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Fondren Church Sends Work Crew to Help Hattiesburg

Fondren Church Sends Work Crew to Help Hattiesburg

Fondren Church is reaching out to help the community through their Serve Saturdays. This past weekend, their service area extended 100 miles south to help the people of Hattiesburg clean up and rebuild after last weekend’s F4 tornado.

A small crew numbering eight left in the early morning hours with chain saws, non-perishables and willing spirits to serve a community devastated by a storm. Jay Johns, a Fondren Church minister, said the effort is a mandate of their faith. “We want to be a responsive church and act on what we believe,” he said.

City of Jackson earns StormReady designation

City of Jackson earns StormReady designation

The City of Jackson has earned the StormReady designation from the National Weather Service.

Jackson is the 15th community in Mississippi to earn the designation. 

 "The City of Jackson has dedicated resources to ensure that our citizens and visitors are better protected during weather emergencies," said Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson. "My administration recognizes the value of the StormReady program, and we are proud to be designated as a StormReady city... Read More

Jackson's senior centers offer great way to escape summer heat

Jackson's senior centers offer great way to escape summer heat

The City of Jackson's Senior Citizens Centers are air-conditioned and open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The centers have many activities and provide a great way to escape summer heat.  Seniors can visit one of the following locations:

1.) Johnnie Champion Center

1355 Hattiesburg Street

2.) Tougaloo Community Center

318 Vine Street

3.) Golden Key Community Center

3450 Albermarle Road

4.) Northside Community Center

104 East Northside Drive

5.) Smith Robertson Community Center

505 John Hart Street

6.) Sykes Community Center

520 Sykes Road

 7.) T. L. Love Community Center

2912 Holmes Avenue

The Northside Community Center and Smith Roberson Community Center will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Saturday June 30, in anticipation of the triple digit temperatures that day... Read More

City of Jackson reminds residents to sign up for CodeRED

City of Jackson reminds residents to sign up for CodeRED

The City of Jackson is reminding resident to sign up for the CodeRED Weather Warning high-speed notification system.

The CodeRED system is a free weather warning product that taps into the National Weather Service's Storm Based Warnings. CodeRED automatically alerts affected citizens in the path of serve weather moments after a warning has been issued.

Jackson ranks no. 4 for worst spring allergies

Jackson ranks no. 4 for worst spring allergies

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The Asthma and Allergy Foundation released its annual list of the Top 100 Spring Allergy Capitals in 2012 -- Jackson made the top 10.

The Capital City was ranked no.