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Death of Rock N Roll: WZZQ
JACKSON, Miss. – On the evening of July 2, 1981, WZZQ ended the evening’s set with Todd Rundgren’s “Death of Rock N Roll” and the Doors’ “The End”. At midnight, they signed off with the words: “This was WZZQ Jackson”, and then dropped the signal.
Westin Hotel Opens in Downtown Jackson
The Westin Hotel in downtown Jackson officially opened on Thursday, Aug. 3, when city, county and state leaders gathered to cut the ribbon to the entrance of the new 203-room property located on South Congress Street across from the federal court building. The property is a $60-million public-private development project...
The other Margaret Walker novel: Unfinished book surfaces at long last for publication
Margaret Walker is perhaps most known for the only novel she ever published, Jubilee. But buried in the archives of Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center is a little-known novel Walker left unfinished and unknown to the world. For the past seven years, Seretha Williams, a Margaret Walker scholar and professor at Georgia's Augusta University, has been quietly scouring the archives to bring Goose Island into the public eye nearly 90 years after Walker wrote it. The...
Vet to Vet Café program begins
Clinton’s Therapeutic Recreation department at the Wood Activity Center is offering a new program for Clintonians who have served their country. Vet to Vet Café will be a monthly program specifically for veterans, to provide an opportunity for those who have served the country to hear from speakers who will share relevant information.
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