Produced by Jim Albritton | It's hard to believe, but Risky Business turns 30 on August 5, 2013. Newsocracy attended a special Academy screening of the now iconic film and has the story. To learn more about academy screenings at Oscars outdoors, go to http://www.oscars.org.
Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of the 2013 Independence Celebration at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, Mississippi. And click here to see all our photo albums.
Produced by Jim Albritton | Planes, fireworks and a spectacular sunset highlighted the Independence Celebration at the Ross Barnett Reservoir on June 29, 2013. | http://facebook.com/newsocracy
Produced by Jim Albritton | Hundreds celebrated National Train Day in McComb, Mississippi at the city's award-winning railroad museum. They toured passenger, sleeper and dining cars on Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" train and the historic postal and office railcars just added to the Steam Engine 2542 display next to the city's depot. | Visit the McComb Railroad Museum online.
McComb, Mississippi was founded in 1872 after Col. Henry S. McComb of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, a predecessor of the Illinois Central Railroad (now part of the Canadian National Railway), decided to move the railroad's maintenance shops away from New Orleans and the negative influence of the city's saloons.
Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of National Train Day in McComb, Mississippi. And click here to see all our photo albums.
Produced by Jim Albritton | The 32nd annual Mississippi Symphony Orchestra's Pepsi Pops concert drew thousands to Old Trace Park on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The concert ended with a spectacular fireworks show over the water.
Produced by Jim Albritton | The Color Me Rad 5K in Jackson, Mississippi is part of the Zippity Doo Dah Weekend in the city's Fondren neighborhood. Zippity events, including Color Me Rad, benefit Friends of Children's Hospital which supports Batson Children's Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
There are 600 photos of the 2013 Color Me Rad Jackson 5K Run in three photo albums on our Facebook page. ALBUM ONE | ALBUM TWO | ALBUM THREE | Click here to see all our photo albums.
Produced by Jim Albritton | The 2012 Renaissance Euro Fest Classic European Auto and Motorcycle Show brought thousands to Ridgeland, Mississippi to see some of the best-known and most sought-after classic cars from Europe. About 150 cars, from five countries and eight states were on display at the fourth annual event. | http://euro-fest.net
Power, sail and paddle boats of all sorts participated in the Jackson Yacht Club's "Blessing of the Fleet" at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The annual event signals the unofficial start of boating season in central Mississippi. The Rev. Kyle Dice Seage of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Jackson bestowed the blessing from aboard Lisa and Will Manuel's sailboat anchored near the Jackson yacht Club. Celebrities, including Melanie Christopher, Malcolm White and Bobby Cleveland, judged decorated boats.
Produced by Jim Albritton | The Dragon Boat Regatta at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Mississippi has become a major event, drawing a diverse group of companies and organizations together for a fun, friendly team-building day on the water. | http://madisoncountychamber.com
Produced by Jim Albritton | On the eve of Zippity Doo Dah Weekend, the Budweiser Clydesdales visited Batson Children's Hospital, giving patients and staff a close-up look at the massive horses that will lead the annual event's nighttime parade through Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood. The parade and related Zippity Doo Dah events benefit Friends of Children's Hospital. | http://zippitydoodahparade.com
Produced by Jim Albritton | For 30 years the often irreverent Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival in downtown Jackson, Mississippi has signaled the arrival of Spring while raising money for Batson Children's Hospital. Here's a four-minute look at the parade. Videos focusing on other festival events, including the 5K Run, Trustmark Children's Parade and a Pet Parade, will soon be posted.
Produced by Jim Albritton | More than 2,300 runners took to the streets of Jackson, Mississippi in 2011 for the 4th Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon. The event celebrated Mississippi's blues heritage and honored its favorite son--Elvis Presley--on his birthday.