorn State 52, Jackson State 34, (November 19, 1994) - Steve McNair's penultimate college game was played in front of 62,512 fans inside Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium as the annual JSU-Alcorn rivalry reached a fever pitch. McNair capped off his campaign for the Heisman with a 533-yard performance.
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