Kyle Veazey, an Ole Miss journalism graduate and a sports enterprise reporter for the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, has written a book about Mississippi State University’s 1962-63 men’s basketball team, which defied an unwritten Mississippi law that forbade the state’s college teams from competing against integrated squads. “Champions for Change” is Veazey’s first book. Q [...] [...]
Andrew Young opened Pearl River Glass Studio in 1975 in Jackson. His Millsaps Avenue studio is currently undergoing an expansion that will increase the styles of stained glass it can produce, and the services Young and his staff can provide. Q — You’ve been in business nearly 40 years. Has the process you use to [...] [...]
University of Southern Mississippi graduate Sheena Allen has founded three digital media companies – Sheena Allen Apps, Geek and Brain Media Group and PartyTell. She has also developed four different apps available for iOS. Allen, who lives in Byram, plans to expand her app lineup to the Android platform soon. Q — How did you [...] [...]
Scott Crawford’s LEGO Jackson Halloween Display will be available for public viewing at the Mississippi Arts Center (right under the Planetarium) until Nov. 1. Starting Dec. 8, a bigger version of LEGO Jackson will be on display. The Arts Center is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. on Sundays. Q [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 15,2012
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Lynn Darling was named in September as the director of Mississippi State University’s Early Childhood Institute. Interim director since 2011, she has worked for the ECI in different capacities for the past decade, including teaching, curriculum writing and coordinating training. Darling is an Emory University anthropology graduate who went on to complete master’s and doctoral [...] [...]
Stan Buckley is the former senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Jackson. Before he left the church, he started But God Ministries, which seeks to help Haiti recover from the 2010 earthquake by building sustainable communities. Q — But God Ministries has its beginning in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. How [...] [...]
Julian Rankin is the public relations coordinator for the Mississippi Museum of Art. The Museum in downtown Jackson recently was the site of two temporary, “pop-up” restaurants by renowned chef Robert St. John. Proceeds from that project benefitted local charities. Q — What can you tell us about the process that led to Robert St. [...] [...]
Joey Vaughan opened Joe’s Craft Beer in mid-August, focusing on craft, gourmet and specialty beers. Vaughan, a Columbus native, is a former brewer at Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He is a graduate of the Siebel Institute of Technology, the oldest brewing school in the U.S. Q — The obvious question: what made you decide [...] [...]
Dr. Michael Rushing is an assistant professor of music at Clinton’s Mississippi College, where he oversees the master’s degree in piano pedagogy and directs the college’s Taylor School. He was previously instructor of piano at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville. He taught at the Montessori School of Saint Andrews (preschool through sixth grade) and [...] [...]
Dr. Tom Mosley is a professor of geriatric medicine and director of the MIND Center at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. His research has centered on the reasons why the brain changes with age, with an emphasis on cognitive illnesses like Alzheimer’s Disease. In 2010, he received the Bud Orgel Award for Distinguished [...] [...]
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