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MBJ fitness columnist Melinda Duffie counts calories and talks about health and wellness during the holidays.

There may be a tree in the Grand Hotel but what about an ice skating rink in the downtown square? That’s easier sung than done in Mississippi, where the record high on December 25th is 78°. There hasn’t been a place to ice skate in the Greater Jackson area since The Park on Lakeland Drive [...]

Any businesses out there looking for a creative Christmas card idea might want to follow Sheldon Laboratory Systems’ lead. The Crystal Springs-based company sends one of the most effective yet simple cards I’ve ever seen. Every year, Sheldon employees “commission” their children to craft Christmas-related artwork. The company then uses the artwork to design its [...]

By Stephen McDill While attending a recent press conference at the Mississippi State Capitol, an MBJ reporter and accompanying photographer noticed something very subtle. Just steps away from the first floor security desk sat a small, plain Nativity. For the religiously uninitiated, the Nativity is your standard Christmas lawn decoration consisting of Mary and Joseph [...]