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🌱 Patch AM: Who just gained power over Jackson’s airport and convention facilities?
Happening soon: Fondren's First Thursdays on the Jackson Patch calendar
What's up Jackson! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Who just gained power over Jackson's airport and convention facilities?
- How the new JTRAN contract will change bus service in Jackson
- How growing up in Jackson shaped Kiese Laymon's new children's book
Also on today's calendar: Fondren's First Thursdays and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Partly sunny, a t-storm; hot, with a high of 99 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 74.
- Tuesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Council Appoint Board Members (northsidesun.com) — Jackson's City Council has reshaped several key boards, appointing Ronnie Crudup to the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority and adding or reappointing members to Visit Jackson and the Capitol City Convention Center Commission. These boards oversee the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, Hawkins Field, Thalia Mara Hall and the Jackson Convention Complex, influencing travel, tourism and major events in the city. 
• JTRAN Bus Drivers, MV Transportation Agree on New Contract to End Weeks-Long Strike (mississippifreepress.org) — Bus service in Jackson is set to fully resume after JTRAN drivers and MV Transportation agreed to a new contract, ending a weeks-long strike that disrupted routes across the city. The deal raises driver pay, adds a safety plan, preserves key routes and Saturday service, and follows Jackson City Council's decision to provide three months of strike pay to support workers.
• Outside/In: City Summer, Country Summer (nhpr.org) — Jackson readers may recognize their own experiences in writer Kiese Laymon's memories of splitting his childhood between the capital city and a rural Mississippi town. A new Outside/In episode revisits his reflections on city versus country life, Black history, and how those themes shaped his first children's picture book rooted in Mississippi.
📸 Around Jackson
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jackson
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- Lanier at Nichols
Lanier High School Canton, MS (Nichols Middle School)
5:30 pm - Cardozo at Kirksey
Cardozo Middle School Kirksey Middle School
5:30 pm - Northwest at Porter
Northwest Jackson Middle School Canton, MS (Porter Middle School)
5:30 pm - Provine at Florence
Provine High School Florence, MS (Florence High School)
5:00 pm - Oxford at Murrah*
Murrah High School
5:00 pm - Forest Hill at Jim Hill
Jim Hill High School
5:30 pm - Leake Central at Lanier
Lanier High School Lanier Jr. Sr. High School
5:30 pm - Kirksey at Porter
Henry J. Kirksey Middle School Canton, MS (Porter Middle School)
6:00 pm - Fondren's First Thursdays →
Fondren Neighborhood, Jackson
6:30 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Thursday September 3
📣 Jackson Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Will Wesley →
McB's Bar & Grill, 815 Lake Harbour Dr, Ridgeland
4:00 pm - Cardozo at Kirksey
Cardozo Middle School Kirksey Middle School
5:30 pm - Lanier at Nichols
Lanier High School Canton, MS (Nichols Middle School)
5:30 pm - Northwest at Porter
Northwest Jackson Middle School Canton, MS (Porter Middle School)
5:30 pm
Monday August 24
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- S/O to ms Peggy for the very much needed groceries!!
God bless you! My reaction when the delivery pulled up (Nextdoor Fondren) - On August 21, 2026, a heat anomaly was first...
On August 21, 2026, a heat anomaly was first identified in a predominantly forested area across Hinds and Madison counties in Mississippi; activity… (Nextdoor )
- Performance Food Group Company posted a job opening for Area Manager- Jackson East-Brandon, Flowood & Reservior in Jackson. Apply here.
- Trio Community Meals, Inc. posted a job opening for Culinary & Transportation Manager in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jackson here.
🗞 Nearby News
Flowood
- Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Aug. 21, 2026 (clarionledger.com)
- New coffee shop, convenience store planned for Byram (wlbt.com)
- 9 Mississippi Places And Restaurants That Feel Like A Quick Trip To Italy Without Buying A Plane Ticket (takingthekids.com)
Clinton
- Leaders unite in prayer at Mississippi Christian University (wapt.com)
Ok Jackson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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