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desire to achieve personal fame drives some people; others may find inspiration in getting wealthy. Jackson native Lauren Lyles’ motivation stems from her desire to see and help people succeed. “(I like) knowing that every day I’m alive, I can do something to make a difference and make an impact,” she says. “I have people watching me, from my little sister and my little cousins. I’m really just trying to make a difference.” Lyles earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Mississippi in 2013 and will graduate from the UM School of Pharmacy with a doctorate degree in pharmacy on May 14. In June, she will move to Indianapolis, Ind., to begin the U.S. and International Regulatory Policy visiting scientist fellowship at Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company. “I’m pretty excited about it,” she says. “It’s a very non-traditional route, but it’s still impacting a lot of people’s lives.” Lyles’ interest in pharmacy began when she was working at the Kroger in Byram while attending Terry High School. Her manager there asked her about future plans one day. Because several members of her family are in health-related fields, Lyles knew it was something she was interested in. From there, her manager allowed her to work in the pharmacy to see how she would

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like it. “I ended up working with some great pharmacists out there, and I just kind of fell in love,” Lyles says. During her junior year of high school, she applied for a summer college program at the University of Mississippi and was immediately enamored with the campus and people. Lyles’ passion for helping people is evident in the way she spent her 25th birthday. She created a presentation called “Build the Youth,” in which she taught and explained different forms of etiquette, career building and networking, in hopes of preparing students at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, her church, to be successful in all avenues of life. “I want them to feel encouraged in the career building aspect that they can own companies and acquire wealth,” she says. Lyles presented at New Jerusalem’s North and South campuses and will soon present at Delta South High School. She also plans to give presentations on the topics of professionalism and healthy eating. “The earlier you start (learning those skills), you can change a whole state,” Lyles says. She believes that Jackson gives her an opportunity to give back. “The people that come out of Jackson are phenomenal because they know about hard work, and they know that there is something more,” she says. “Wherever I go, I can always bring that back to Mississippi.” —Adria Walker

cover photo of jail cell in Pod A, Hinds County Detention Facility by Imani Khayyam

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Lawmakers passed bills in hopes of improving the state’s foster-care system and avoiding federal receivership.

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MARCH 9 - 15, 2016 | VOL. 14 NO. 27

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PUBLISHER’S note

by Todd Stauffer, Publisher

Is the ‘Airport Takeover’ All About ‌ A Road?

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s the airport “takeover� bill wends its way through the Mississippi Legislature, it’s becoming a little more clear that the point of the bill is not to improve airport services as much as it might be designed to grease the wheels of Rankin County development. State Sen. Josh Harkins, a Rankin County real-estate guy, authored SB 2162, which is designed to replace the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority— whose members are now appointed by the mayor of Jackson to oversee Jackson’s airports (Hawkins Field and the Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)—with the Jackson Metropolitan Airport Authority, whose members would be appointed by the governor, the Air National Guard and area county officials—plus one seat for Jackson’s mayor. (Remember this part: This will somehow, by design, make the appointments more “business friendly.�) The initial draft of Harkins’ bill didn’t offer any seats on the board to the City of Jackson itself, suggesting, at the very least, that he began this journey with little interest in showing any sort of respect to the existing JMAA or the capital city. And while one might have at least have seen the logic if the airports were poorly run, it turns out that isn’t the case. JMAA operates in the black and shows every sign of being a tight ship. It has even paid millions in the past few years to help fund the East Metro Parkway that runs on JMAA-controlled land—thus helping Rankin County’s development efforts. But apparently that ain’t enough. Why is Sen. Harkins so hell-bent on getting the City of Jackson out of the airport business? First, let’s state the obvious—the City is run largely by African American urban Democrats, and Harkins is a white subur-

ban Republican real-estate guy (and son of the Rankin County GOP chairman, who is also a Rankin County developer and landlord). The question is, which of the descriptors is really at play for Sen. Harkins and his decision to champion a bill that would strip the City of Jackson of its ability to appoint board members to the JMAA? White? Suburban? Republican? Commercial real-estate guy?

“... this might give pause to the howlers thinking the JMAA takeover will finally bring Southwest Airlines back.� The first three have been explored previously and by others; in a Facebook post this past week, Jackson City Council President Melvin Priester Jr. brought up an interesting theory that might help elucidate motives as regard that fourth moniker, “real estate guy�—and, if correct, this might also give pause to the howlers thinking the JMAA takeover will finally bring Southwest Airlines back. (Magic 8 Ball says: “Not likely.�) On the east side of the airport—right along the border of JMAA-controlled land—is the East Metro Parkway. It’s a divided highway that is the continuation of Old Fannin Road to the south of Lakeland Drive (Highway 25). Right now, it is a big road that goes to nowhere, dead-

ending into a forced turn leading to the “tâ€? that connects Cooper and Eldorado roads, a few miles south of where Sen. Harkins happens to own a house in a gated community. Why build this highway? Well, apparently it was done, in part, because they had the money to do it. The parkway is a confluence of local and federal dollars—tens of millions—that, ironically, includes millions that has been kicked in by JMAA. The goal, eventually, is to have a nice, big, fast road from Dogwood Festival Market to Highway 80 in Pearl, making it possible to get all the way across Rankin County without having to “fight Lakeland,â€? which is sort of code for being forced to duck into Jackson for a minute to grab Interstate 55 for Interstate 20. Oh, and a brand new parkway means land for all sorts of new stuff to develop all along that parkway, thus reaping the proceeds from all that government investment. Recently, Entergy proclaimed land along that parkway—land that JMAA controls—“shovel-readyâ€? for development. Sounds pretty darned enticing, if you’re a real-estate guy, right? But in order to develop it, those Rankin County developers and real-estate folks are going to have to ‌ what? ... negotiate with the JMAA and Jackson? Srsly? But they’re Democrat city politicians, and we’re Republican suburban developers, you could imagine them saying to themselves. That won’t be any fun. They don’t know how bidness works. They’ll demand stuff. Hmmm ... what if we could just change the board instead?! “My motivation is to try to spur development out there,â€? Harkins told our reporter this week. “You look at ‌ the development in

Flowood, development in Pearl, development in Brandon, how everything is just kind of growing; there’s this spot in the middle that just hasn’t done anything.â€? He admits that the airport is “kind of differentâ€? (presumably because it’s not just a cow pasture waiting on its true calling as a sprawling mall or gated community) but says there should be “more than one UPS warehouseâ€? out there. “It’s a long-term problem that nothing’s going on out there. It’s not indicative of the past two to three years,â€? he said. So ‌ if there isn’t a problem with the current folks on the board and their work from the past few years, why attempt a hostile takeover of the board instead of dealing in a straightforward manner? Harkins gives us an answer—the board isn’t made up of the right kind of people. He begins by harkening (sorry) back to the good-old days when the JMAA was first formed. “It was all business owners ‌ the president of Mississippi Power and Light ‌ the largest real estate developer ‌ the ‘executive director’ of the ClarionLedger. That’s kind of what my bill does; it makes sure the people on the board are business-oriented,â€? Harkins said. Why, exactly, JMAA needs to be “business-orientedâ€? all of a sudden— particularly when Harkins himself says he personally isn’t aware of a big business deal that has been deep-sixed by the current JMAA board—remains a mystery. But the fact that it’s the same “all of a suddenâ€? that the parkway is shovel-ready for some new development and might need more JMAA help for a phase two to keep it rolling through the heart of Rankin County ... is certainly an interesting coincidence. Email Publisher and President Todd Stauffer at todd@jacksonfreepress.com.

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Deputy News Editor Maya Miller writes about crime, music, art and her ever growing obsession with BeyoncĂŠ. Send her crime and news tips to maya@jacksonfreepress. com. She wrote about the Raymond Detention Facility.

Staff Photographer Imani Khayyam is an art lover and a native of Jackson. He loves to be behind the camera and capture the true essence of his subjects. He took photos for the cover story and the issue.

News Reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies and adopting an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. She wrote about foster-care legislation.

Education Reporting Fellow Sierra Mannie is a University of Mississippi whose opinions of the Ancient Greeks can’t be trusted nearly as well as her opinions of BeyoncÊ. She interviewed Joyce Helmick.

City Reporter Tim Summers Jr. enjoys loud live music, teaching his cat to fetch, long city council meetings and FOIA requests. Send him story ideas at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. He wrote about the airport and Capitol Improvement District.

Editorial intern Onelia Hawa is an average 20-something-yearold Atlanta native, journalism and nonprofit graduate from USM, bilingual, massive foodie, activist and lover of all things Frida Kahlo. She wrote a story about JXN Foodies.

Freelance writer Danie Matthews is Mississippi College graduate. She’s a fan of conscious hip-hop, neo-soul and classic R&B, and hopes to one day become a full-time music writer. She wrote about musician Brian Jones.

Freelance writer Genevieve Legacy is an artist, writer and community development consultant. She works at Hope Enterprise Corporation and lives in Brandon with her husband and youngest son. She wrote about artist Samara Thomas.

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Monday, March 7 Donald Trump holds a rally at Madison Central High School. ‌ The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Alabama Supreme Court went too far when it tried to upend a lesbian mother’s adoption of her partner’s children. Tuesday, March 8 Maryland’s Court of Appeals rules that William Porter, a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray, must testify against his colleagues while he awaits retrial. Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com

What’s Behind the Airport ‘Takeover’? by Tim Summers Jr.

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hen Sen. Josh Harkins, RFlowood, stepped to the lectern in the Mississippi Senate on March 3, he was steadfast in his goal to shift control of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority to forces outside the capital city, even if the City of Jackson owns the airport and the land it sits on. Wearing a red floral tie, he stood to the side as each of the four Jackson senators offered amendment after amendment, and pled for the GOP-controlled Senate not to pass SB 2162 over two long, tense hours. “This makes common sense and is about maximizing the effect because that is a major economic driver for our state,� Harkins said during the discussion. “All I am trying to do is take a regional approach to it.� “You are doing it because you can do it,� Sen. John Horhn responded, “not because it’s the right thing or the just thing but because you can.� On March 7, Harkins continued his focus on improving the “business� makeup of the airport board. But Horhn brought the issue closer to what many Jacksonians believe the “takeover� attempt is really about: control of valuable land around the airport. “If you are trying to attract development, this is not the way to do it,� Horhn told Harkins and the Senate. “Because this action is going to force other actions in the judicial system and the executive branch at the federal level, and it’s going to tie this airport up for the next few years, and nobody that is interested in doing development is going to consider seriously coming to the Jack-

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Wednesday, March 2 The Mississippi House votes to expand medical exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements that are some of the tightest in the nation. ‌ Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he will defend the Confederate-themed state flag against a lawsuit that seeks to remove the banner, even though he thinks the flag hurts the state and should change.

Sen. Josh Harkins, a commercial real-estate agent in Flowood who argued the airport “takeover� bill, represents a valuable piece of property across Lakeland Drive from airport property. It has nothing to do with the bill, he said.

son metropolitan area because we are down here fighting amongst ourselves.� ‘Hostile Takeover’ Since the news broke in January that the Senate was about to wage a “hostile takeover� of Jackson’s airport, many Jacksonians wonder if it’s about more than who controls operations at the airport itself, but what happens on the land the city owns out there in the middle of Rankin County, including valuable shovel-ready land Entergy has al-

ready prepped for development. Harkins addressed the suburbs’ frustration over not being able to develop land around the airport, in an area rife with development, after the motion to reconsider failed on Monday. “At the end of the day, you look at the development in Flowood, the development in Pearl, the development in Brandon, how everything is just kind of growing,� Harkins told the Jackson Free Press, “and there is the spot in the middle that has not done anything ever. Granted, the air-

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port is kind of different, but to me it seems like in 50 years you would have more than just one UPS station.� Harkins, a commercial real-estate agent in Flowood, said including appointments from the Mississippi Development Authority as well as more representatives from Rankin County on the board, could reverse that dearth of development. “That’s kind of what my bill does is make sure that people who are on the board are business-oriented (and) have an understanding about the business dynamics of what the airport brings to the table,� added Harkins, whose father and business partner, Gary Harkins, is the chairman of the Rankin

County Republican Party and worked on Gov. Phil Bryant’s campaign. Jackson senators, though, are frustrated that the forces behind this bill don’t want to work with capital-city representatives in a civil, collaborative way. One of Horhn’s failed amendments was to establish a development council to bring everyone to the table. “This is a terrible mistake for this Legislature,â€? Sen. David Blount said, “and if this bill becomes law it is going to be fought ‌ and it is going to hold back the development in Rankin County and the improvements we would all like to see at the airport.â€? The Mississippi Airport Association even weighed in, warning that the make-up

of the board Harkins wants in control would pose serious ethical issues—especially mixing a representative from the MDA with the adjutant general of the National Guard. “[T]he statute may create a natural prejudice in favor of that airport for future economic or air service development projects, and a prejudice against the other airports in the state,� the MAA letter stated. “... [T]hese appointments may create problematic relationships under Mississippi’s ethics laws.� But those warnings fell on deaf ears. Back to Flowood Flowood may be a recent development, built largely in a floodplain on the other side

of the Pearl River east of Jackson. It doesn’t have a city square, and its city hall is in a strip of offices on the west side of Airport Road, staring straight out at JMAA property. But its development has been on steroids, leading to a congested retail district about six miles east of Jackson, called Dogwood Festival, where many well-known bigbox retailers, along with some locally owned businesses, line multiple strip malls, even as some of them back up to swathes of trees and empty chunks of property. The key to the real success of Flowood, PRUH $,53257 VHH SDJH

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everal parts of Jackson will benefit financially if a pair mayor would approve the fund allocations. Both the gover- and History. Any plan adopted by the board must be apof bills the Mississippi Senate passed last week survives nor and the lieutenant governor each receive two appointees proved by the governing authorities of the City of Jackson,â€? and becomes law. If successful, a new Capitol Com- apiece, each to initially serve for three years. the bill states. plex Improvement District project would help fund The board will develop a plan for the project based on The Jackson mayor would choose three members of development of a large section of downtown, as well as the input from an advisory committee. That committee will pro- the advisory committee, while the governor, the lieutenant University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State Uni- vide the insight from the constituent area bounded in by the governor and the House speaker would each have their own versity, Fondren and Belhaven. Capitol Complex district. While these 11 committee mem- appointees. Sen. David Blount, R-Jackson, explained in Diverted tax revenue from the City of Jackson a phone interview Tuesday that the project would would pay for the improvements; however, only be funded out of tax dollars from the state’s share two members of the governing board are required of the sales tax revenue from the city. “The City to be from Hinds County, while the other three of Jackson is going to get the same money it has may be from Hinds, Rankin or Madison counties. always got. But the additional money which comes Neither Rankin or Madison County has any land out of the state’s share is going into this special fund in the project area. for infrastructure around state property,â€? he said. Kali Akuno, of the Coalition for Economic The money will most likely be spent around state Justice and Cooperation Jackson, said his organizabuildings, he said, hence the “Capitol Complex.â€? tions are opposed to the bill. “We have a crisis with infrastructure. And “We are calling this the ‘Downtown Annexaa failure of infrastructure around state buildings tion Bill,’ because that is essentially what it amounts where the state has a substantial investment is bad to,â€? he said Tuesday. “If passed, this bill will give the for the state,â€? Blount said. “The state has an interest governor control over the primary economic enin seeing that the infrastructure around its buildgines of the city (government, colleges and universiings are well-maintained.â€? ties, and health care), which given the partisan and Mayor Tony Yarber heralded the move. “We racially divided nature of Mississippi politics, will applaud and are so grateful to our elected officials result in few of the ‘improvement’ contracts and the who saw past partisanship for the greater good of wealth generated from them, going to benefit black our entire state by making a move toward the much and other non-white contractors and workers.â€? deserved investment in the infrastructure of our Akuno said the bill would increase gentrifi8LI 'ETMXSP 'SQTPI\ TVSNIGX [MPP FIRIĂ&#x; X E PEVKI WIGXMSR SJ HS[RXS[R state Capital,â€? he said in a statement. cation and displacement already occurring in the EW [IPP EW XLI 9RMZIVWMX] SJ 1MWWMWWMTTM 1IHMGEP 'IRXIV .EGOWSR 7XEXI The Senate version of the bill, SB 2525, 9RMZIVWMX] *SRHVIR ERH &IPLEZIR %JJIGXIH EVIEW EVI GSPSVIH MR KVE] areas that benefit due to higher rents and taxes, and would relegate the funds to very precise improvelead to “outright housing discrimination.â€? ments, mostly involving infrastructure. The bill was “This is exactly what has happened in other clear that it would take place only on “public areasâ€? including bers may influence the final plan that the board develops, cities that have employed such schemes, like Austin, Texas,â€? bridge construction and repair, water drainage systems, traf- the City of Jackson, through the city council, will have final Akuno added. “SB 2525 is not designed to aid the existing fic and street lights, new water and sewer lines, as well as the approval over any plan. residents of Jackson, it is designed to push impoverished ever-popular “street reconstruction, resurfacing, and repairs “The plan shall attempt to incorporate the needs of the black people out and replace them with an entirely new deto roadways, curbs and gutters.â€? City of Jackson, the Department of Finance and Administra- mographic with different class and racial interests.â€? A five-member board of four appointees from the exec- tion, Jackson State University, the University of Mississippi Email city reporter Tim Summers, Jr. at tim@jacksonfreeutive branch of the state government and one by the Jackson Medical Center and the Mississippi Department of Archives press.com See more local news at jfp.ms/localnews.

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many believe, lies in the East Metro Parkway, a by-pass of sorts that goes south from Highway 25 (Old Fannin Road goes north) and stops abruptly two miles south, at least until the parkway is completed down to Highway 80, providing the perfect way to get customers in and out of Flowood without them ever needing to go on Lakeland Drive. Currently, the parkway is a green paradise, lined with sidewalks and bike paths, but no development, south of the JC Penney and The Blake retirement complex. It passes through a 211-acre parcel of JMAA land, mostly to the west of it but some to the east—land that Entergy certified “shovelready” in 2014 but has sat vacant since. Recently, the JMAA has repeated released statements touting the property with its Entergy certification as ready to be leased. City Council President Melvin Priester, Jr., says development of that land adjacent to the East Metro Parkway is behind the bill. “This land has become increasingly more valuable with development opportunities,” Priester said last week. “You give the governor, his team (and) the MDA the opportunity to cherry-pick their partners for

deals that would be very lucrative.” Rankin First Executive Director Tom Troxler said in a phone interview that while the land seemed ready to go, his organization had not heard of any interested parties. However, he explained this was partly due to the fact that the land being adjacent to the airport was perfect for aeronautical compa-

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nies, which are few and far between. In fact, the Vision 2022 plan of the Greater Jackson Chamber (which includes Rankin County) touts the East Metro Parkway as a vital piece of its regional goals, including “to establish Jackson International Airport as the South’s new location for the aerospace industry thanks to new opportu-

nities presented by the opening of the East Metro Parkway.” At the capitol, Harkins insisted he has no conflict of interest. “I don’t have personal gain out of any of this,” Harkins said. “I don’t own any real estate out there. I don’t have Boeing in my hip pocket that I am going to bring out.” Harkins was emphatic that the bill is not designed to give Rankin County a way to benefit from the transfer or control of land or from the change in the board, denying any suggestion of a Rankin County land grab. “There is not some avenue where Rankin County stands to benefit,” Harkins told the Jackson Free Press “The only way Rankin County can benefit, in my mind, is if there are companies that locate out there.” The way to ensure that happens, he insists, is with a more “regional” approach and more businesspeople on the airport board. ‘I’ve Got Nothing to Hide’ On March 8, the Jackson Free Press received a photo of a Josh Harkins real-estate sign on overgrown property right across the street from JMAA land, at the corner of Lakeland and Airport Road. Presumably, that property, which is valued at $427,960, could benefit from increased development north of the airport

and lining Lakeland Drive. Harkins said Bryant and Deborah Waguespack of Brandon own the land. “I listed it for them several months ago,” Harkins said. “It is still on the market now.” He said the notion that he would have an interest in the land around the airport is “preposterous,” adding that he has “nothing to hide.” He lists and owns a variety of property in the area, he said. “The offices that we have been building since 1980 are on Lakeland Drive up by the Pearl River. I have listed property along Lakeland Drive from out at Luckney Road and Lakeland where Liberty Baptist Church is.” “I own property that is a little further east of that on Lakeland Drive that’s right by the Dogwood subdivision. I’ve got two and a half acres that I personally own there. Which would be on the east side of Dogwood, which is in-between Dogwood and that Walmart, which is further out east from the airport than Dogwood.” His real-estate interests were not behind the airport bill, he said. “I’ve got nothing to hide,” he said. “ … I do not have a single company, or entity, or individual that’s ever asked me about doing a development out at the airport.” Email Tim Summers Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more at jfp.ms/airport. Additional reporting by Arielle Dreher.

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Helmick: ‘Private’ Charter Schools Drain Public Schools by Sierra Mannie

mize the important of public schools all the way around. How would you respond to comments that public schools are failing students?

We will admit things need to happen in some areas. We don’t have the resources in those areas that are failing, and in areas

There was a teacher shortage. Here we are in the Jackson area. It’s almost impossible to find enough teachers to fill those spots. Are not enough teachers graduating from Mississippi colleges, or are they being tempted by better-paying teaching jobs outside the state? COURTESY MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS

Why do you call charter schools “private”?

The reason it’s private is because the public does not own it. It’s a business that is getting taxpayers’ money. The laws do not apply to them the same as our public schools. They can choose or reject students the way that they want to. And public schools can’t—we take everyone, we educate everyone; students are supposed to go to our schools, and they go. That’s not the way charter schools are set up. Their teachers aren’t under the same regulations as our public-school teachers, both as, for example, their certification does not have to be the same as ours, and they don’t have to the same things public schools do. Private charter schools are taking money from public schools, and thus away from students. That minimizes the resources available for students, and minimizes the amount that will go into a district or system that will provide the resources that these teachers need. Maybe they won’t have the money for the assistant teachers in the kindergarten classroom that they need so desperately, and then put teachers in those classrooms that don’t have to be certified. It minimizes the importance of our teachers and our public schools. It says it’s OK for people to teach your students who aren’t certified, practiced, who aren’t trained, and minimizes the importance of teachers who are all those things. Do you think it’s a deliberate attempt?

Absolutely. It’s an attempt to mini-

What’s missing from the pro-school choice argument? What aren’t they telling us?

What they’re not telling people is that they’re not getting the public schools in the areas in Mississippi enough resources to produce a great public school. We don’t have enough teachers in the classrooms; we say this over and over and over again, we need teachers. If we had good, quality teachers in the classroom, our public schools would be better. If we had resources. These are the problems. If you don’t have what helps us improve those schools, the schools aren’t going to be what parents want them to be. Every parent wants their child to go to a great school. But … they’re not talking about school choices in places where the schools aren’t performing well. They’re talking about providing school choices in the places where public schools are fine. They just want to provide charter schools where people can make money. Are people blaming educators and not the government?

Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, says the Mississippi Legislature isn’t giving public schools the opportunities they’re due.

where schools are failing we don’t have quality educators in every single classroom. It’s evident. The statistics are real. We don’t have the resources for those students. Where students are excelling, they have technology in their classrooms. Some students have iPads with their textbooks on them. In other districts we don’t have enough books for students to take home or to use in their classrooms. We have some books that are so outdated that the students know the information is wrong. It hurts our districts because we don’t have the resources, enough great teachers in those classrooms. The ones we have are great, but some of them are temporary—only want their loans paid for, and then they’re gone. And I’m not positive how this happened, or how it happened, (but) there are over 400 teachers from foreign countries teaching in Mississippi. This was in a school 45 minutes from Jackson, Mississippi.

Absolutely both. Our teachers aren’t getting enough money to stay here. They’re not getting enough money to go into the field of education when they know they can make 10 or 15 or 20 thousand more dollars doing something else. In the past few years we have seen a huge decline in the number of students who are going into education in higher ed. I was at a school in the beginning of the year (where) I spoke to students who were going into practice teaching, where a year, two years ago, this program would’ve had 35 or 40 students. I spoke to seven. Our largest university, meaning the university that traditionally has the most students leaving there going into the education profession, the University of Mississippi, they have gone from three to 400 students in the past five years to down to 200. All of the schools, private and public, are losing education graduates.

Let’s put it this way. The rhetoric is to blame the educators, the school systems, the superintendent. But if you go to a town in Mississippi, and you say to people, as evidenced by (Initiative) 42, “do you believe in our public schools?,” the overwhelming majority will say yes. Many will say that they need more assistance. But there is community love for their schools. We don’t have people who live and work in the community who say they don’t want the school there. They do. They just want it better. The general talk with leadership is they want to privatize schools. So talk badly about it in the news. Say bad things about the students, and the teachers, and then don’t give them the funding that they need to improve. Instead of saying, “Here’s a public school that needs improvement, let’s make sure that every classroom has a high quality teacher and the same amount of opportunity,” they just don’t. The students in Claiborne County are just as talented as the students in Madison County or Desoto County. They just don’t have the same opportunities. And we need to provide those opportunities. Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the Jackson Free Press and the Hechinger Report. Email her at sierra@jacksonfree press.com. For more education stories visit jfp. ms/education.

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hen the Jackson Free Press sat down again with Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, she repeatedly called charter schools “private charter schools.” Despite the insistence of “school choice” supporters that charter schools are public schools, Helmick, like many, remains skeptical. School choice is a hot topic in Mississippi education, with two charter schools already operating in Jackson Public Schools, and two more expected to open in the district this year. With education policy led by the Republican supermajority of the Mississippi Legislature prioritizing vouchers, charter schools and traditional private institutions over a fully funded education budget and well-paid teachers in public schools, Helmick says that leaders aren’t giving public schools the opportunities that they’re due.

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Foster Care Legislation:

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for the division to avoid receivership is spelled out in the bill. “Does the bill address how many more social workers need to be hired, and how much more money needs to be put in the budget as it relates to additional social workers?� Wooten asked Barker.

published in January, found that 64 percent of the division’s workers had more cases than the lawsuit’s modified settlement agreement allowed. Sen. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, spoke in favor of the bill, saying that at one point in Hancock County there were “three and a half social workers� for upward of 450 IMANI KHAYYAM

n infant died only five days after entering the state’s custody a year ago, into a foster home not inspected by a state worker, with a foster mother who was recently convicted of a criminal offense and had lost her job. The court monitor’s most recent report reveals that the infant, called “CD,� died due to systemic problems with staffing, resources, data collection and enforcement of the Mississippi Department of Human Services’ processes, which let to CD’s placement in an unsafe foster home. “CD� and other children who have suffered in the State of Mississippi’s custody are finally getting the attention they deserve in the Legislature. Last week, legislation that would help the state comply with a court order in the almost-12-year-old Olivia Y lawsuit stayed alive in both the House and the Senate. The state’s foster-care system, now housed under MDHS as the Division of Family and Children’s Services, must comply with a court order in the Olivia Y lawsuit to avoid federal receivership this year. The court order specifies deadlines for the division that require legislative action. Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, worked on House Bill 1011 in coordination with the MDHS to help the new division comply with the court order by identifying which workers are transitioning to the new division and how responsibilities are allocated and transferred for those workers. Barker told the House last Monday that his bill would bring the new division into the “in-but-not-of� model that the Olivia Y court order requires. The bill, which passed the House by an almost unanimous vote, establishes a new division of “Child Protection Services� under MDHS. It sets qualification and salary standards for the new division’s director (currently that director is ex-Supreme Court justice David Chandler, appointed by Gov. Bryant last winter) and exempts MDHS and the new division from oversight from the state personnel board and the personnel contract review board for three years. These steps are pulled directly from the court order that mandates the “Governor will take all reasonable steps, within legal authority, to exempt MDHS and DFCS from State Personnel Board oversight for a period of at least 36 months, beginning July 1, 2016.� The bill does not explain the financial needs of the new division, but Rep. Barker said the larger and central problem is a lack of social workers in the division. Rep. Adrienne Wooten, D-Jackson, 10 asked if the number of social workers needed

Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, (pictured) and Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, both took the lead on initial foster-care legislation last week in the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Senate.

“No, because you could put it in this bill all you want, but if it’s not paid for in the appropriations process, it doesn’t mean anything,� Barker said. Later, Barker said the division needed to create and fill 260 new positions in the division. The Division of Family and Children’s Services requested a $34.4 million increase in their fiscal-year 2017 budget. At press time, the House MDHS appropriations bill did not reflect the $34.4 million increase. Currently, state social workers are wildly overworked. The court monitor’s report,

kids in the state’s care. Baria chaired a task force in his county to deal with their foster care problem. “We heard story after story after story,� he told the House. “(Just) as described in Olivia Y, we have a crisis in Mississippi—it’s not just Hancock County.� Rep. John Hines, D-Greenville, who has served in the Legislature since 2001, also spoke in favor of passing the bill, despite what some of his fellow Democrats felt were risks, including no oversight from the state personnel board for MDHS for the next three years.

“This is not the perfect piece of legislation, but this is the beginning to an end of some madness,â€? Hines told the full House last week. “This is the beginning of a process ‌ one abused or neglected child is one too many.â€? The Senate also passed a foster-care bill last week, which would establish an entirely new department called “Child Protection Servicesâ€? outside of MDHS by July 1, 2017. The transition from division to department could be possible, but it will likely take time. Marcia Lowry, an attorney at A Better Childhood (one of the plaintiffs in the Olivia Y case), said that a slower transition for Mississippi’s foster-care system is a wise choice. The Public Catalyst group, which conducted the multiple studies of the state’s system, made the recommendation to first put the system in a separate division under MDHS and then make the transition to a separate department. “We agreed that the process would be better off going more gradually because the agency is in such bad shape and the kids are in such jeopardy,â€? Lowry told the Jackson Free Press. “I don’t think there’s any magic way to do it.â€? New Jersey’s foster-care system went through an overhaul similar to Mississippi’s, but their system was in good enough shape to transition directly into a separate department. Lowry says Mississippi’s system is not ready to do that—in other words, the House bill needs to go into affect first to get the agency functioning well before it gets out from under MDHS which is the ultimate goal both Lowry and Barker said. “In Mississippi the effort needs to be on fixing the issues—yesterday,â€? Lowry said. Comment at jfp.ms. For more legislative coverage visit jfp.ms/msleg.

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LEGISLATURE | WEEK 9

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he Mississippi Legislature is one step closer to defunding Planned Parenthood services for Medicaid recipients, allowing Uber free rein in the state and guarding the identities of the state’s execution team and lethal drug supplier. Monday was the final deadline for general bills held on motions to reconsider to get off both the Senate and House calendars and move to the opposite chamber for consideration. Plenty of important legislation died on the calendar, but at the mid-way point in the session what is still eligible to become law is just as important, and last week was critical for certain bills to stay alive.

Uber Bills Cruise Forward Mississippi could open its arms to the ride-sharing app, Uber (and potentially other digital platform ride hailing services), if one of two transportation network company bills become law after almost-identical bills passed in both the House and the Senate. The legislation would require transportation companies that use digital networks to obtain licenses from the Department of Insurance and each driver to pay an annual fee of

regulations would differ from the regulations proposed in the bill. “We are treating this different than how we treat taxicab companies?� Hopson asked Simmons. “Currently we have it in Jackson, so we wanted to take it to a larger level,� Simmons responded. “If it was going to spread across the state, we figured we would have state regulations.� Uber supports both bills still alive. Uber spokesman Bill Gibbons said in a statement that both bills “create a modern, sensible regulatory framework for ridesharing that will help expand access to safe transportation options and flexible work opportunities throughout the State of Mississippi.� Mississippi would join 26 other states that have adopted similar regulations. Targeting Planned Parenthood Medicaid recipients seeking birth conARIELLE DREHER

Secret Executioners? The state’s execution-team members’ identities as well as the name of the lethal injection drug supplier could become secret if a Senate bill passes through the House to become law. The ACLU of Mississippi as well as some senators strongly condemned the bill, which the attorney general’s office initially requested. The bill would make “any portion of any record of any kind that could identify a person as being a current or former member of an execution team or current or former supplier of lethal injection chemicals or those witnesses (defined as up to two physicians, up to eight members of the press, up to two pastors, two members of the condemned person’s family, two members of victim’s family) shall be privileged.� Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, expressed concern that, as written, the bill would actually make it illegal for members of the press to interview a family member of the condemned person. “I don’t think it’s wise to tell member of the news media what they can and cannot report,� Bryan told the Senate on Thursday before they tabled the motion to reconsider on the bill, thus moving it forward. The ACLU of Mississippi said citizens have the right to know this public information. “Too often states have been allowed to conduct executions cloaked in secrecy and free of public and judicial scrutiny, to rely on drugs from unknown and untested sources, and to employ personnel of unknown and unverifiable qualifications—with disastrous results,� it said in a statement. “This pattern should be unacceptable in a civilized society dedicated to transparency and the rule of law.� Attorney General Jim Hood, in a statement to the Jackson Free Press, said that his reason for the bill was to “protect the identities of the pharmacy and state executioner

assisting the state in carrying out the law.� When asked for comment about the changes that have been made to the originally filed bill, Hood said: “I have the utmost respect for the privacy right(s) of victims, but I also recognize the constitutional concerns involved. We will work with the Legislature to address the concerns raised by members of the media in regard to the identity of execution witnesses.�

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves supports a Mississippi Senate bill that will prohibit Medicaid from reimbursing recipients who receive birth control, sexually transmitted infection and cancer screenings at the state’s only Planned Parenthood clinic.

$5,000 to the department. Uber, one of the popular ride-hailing apps, sent lobbyists to the Legislature this year after attempts to bring Uber to the state last year failed. Only certain Mississippi cities allow Uber to operate currently, including Jackson. This bill would allow the service to operate statewide. Senators expressed concerns last week about putting a state regulatory system in place instead of letting city municipalities to regulate ride-hailing apps on their own. Sen. W. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, asked Sen. Willie Simmons, D-Cleveland, how taxicab

trol, STI testing or cancer screenings at the state’s only Planned Parenthood clinic might get cut off if a Senate bill passes through the House to become law. Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, authored the bill that he originally wrote to prevent Medicaid reimbursements for “abortion and abortion-related� services at Planned Parenthood locations in the state. Last week, Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, presented Fillingane’s amendment that would prevent the Mississippi Division of Medicaid from reimbursing Planned Parenthood for any “family planning services.� Those services

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include birth control, sexually transmitted infections and cancer screenings, and pregnancy testing and services. Mississippi has only one Planned Parenthood clinic, which is in Hattiesburg. It does not offer abortion but does offer all family planning services described above. Wiggins said on the floor that the amount of reimbursements to Planned Parenthood would only amount to a total of $600 to $800 of Medicaid money, and Senate Democrats questioned the necessity of such a bill when it does not save the state a lot of money. Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, also spoke against the bill, defending Planned Parenthood’s family-planning services. “What do we need this $600 for?â€? Blount said. “Planned Parenthood has done very good work for many, many millions of women.â€? In debate, Democrats said that Medicaid reimbursements affect mainly poor people in the state, but Wiggins said women can seek services from other service providers. Planned Parenthood Southeast’s director of public policy Felicia Brown-Williams disagrees; she said that Mississippi has a provider shortage. “Our legislators should be doing everything within their power to make sure Mississippians have access to health care,â€? Brown-Williams said last week at the Capitol. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement on behalf of the bill that “taxpayers of the state of Mississippi do not want and should not be forced to spend money on Planned Parenthood,â€? adding that this legislation “ensures taxpayers’ dollars are funding services that support women’s health through family planning needs, reducing the teen pregnancy rate and lowering the infant mortality rate. I am committed to making Mississippi the safest place in America for an unborn child.â€? Comment at jfp.ms. For more legislative coverage visit jfp.ms/msleg. 11 >Ă€V…ʙʇʣx]ĂŠĂ“ä£ĂˆĂŠĂŠUĂŠĂŠÂ?v°Â“Ăƒ

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love both Hinds and Rankin counties equally. Rankin is where I grew up (and where I currently live), and Hinds is where I’ve been able to figure out who I want to be and what I stand for. That’s why I’ve kept a foot in both places. I don’t want to give up one for the other, but Mississippi government and those who represent my area are making that decision harder and harder. Before it passed the Senate on March 4, I hadn’t been paying as much attention as I should have been to the airport “takeover” bill. I went on Twitter the day it passed to look at our tweets from the capitol mainly out of curiosity. Our state reporter, Arielle Dreher, and our city reporter, Tim Summers Jr., had been there for a while, so I wanted to see what was happening. I laughed out loud—hard—at the first tweet I saw from Arielle. Sen. David Blount had proposed an amendment to the bill that would take a “regional approach,” giving Shiloh Park in Brandon to the state in exchange for it taking over the airport. It made sense to me. Take something from the City of Jackson, and in turn, the City of Jackson can take something from Rankin County, right? It’s only fair. The other senators didn’t think so, and they struck it down. But that’s when I really started to pay attention. It seems odd that in a state like ours, instead of passing laws that help us get off the bottom of good lists and from the top of bad lists, some legislators create bills like this one, which are about power and control. The Senate passed the bill even if it means losing state and city money in the process, and even if it means the state will probably have to through a lengthy legal battle, which it could ultimately lose, resulting in thousands of valuable tax dollars spent. For what? So Rankin and Madison counties can take majority control of the airport board— and probably the “shovel-ready” land around the airport—from Jackson. I get the need to develop it. And I get that Rankin County wants a say in what happens, because after all, the East Metro Parkway will go through the area. The way it is right now makes my trips from Brandon to Flowood much quicker, so I’m OK with the surrounding counties (including Hinds) having a say in what happens. If something directly affects you, you want to have a voice, right? But taking sh*t and keeping it for yourself is what a bully does. Jackson Sens. Blount and John Horhn tried to pass other amendments to the bill that would make it a little more friendly to everyone, such as creating a development council or a task force to study development around the airport. Those are suggestions that could actually help the airport and the cities near it. They could bring more money in and wouldn’t wrest control from one place and give it all to another. And they could cut down on the litigation. But no. None of those amendments passed. The bill passed the Senate 29-18, without amendments on a party-line vote. Horhn entered a motion to reconsider, which was tabled March 7, sending the bill to the House of Representatives on the road to becoming law. Here are some questions I have to ask. First off, why is it necessary to change the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority? If they want to develop the area around it, why can’t the other senators play nice with Jackson senators? I know that’s an insane idea, but still. Why not help Hinds County? If you see it as a bad place, why not work with the city and county government to make it better? Also, why is this a partisan issue? Development (because it’s ultimately what this is really about) should be nonpartisan, because it affects everyone. And one last thing: Why is this an issue we should be fighting about? Mississippi is still poor. Education is still underfunded. We still rank in the top three on most obesity and diabetes lists. The infant mortality rate is still high. So out of all of the things legislators could fight about and worry over, they choose wresting control of the airport away from the capital city. Because that’s one of the most important issues to talk about. Right. To say I’m disappointed in the people who represent Rankin County, my county—Sens. Josh Harkins, Dean Kirby and Chris Caughman—is an understatement. Amber Helsel is assistant editor of the Jackson Free Press. Email her at amber@ 12 jacksonfreepress.com. >ÀV Ê Ê Ê£x]ÊÓä£ÈÊÊUÊÊ v«° Ã

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harter schools and “school choice” rhetoric is all the rage at the State Capitol this year, and just months after millions voted for and against (sort of) Amendment 42, Mississippians of all stripes are adamant about the future of the state’s education. This week it appears that “level” funding for MAEP is here again for 2016, meaning an overall underfunding of the now essentially toothless formula somewhere on the order of $172 million. (And that’s after the Legislature cooks the books with its 63-percent attendance rule, according to The Parent’s Campaign.) Meanwhile, this year has already seen National School Choice Week celebrated at the Capitol, with groups like Empower Mississippi and Mississippi First celebrating charter schools and vouchers as an answer to the trials of Mississippi public schools. Fed Up with 50th, the energetic bipartisan volunteer group that focuses its efforts on Mississippi education, spoke explosively at the Capitol last month against charter schools and vouchers, with one member, Lauren Wilkes Stubblefield, calling those programs “expensive and abysmal failures of education policy.” In the state, a lot of support falls along partisan lines; Republicans (particularly Tea Party types) generally favor “school choice” programs, while Democrats largely oppose the “bloodfrom-turnips” strategy of underfunding public

schools and then releasing more money to charter organizations. While the current law allowing nonprofit charters is an interesting experiment, it’s important to note that Republicans in the Legislature aren’t actually waiting to see that experiment’s results before charging ahead with their prescription pads. Instead, they push in on wherever possible, including into C-rated districts and across district boundaries. We’re particularly suspicious of legislators who vote against programs such as Medicaid and want to require fingerprinting for food stamps, but wholeheartedly support charter schools because they so desperately want poor children educated. While innovation in schools is good—and emphasis on quality learning and instruction is great— why is having it delivered privately so darned important? Is it because privatization is the wine consumed so feverishly at ALEC revivals? At some point, education has to be less about continued experiments in failed economic theories and more about actually educating children. With the public-education spigot filling the buckets of private interests with public money, all while being underfunded by a taxcutting supermajority, it’s now or never for this state’s citizens to demand that their representatives do what’s best for the state’s children. Ease off the privatization punch and let’s focus on the education stuff that actually works.

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hen I was 7, my cousin Luther, then in his 60s, talked to me about the Civil Rights Movement and voter registration, with Columbia, Miss., as our literal and figurative background. Most of it went over my head, but it was one of those moments that stays with you. “People died so you could vote. Doll (my grandmother), and Buddy (my grandfather), registered people in Columbia. When you get old enough, don’t just register to vote. Vote,� Luther said. I promised and, so far, have kept my word. I campaigned for John Kerry when McWillie Elementary held mock elections (he lost) and did the same thing eight years later for President Barack Obama when Murrah High School held mock elections (he won). When my mother votes, which is every election, I accompany her to our polling station. I take voting very seriously, and I was beyond excited to cast my vote March 8 in Mississippi’s primary election. While I was eager that I got to participate in the political process on a national scale, I was not as happy about my options. Historically, neither party has been great for black people or for women. They make promises that they fail to follow through on, and they make sacrifices at our expense. But, as it’s the mainstream political party with whom my own personal ideologies most closely align, I voted for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. I would love to see a woman president, but I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman. She favors whichever issue is in vogue. When Black Lives Matter activists interrupted a Clinton fundraiser, Clinton agreed to speak about her “super-predators� comment, but didn’t. After security lead the protester away, Clinton simply said, “OK, back to the issues.� When a young Somali-American woman questioned Clinton on her remarks and policy regarding race and diversity, she said, “Well, why don’t you go run for something, then?� In 2004, Clinton said, “I believe marriage is not just a bond, but a sacred bond between a man and a woman.� All of these comments directly contradicted her current pro-black, pro-LGBT platforms. I won’t vote for Clinton, because I don’t know #WhichHillary I would be voting for. She performed very well at the debate two nights ago, but it seemed like a performance. I can’t hold her accountable for the Bill Clinton presidency of the 1990s as all

decisions made were ultimately her husband’s, but I can be critical of her “superpredatorsâ€? comments, her imperialist history, her flip-flopping and her support of her husband’s actions. That said, I’m not entirely sold on Sanders, either. I don’t believe that, under a Sanders presidency, the KKK will burn their hoods, hold hands with black and Latino people and sing “Kumbaya.â€? I don’t believe that Sanders can immediately end wealth inequality. I don’t believe that he will instantly end the war on drugs—especially with our current Congress. I was appalled at Bernie’s joke about mental illness at Sunday night’s debate. I absolutely disagree with his position to continue the drone program. I think the discussion must move past Clinton’s Super PAC. I don’t doubt Sanders’ ability to lead, but I do think he needs better speechwriters. More than Sanders’ questionable ideas, I’m sick of Bernie Bros. A popular meme shows a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with text that reads: “Let me get this straight. I fought and died for the black vote and now a man who marched with me is going to lose to a girl who opposed me ‌ because of the black vote?â€? This sexist meme reduces black identities and black people to a monolithic “black vote,â€? while distancing itself from the fact that King was assassinated. I’ve interacted with Sanders supporters who say, “Racism doesn’t exist.â€? I’ve interacted with Sanders supporters who believe that people choose to be poor. I’ve interacted with Sanders supporters who are sexist and racist, and are supporting Sanders because he looks vaguely like Doc from “Back to the Future.â€? Bernie Sanders is a cultural phenomenon. But that’s only OK if the people that make Bernie-shaped pancakes and sculpt Sandersshaped pumpkins are actively combating racism, wealth inequality and promoting socialism if Sanders doesn’t win the nomination. If not, their abstract liberalism is just as worthless to me as that of the Clintons and of their supporters. With all of my trepidations, I voted for Bernie because I feel, of all the candidates, he is the one who legitimately has my back. He has been consistent in his beliefs and opinions, and he is the only candidate to embrace Black Lives Matters ideas and leaders. Editorial Assistant Adria Walker likes collecting vinyl and watching films. She enjoys reading the biographies of forgotten or infamous dead people and debating about the political powers behind Gotham city.

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in 2014 left one inmate dead and multiple injured, and the unit was damaged, requiring extensive repairs. Mason, who took over Dec. 30, 2015, has made it his goal to make repairs, keep both inmates and officers safe, and teach inmates the proper tools to succeed so once released, they don’t end up back inside, he says. The jail offers a biblical studies program, and currently, he says he is coordinating a GED program for inmates and a father-son initiative for juveniles, as well as vocational programs to teach inmates trades like electrical work and carpentry. “We have guys in there that are carpenters,� Mason says. “We have guys in there with good hands, you know, PRUH 5$<021' -$,/ VHH SDJH

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have tools for the trade, and we’re trying to get programs together now where they can show us what they know, and we can perfect them.� Inmates here are classified by the crimes that they’ve committed: arson, burglary, rape and murder. Inside the units, they can be seen shuffling around during recreational time in various colored jumpsuits such as a muted green for trustees—individuals with minor offenses such as old fines or misdemeanors who have a small amount of time left and are allowed to work outside of the pod— or a striking red for most violent offenders.

Sheriff Victor Mason took control of the Raymond Jail Dec. 30, 2015, and has since implemented repairs to strengthen the jail.

Mason says he has gotten a few complaints from inmates who are a part of the LGBT community, as well as gang members who have been put in a unit with rival gangs, but he’s going by the rules the U.S. Department of Justice has implemented. Inmates are housed together by the crimes they have committed, which can cause problems if there are gang affiliations that haven’t been severed. Mason says an inmate was caught recently with a shank almost a foot long, and when asked, the inmate told him he feared for his life. While the sheriff understands that his inmates are

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Around the side of the visitation area is a small courtroom where inmates can meet with their counsel.

“We are in the process of moving forward to getting our guards prepared for defensive measures,� he says. “We have general orders, and those are the instructions that we live by daily. I will see to it that we are retraining everyone on everything, so you can’t say that you didn’t know the rules of the house.� A few detention officers who spoke to the Jackson Free Press noted that since Mason has taken over, morale has increased, and stress is minimal. Mason says he isn’t a micromanager and trusts that his staff can handle their jobs well. As a visitor walks around the jail, every staffer seems willing to reach out and shake his hand, and most seem to brighten when he walks into the room.

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Inside the detention center’s front door is a room filled with beige and burgundy seats all melded together into long rows where families can sit and wait for scheduled visitation times. Visitation here isn’t like in the movies; they must be scheduled in advance. Inmates are only allowed to visit using a telephone and a computer screen where they sit in one room and the visitor is in another. This keeps down the likelihood of smuggling in contraband or lingering touches that aren’t allowed. Multiple doors separate the inmates from the outside world, and while they’re always locked, someone is always watching and manning the panel of keys that controls every door here. Inside the main control room, which is in the far corner of the book-

ing area, is a wall of television screens, each one split in different ways to show real time images of the jail. On the screen, a van has pulled into the jail, and within minutes, new inmates are lined up outside the room. The officer sitting in the control room taps a few buttons with an almost innate skill and in an authoritative tone tells them to look forward. They oblige. Near the heart of the jail is the “gray hall.� It is a long stretch that connects the pods to the rest of the facility. It’s cold and empty, except for the group of newcomers who huddle close to the wall, only allowed to walk on the gray lines. The hallway is always quiet, and when they are off their shift, sometimes officers will walk the hall a few times for exercise. Four laps around is a mile. Something about the gray hall feels almost like criminal purgatory, the gap between inmate and officer or inmate and visitor. It’s stark white, red brick and gray, and usually the last bit of something pure and clean an inmate sees. Inside the pods, everything is muted in grays and browns, save for the jumpsuits they wear. With a bunk bed sleeping two in each cell, it’s cramped inside, and a metal toilet sits in the corner without a door or curtain for privacy. The shower is outside in the common area. Every pod has an isolation cell in case an inmate needs to be separated due to protective custody or for other inmate’s safety. Juveniles are grouped into a separate unit all on their own, and the day one turns 18, he is added in with the general PRUH 5$<021' -$,/ VHH SDJH

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population. There are full medical services at the jail inside one of the pods. When inmates have medical issues, they are taken from their pod and placed into the medical unit. If the health concerns are serious, such as heart problems, the inmate is taken to a major hospital. Due to safety concerns, the facility doesn’t have a cafeteria. All inmates eat in their units. They are allowed recreational time during the day, which is done in two shifts, where they share one television, can shower, play board games, socialize with each other and read. Most tend to stay in their cells. It’s easy to forget that the inmates are real people with a history, family and ambitions, but Mason tries to meet with a few of his inmates when he can to learn what led them down a path to Raymond, he says. The most disheartening case he’s had so far was of a 24year-old inmate who walked off work detail away from the prison with less than a month left to his sentence. The man, whom Mason did not name, was expecting his third child. One day, while on work detail he asked the supervising officer permission to use the restroom. He began walking down a hill, and while the story varies from officer to inmate, he told the sheriff that once he’d gone too far, he stopped and began crying. Before he could turn around, something prodded him to move forward. When the sheriff asked him afterward why he didn’t come back, he responded, “The devil made me do it.” LIKE A LIFE DEFERRED Past the main facility, down a paved road and around a hill sits the Hinds County Joint State-County Work Center where a mixture of Mississippi De-

partment of Corrections inmates and Hinds County inmates reside. Inside, they keep them on either sides of a long hallway, and inside their rooms, it’s crisp and neat. Each inmate has his own bed and small television screen, and unlike the main facility, they have multiple sinks and a bit more privacy in the shower. Inmates huddled around the main television, wrapped in blankets over their jumpsuits, while others brushed their teeth. On one of the small tables where inmates can play board games is an unfinished round of checkers, pieces strewn across the board like a life deferred. Under the previous administration, the work site lost the MDOC inmates, but Mason worked with Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher to gain them back under the stipulation that Mason must create programs to teach the inmates life skills or a trade. Now, he has about 50 workers who either do on-site detail or road work. The facility has a garden, and inmates can wash cars, cut grass or do cleanup inside the jail to work off their fines. The work site offers a bit more freedom because those housed here have old fines and misdemeanors and aren’t considered to be dangerous. “They know what to do and what not to do,” Mason says. For now, Mason says his goal is to finish the repairs on Unit 1 in Pod A and get his programs off the ground. He doesn’t want to see any inmate earn their freedom and then end up right back in Raymond. “We want to reach and touch everybody, not only to keep everyone safe, but to keep others from coming down to our facility,” Mason says. “We’re the Mason Inn,” he says. “We’ll keep the light on for you,” the sheriff adds. Email crime and news tips to deputy news editor Maya Miller at maya@jacksonfreepress.com.

Work site inmates are allowed cafeteria privileges and time to socialize with other workers.

Workers are allowed free time outside daily to exercise or play basketball, though most like to watch television and read.

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XN Foodies founder Carlyn Hicks says one day in 2015, as she was walking through Metrocenter Mall, the fact that it looked like a ghost town struck a chord with her. But she saw some hope. “I looked around and saw (soul food and African restaurant, Rehoboth Cafe) that had just opened up,” she says. “I have a very eclectic group of friends with diverse food interests, and I wanted to know how many of my Facebook friends had even heard of it. I started messaging folks, and no one had, so I said, ‘You know what, let’s get off Facebook and have some face-to-face time with each other and fill up the food court at the Metrocenter.’ And we did.” (That restaurant is now closed). In early February 2015, 41 people gathered together at the mall. The reunion ended up including people from different lists of friend groups that Hicks and her original invitees didn’t personally know. It turned into an opportunity for people to get together, eat, socialize and patronize businesses, and help the city’s economic development at the same time. “Soon after, people started asking me, ‘Well, when is the next one?’” Hicks says. One Sunday afternoon soon after that, Hicks was invited to speak with talk-radio show host Rev. C.J. Rhodes on WRBJ 97.7 FM as the dialogue on Facebook continued to grow. The show featured how Jackson residents needed to understand the importance of supporting businesses within city limits, and what that local support means for the city and its people. Then, the conversation shifted to her favorite places to eat and shop in Jackson. “If you are conscious about your choices, you wouldn’t have to leave the city limits for

Carlyn Hicks (front left) founded JXN Foodies in 2015. She is pictured with Tiffany Paige (back left), Marlene Wright (back right), Marcia Keys (middle right) and Stephen Parks (front right).

anything,” Hicks said during the radio interview. “There is something there that meets your needs; it is just a matter of knowing where to shop to get it.” People started calling into the radio show and asking for recommendations on where to eat and shop, responding to the initial conversation between Hicks and Rhodes. The official Facebook group, JXN Foodies, took off from there. The once informal gathering of friends and friends of friends turned into a social media hub and weekly event for Jackson locals. Hicks started the viral foodie hashtag #ThinkJXN and #EatJXN last year. She says that Jacksonians have the power and responsibility to make the city

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all it can be, but to do that, they must invest in it. On businesses leaving the city, she says: “We can blame the mayor, we can blame crime, and we can blame all these things, but the truth of the matter for corporations and businesses is that it comes down to numbers. If the numbers aren’t there, the business doesn’t stay. At the end of the day, (Jacksonians have) no one to blame but ourselves.” At press time, the JXN Foodies Facebook page currently had 2,129 members. On it, people share their experiences at restaurants and businesses they’ve been to, personal reviews and can post photos of must-try dishes.

The page is restricted to Jackson businesses only and is people-driven while also satiating the bellies of foodies in the city. “It’s a huge economic boom. Many smaller restaurants that are left out of the main stream media are getting attention, which is fantastic,” says Jeff Good, who coowns Mangia Bene with Dan Blumenthal. “It’s coming from a grassroots level, and it is promotion and review done by the people who actual eat at these places. “It’s like a super localized Yelp, and it has just caught fire.” JXN Foodies meets every first Friday of the month for its “Foodie Friday LunchIns.” For more information, find the group on Facebook.

by Dustin Cardon, dustin@jacksonfreepress.com

atitudes, a new restaurant that offers burgers, po’boys, pasta, hot lunch specials and salads, opened inside local concert venue South Street Live (110 E. South St.) at the end of January. The restaurant’s owner, Jackson resident Timothy Jackson, once ran an eatery called Hungry Jack’s in Byram and also frequently cooked for local events in Jackson. When he began having trouble keeping Hungry Jack’s running, Pat Piggot, owner of South Street Live, invited him to set up a new restaurant inside the concert venue. Jackson closed Hungry Jack’s on Dec. 23, 2015, and started setting up Latitudes in mid-January 2016.

Latitudes has seating for up to 48 people inside the restaurant itself with additional seating for 50 on the South Street Live balcony. The restaurant has a bar that is open Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., with a happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The bar also hosts either live bands or a deejay every Friday and Saturday night. The restaurant is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, call 601-969-0241 or visit latitudesjackson.net. Send business and restaurant news tips to dustin@ jacksonfreepress.com. For more food coverage, visit jfp.ms/food.

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PIZZA Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St. 601-368-1919) Pizzas of all kinds plus pasta, eggplant Parmesan, fried ravioli & ice cream for the kids! Mellow Mushroom (275 Dogwood Blvd, Flowood, 601-992-7499) More than just great pizza and beer. Open Monday - Friday 11-10 and Saturday 11-11. ITALIAN BRAVO! (4500 Interstate 55 N., Jackson, 601-982-8111) Award-winning wine list, Jackson’s see-and-be-seen casual/upscale dining. Fratesi’s (910 Lake Harbour, Ridgeland, 601-956-2929) Fratesi’s has been a staple in Jackson for years, offering great Italian favorites with loving care. The tiramisu is a must-have! STEAK, SEAFOOD & FINE DINING Eslava’s Grille 2481 (Lakeland Dr, Flowood, 601-932-4070) Seafood, Steaks and Pastas The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 North State St. #100 601-398-4562) Transforms the essence of Mediterranean food and southern classics. The Penguin (1100 John R Lynch Street, 769-251-5222) Fine dining at its best. Rocky’s (1046 Warrington Road, Vicksburg 601-634-0100) Enjoy choice steaks, fresh seafood, great salads, hearty sandwiches. Sal and Phil’s Seafood (6600 Old Canton Rd, Ridgeland 601-957-1188) Great Seafood, Poboys, Lunch Specials, Boiled Seafood, Full Bar, Happy Hour Specials Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Avenue 601-982-2899) Creative seafood classics. One of Jackson’s Best New Restaurants. MEDITERRANEAN/GREEK Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive 601-366-6033) Delicious authentic dishes including lamb dishes, hummus, falafel, kababs, shwarma. Zeek’s House of Gyros (132 Lakeland Heights Suite P, Flowood 601.992.9498) Jackson’s Newest Greek Restaurant, offering authentic gyros, hummus, and wide selection of craft beers. BARBEQUE Chimneyville (970 High St, Jackson 601-354-4665 www.chimneyville.com) Family style barbeque restaurant and catering service in the heart of downtown Jackson. Hickory Pit Barbecue (1491 Canton Mart Rd. 601-956-7079) The “Best Butts in Townâ€? features BBQ chicken, beef and pork along with burgers and po’boys. Pig and Pint (3139 N State St, Jackson, 601-326-6070) Serving up competition style barbecue along with one of the of best beer selections in metro. COFFEE HOUSES Cups Espresso CafĂŠ (Multiple Locations, www.cupsespressocafe.com) Jackson’s local group of coffeehouses offer a wide variety of espresso drinks. Wi-fi. BARS, PUBS & BURGERS 4th & Goal Sports Cafe (North, 5100 I-55 Frontage Rd 769-208-8283) Handcrafted food made from the best ingredients. Burgers and Blues (1060 E. County Line Rd. 601-899-0038) Best Burger of 2013, plus live music and entertainment! Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St. 601-948-0055) Classic Irish pub featuring a menu of traditional food, pub sandwiches & Irish beers on tap. Hal and Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St. 601-948-0888) Pub favorites meet Gulf Coast and Cajun specialties like red beans and rice, the Oyster Platter or daily specials. ISH Grill & Bar (5105 I 55 N Frontage Rd. 769-257-5204) Jackson’s newest hot spot offering classic foods and cocktails in a refined and elegant atmosphere. Legends Grill (5352 Lakeland Dr. 601-919-1165) Your neighborhood Sports Bar and Grill. Martin’s Restaurant and Lounge (214 South State Street 601-354-9712) Lunch specials, pub appetizers or order from the full menu of po-boys and entrees. Full bar, beer selection. Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St. 601-960-2700) Pub food with a southern flair: beer-battered onion rings, chicken & sausage gumbo, salads, sandwiches. One Block East ( 642 Tombigbee St. 601-944-0203) Burger joint and dive bar located in downtown Jackson. Great music, tasty beverages and Bad Ass Burgers is what we do. ASIAN AND INDIAN Fusion Japanese and Thai Cuisine (1002 Treetops Blvd, Flowood 601-664-7588/1030-A Hwy 51, Madison 601-790-7999) Specializing in fresh Japanese and Thai cuisine, an extensive menu features everything from curries to fresh sushi. Surin of Thailand (3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 105, Jackson 601-981-3205) Jackson’s Newest Authentic Thai & Sushi Bar with 26 signature martini’s and extensive wine list.

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SUNDAY 3/13

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Zoo Day is at the Jackson Zoo.

The Scholastic Art Awards Program and Reception is at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Author Virginia Reeves signs her book, “Work Like Any Other,” at Lemuria Books.

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Jackson 2000 March Luncheon is from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). State Sen. John Horhn talks about pending legislation regarding the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, the Capitol Complex Improvement District and more. Attire is casual or business casual. RSVP. $12, $10 members; call 960-1500; email todd@jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org. … Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters perform at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). English singer-songwriter Robert Plant is the former lead for Led Zeppelin. The Sonics also perform. $39.5-$129.5; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net.

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Houndmouth performs at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The alternative country band performs. Duncan Fellows also performs. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; email jordan@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com.

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(Left to right) Zak Appleby, Katie Toupin, Shane Cody and Matt Myers of Houndmouth perform Thursday, March 10, at Duling Hall.

Flenardo Taylor, Michelle Kern and Jay Cannon. Sign up on arrival for the open mic. For ages 21 and up. $10; call 8636378. … SilaS’ Album Release Party and Concert is at 10 p.m. at Martin’s Restaurant and Lounge (214 S. State St.). The local hip-hop artist’s latest album is entitled “The Day I Died.” Call 601-354-9712; silasreleaseparty.eventbrite.com.

Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). In the Hewes Room. Actor John Maxwell reprises the role of William Faulkner for the play’s 35th anniversary. Additional dates: March 9-12, 7:30 p.m. $25; call 948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

SATURDAY 3/12

The Humanities Festival is at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.” The annual event includes lectures, discussions, demonstrations, concerts, exhibitions, dance concerts and dramatic performances. Additional dates: March 15-20. Free; call 9774431; email amontgomery@tougaloo.edu; tougaloo.edu.

The “Dispatches from the Gulf” Film Screening is at 11 a.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). The “Journey to Planet Earth” episode is about how scientists are responding to Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Included with admission ($6, $5 seniors, $4 ages 3-18, free for members and children under three); call 601-576BY MICAH SMITH 6000; mdwfp.com/museum. … Shucker’s 2016 Annual Crawfish Boil is at noon at Shucker’s JACKSONFREEPRESS.COM Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga FAX: 601-510-9019 Road, Ridgeland). Enjoy crawDAILY UPDATES AT fish, hamburgers, gumbo and JFPEVENTS.COM other foods as well as an oyster bar. Acoustic Crossroads, Jason Turner, U.S and more perform. Additional date: March 13, noon. $10; call 853-0105; shuckersontherez.com.

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MINDgasm Erotic Poetry: “Warm on the Weekend” Edition is from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Soul Wired Cafe (111 Millsaps Ave.). Includes purple chocolate-covered strawber26 ries, wine specials, a shrimp and grits buffet, and poetry from

SUNDAY 3/13

Sixth Annual Southern Mississippi Motorcycle Training and Bike Blessing is from 2 to 5 p.m. at Stronger Hope Baptist Church (223 Beasley Road). Includes guest speakers, children’s activities, food, vendors and more. Proceeds go toward motorcycle-safety awareness. Free; call 238-5027. … “Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?” is at 2 p.m. at New Stage

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Music in the City is at 5:15 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). In Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and music from Taylis Fernandez and John Paul at 5:45 p.m. Free; call 960-1515; msmuseumart.org. … The Chef’s Table Dinner is at The Strawberry Cafe (107 Depot Drive, Madison). Enjoy a seven-course dinner with optional wine pairings from Chef Eric Bach. RSVP. Call for price; call 601-856-3822; email eat@ strawberrycafemadison.com; strawberrycafemadison.com.

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“Walking in Their Footsteps” is at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). In the Bennie Thompson Building. The Department of History and Political Science presents NMHS Unlimited’s production about five prominent African-American women. Free; call 601-977-7801; blackhistoryplus.com.

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Jackson 2000 March Luncheon March 9, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). State Sen. John Horhn talks about pending legislation regarding the Jackson– Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, the Capitol Complex Improvement District and more. Attire is casual or business casual. RSVP. $12, $10 members; call 960-1500; email todd@ jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org.

NASA Day March 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive). Learn how robots are used in space, explore rocket transportation and experiment with solar beads. Includes astronaut ice cream tasting. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); call 981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

#/--5.)49 Teacher Workshops March 9-11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). MMNS conservation educators facilitate the program. Open to teachers of all subjects and grade levels. Includes lunch and 0.6 CEU credits. Registration required. Free; call 601-576-6000; email megan.fedrick@mmns.state. ms.us; mdwfp.com/museum. Professional Development Workshops March 9-11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive). The sessions for early childhood and elementary teachers help to improve their skills and grow their knowledge base. Registration required. Fees apply; call 601981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com. The Home Show 2016 March 11-12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., March 13, noon-5 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The Home Builders Association of Jackson event includes more than 200 exhibitors of home-improvement products and a designer challenge. $7; call 362-6501; email hbaj@hbajackson.com; homeshowjackson.com. Zoo Day March 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Includes bounce houses, crafts, face painting, a magician and a spring fling dance party. Included with admission ($10.25, $7.75 children), half off admission for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan members; call 601-352-2580; jacksonzoo.org. Girls’ Got Talent Auditions March 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Jayne Avenue Community Center (3615 Jayne Ave.). Hosts include Girls with a Dream, Grace His Daughters and the City of Jackson’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Open to ages 4-25. The talent showcase is April 3 at Westside Gymnasium (1650 Wiggins Road). $10 fee; call 960-2164; email ggtjackson@gmail.com. Teaching with the Museum: Museum 101 for Educators March 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). In the Yates Community Room. Learn about the museum’s mission, art education programs and resources. Pre-registration recommended. Lunch for sale at the Palette Cafe. $10 for 0.5 CEU credits; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. Sixth Annual Southern Mississippi Motorcycle Training and Bike Blessing March 13, 2-5 p.m., at Stronger Hope Baptist Church (223 Beasley Road). Includes speakers, children’s activities, food, vendors and more. Proceeds go toward motorcycle-safety awareness. Free; call 601-238-5027. Doing Business with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority March 15, 4-6 p.m., at Mississippi e-Center at Jackson State University (1230 Raymond Road). The networking and information session will be held in the e-Logistics Room. RSVP. Free; call 664-3518; email 2016briefing@jmaa.com. Revelation Ministries International’s Interracial Dialogues March 15, 6-8 p.m., at Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). Attendees discuss issues related to race, reconciliation and responsibility. Free; call 601-668-2102; email redeaglegallery@ bellsouth.net or revelationm@bellsouth.net.

Hoot and Holler Family Creation Lab, Ages 5-7 March 13, 2-4 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Museum School teacher Lesley Collins guides families in conversations around works from the permanent collection and related studio projects in the classroom. $30 for one child and parents, $15 each additional child; call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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Legal Beagle 5K March 12, 8:15 a.m., at Regions Bank, Northeast Jackson (1455 Jacksonian Plaza). The Jackson Young Lawyers Association is the host. Check-in is at 7 a.m. Includes a run, walk and kids’ fun run. Awards given. Benefits the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Mississippi Bar Association. $20 in advance ($21 online), $25 race day, $65 in advance for teams or families, fun run: $12 in advance ($13 online), $15 race day; call 969-4656; jacksonyounglawyers.com. Leprechaun Run 2016 March 12, 2 p.m., at the corner of East Pascagoula and South State streets. The Downtown Business Association hosts the 5K race that is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Includes music, food trucks, awards and a postrace party at One Block East. $25 in advance, $35 day of race; eventbrite.com.

the best in sports over the next seven days by Bryan Flynn

The solid year for the Lady Bulldogs continues on the court. The team reached the SEC Championship Game before falling to a tough South Carolina squad on Sunday, March 6. THURSDAY, MARCH 10 College basketball (6-10 p.m., SECN): Day two of the 2016 SEC Men’s Tournament features the University of Mississippi against Alabama and Mississippi State against Georgia.

MONDAY MARCH 14 College basketball (6-7 p.m., ESPN): In the 2016 NCAA Women’s Tournament Selection Show, find out where the Lady Bulldogs are heading and who they’ll play against starting March 18.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 College baseball (6:30-10 p.m., SEC+): MSU continues its strong nonconference slate with a battle against Oregon, as the Ducks come east for a three-game series against the Bulldogs.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 College baseball (6:30-10 p.m., SECN+): The MSU Bulldogs get some midweek action on the diamond as they host Eastern Kentucky.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 College basketball (5:30-8 p.m., ESPNU): See if either JSU or Alcorn State will be able to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with a win in the SWAC Championship Game. SUNDAY, MARCH 13 College basketball (4:30-6:30 p.m., CBS): In the 2016 NCAA Men’s Tournament Selection Show, see which teams made the field and where they’re headed.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Softball (6:30-10 p.m., SECN+): UM looks to continue its strong start to the softball season as the Lady Rebels host Louisiana-Monroe. The Lady Bulldogs have been great on the court this season, but if they are going to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, the rest of the team must give star Victoria Vivians more support. Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.

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“Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?” March 9-12, 7:30 p.m., March 13, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). In the Hewes Room. John Maxwell reprises his role as William Faulkner for the play’s 35th anniversary. Seating limited. $25; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

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“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” March 12, 8 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The musical is based on the biblical story of Joseph. $25-$75; call 800-7453000; jacksonbroadway.com. “Walking in Their Footsteps” March 16, 10 a.m., March 16, 7 p.m., at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). In the Bennie Thompson Building. NMHS Unlimited’s film is about five prominent African-American women. Free; call 977-7801; blackhistoryplus.com.

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Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 2004, Ridgeland) she’s making the most of the creativity and skills a fine-arts education can foster. Thomas, 24, relocated from Georgia to Mississippi in 2009. Her soft-spoken and distinctly British accent reveals that she’s not a southerner. She is originally from Sussex, England. At 13, her family moved to the U.S., when her parents, Hilary and Wayne Thomas, who are both Christian missionaries, were transferred to Atlanta. After graduating from college, Thomas decided to stick around Jackson. Currently, she is doing more mark

making with a series of mixed-media drawings on wood tiles. Made with India ink and wood glue, the pieces’ sinewy lines wriggle and flow, connecting shapes that form when the ink is applied to the glue. The individual tiles function as stand-alone pieces as well as one part of a larger whole. “I discovered the process during my senior year,� she says. “The India ink reacts with wood glue and creates these flowery shapes. After the ink and glue dries, I draw over it and manipulate the surface. I have a series of 25 tiles that I install in a grid pattern so that all of the lines connect. When you see it on a wall, it’s sort of massive.� Thomas began working as a visual assistant at Anthropologie in 2012. In November, she was promoted to display coordinator while her coworker went on maternity leave. “It’s such a fun job,� she says. “I do design work and creative problem-solving and a lot of construction and hands-on work with many different materials. They have a whole art room in the back of the store that’s really cool.� Thomas is part of a visual team that creates the seasonal window displays and visual presentation of the store. Every store nationwide is given the same examples, templates and prototypes, and each location is allowed it’s own interpretation. White doing a recent display, Thomas enjoyed putting her personal spin on a spring wall installation made from 400 paintbrushes. “Working there keeps my creative juices flowing,� she says. “There are some days when I finish at the job and come home, I’m too tired to do my own work, but it’s still inspiring. I’m always learning something—how to miter and wrap an edge—skills that I can incorporate into my own work.� Thomas will show and sell her work at the Stray at Home Arts and Music Festival, which is Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Smith Park. For more information, visit samarathomas.com.

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The Heavy Journey of Brian Jones by Danie Matthews

Jackson native Brian Jones has played music professionally for 29 years and toured the country with bands such as Lillian Axe.

The group is best known for tracks such as “Show a Little Love” and “True Believer.” In 2009, something happened that Jones says he thought was unfathomable when the band reached out to him, asking if he

would come to New Orleans to try out for the position of lead vocalist, and to his surprise, he got the job. “It was my own personal rock-star moment,” he says. “Growing up watching and loving this band and years later being asked to sing for them was amazing.” Jones’ first time performing with Lillian Axe was at The Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans, which he says was a nerve-wracking experience for him throughout the set because of the pressure from the crowd. Thankfully, the audience reception was positive, he says, and his new fan base welcomed him into the fold. Jones has been working in the music industry for 29 consecutive years and says he doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon, even with the hefty workload he has these days. He currently divides his time between touring, managing his new promotion company, Dirty Outlaw Entertainment, which he and colleague Darrel Arnold started in January, and being a fulltime father to his daughters, Ireland Versa Jones, 5, and Lyric Moon Jones, 6. He is also working closely with Kent Bruce, the

head of studio operations and chief engineer at Malaco Records, to record a selftitled album while also working on Lillian Axe’s next album, which is set for release at the end of the year. He says that it is important to him that people understand the love he pours into his music and into his home state, and he wants people to believe in his commitment to his craft as much as their own. “I would like my music to reach someone, even if it’s just one person,” Jones says. “That’s all that matters. If I can do that, I feel like my job was done.” With the experience that he’s had touring, Jones says that the division in the local music scene can be frustrating at times and hopes that we will see more camaraderie among Jackson artists in the future. “I try to help anyone I can, and in turn, I hope they would help me,” he says. “Jackson is my home and will always be my home. I just want more consistent unity.” Brian Jones performs at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 12, at Georgia Blue (223 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-1900). For more information, find Brian Jones on Facebook.

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