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Lake Hico: Closed by Racism?

3/6/2019

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by ​Mike McDonald
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Lake Hico has remained closed to the public for more than 30 years. Photo by Stephen Wilson
​Lake Hico is named after Hinds County. You know, "Hi" and Co." The lake in northwest Jackson has boat ramps, picnic areas and wildlife. The lake and adjacent property once sported boat ramps, nature trails, barbecue pits and picnic areas. All those amenities are now decaying.

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The Tougaloo Nine: Reading for Change

6/5/2018

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by Ko Bragg
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The Tougaloo Nine, a group of students who staged a library read-in at the Jackson Municipal Library on March 27, 1961, received a marker on the Mississippi Freedom Trail in August 2017. Photo by Stephen WIlson
​Geraldine Edwards Hollis showed up at the white-only Jackson Municipal Public Library on March 27, 1961, in a suit she had designed and sewn herself. It was double-breasted with three-quarter-length sleeves. In her book, "Back to Mississippi" (Xlibris, 2011, $29.99), she recalls making sure she wore something with pockets that day to put things in for safekeeping.

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The Thompson Tank: A Forgotten Artifact

8/30/2017

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by William H. Kelly III
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The infamous Thompson Tank is in the Jackson Police Department Firing Range parking lot off McDowell Road—hidden from society and in danger of being forgotten. Photo courtesy William H. Kelly III
​The sound of gunshots echoed through the air, which put the Thompson Tank in familiar territory. The "tank" now sits in the parking lot of the Jackson Police Department's firing range off McDowell Road, hiding its existence and its many secrets from the city and the world.

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Trolleys Long Gone

6/6/2017

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by Amber Helsel
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These days, you can no longer see the street-car tracks that used to run around Jackson such as at the intersection of Capitol and State Streets. At one time, they were a popular—and segregated—form of transportation here. Photo courtesy Amber Helsel/Courtesy H. Grady Howell Jr./MDAH
​Long before cars and busses became an accessible form of transportation for cities such as Jackson, people travelled by methods such as street cars.

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A Mississippi Model

3/8/2017

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by Katie Gill
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The long-unused Mississippi River Basin Model was once a vital piece in solving flood crises across the United States. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam
​The story of one of the nation's largest hydraulic Mississippi River Basin Models starts after the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which killed more than 500 people and displaced several-hundred thousand more. A year later, the government passed the Flood Control Act of 1928, tasking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with studying the river and possibly altering it with locks and levees. An impressive item to come out of the Army Corps of Engineers' study is the Mississippi River Basin Model, located in Buddy Butts Park off McRaven Road near Clinton

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About Those Catfish

12/14/2016

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by Abigail Walker
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Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam
​Those who have been here for a while may recall seeing catfish climbing a pole while sporting a hard hat, or even impersonating Elvis a few years back. These colorful fish decorated the streets of downtown for a short time, but they remain a treasured part of Jackson's artistic past.

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Old Haunt: Sun-N-Sand Motor Hotel

9/9/2016

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by Amber Helsel
Some people may know the name Rudolph "Cotton" Baronich well. He was a mixologist who worked for years in places such as the Edison Wathall Hotel, George Street Grocery (now Ole Tavern on George Street) and Hal & Mal's. But others may also remember him from his days bartending at the Sun-n-Sand Hotel.


He got his start in the club business in 1955 and went to the Sun-n-Sand in 1970, creating cocktails for legislators and others who populated the hotel. These days, the 86-year-old (he'll be 87 on Dec. 1) doesn't mix drinks, but he still remembers his time at the Sun-n-Sand.

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