Good morning, Jackson.

Residents have a final chance to buy tickets for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, a fundraising event to support local children's care, as ticket sales end soon.

Act quickly to be in the drawing.

At Chick-fil-A on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland, 83-year-old Mr. Blue builds strong community ties with decades of life experience, working at the restaurant and cheering local volleyball and football games.

The Rotary Club of Pascagoula and Sleep in Heavenly Peace will build 50 beds on Sept.

19 for Jackson County children lacking beds, addressing the needs of 84 kids with help from about 120 volunteers from local Rotary and Interact clubs + the event runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Brady McDonald of Zero to 100 Wishes met with NW Rankin Cross Country Team (local runners) in Brandon on Thursday morning to run a 50K for Make-A-Wish.

He plans to finish his 50 states in 50 days run in New Orleans and Honolulu.

Two Holmes County natives and childhood friends from Durant, Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson Jr. (41) and photographer Joe Ferguson (39) died in the Sept.

11 attacks; Dickerson was inside the Pentagon while Ferguson was on the plane, and a local school district later honored their legacy with a memorial endowment.

A new nail technician training program has opened at Mississippi Correctional Institute for Women today to give 16 students a 17-18 week chance to earn a career credential — inmates built the facility and décor to help reenter the community.

Mississippi launched its Workforce Pell Grant program on July 1 to let colleges and training providers use federal Pell funds for approved eight-to-15-week training programs + Hinds Community College is preparing applications for electrical and health sciences.

On July 14, a new Choctaw Central middle and high school campus opened in Choctaw with a ribbon cutting featuring traditional dancing, singing and drumming.

The campus (the largest tribally controlled consolidated school district for indigenous students) was celebrated by tribal leaders and community members.

Today, the offices of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning had a network security incident that affected financial aid services; external cybersecurity professionals are investigating the issue as secure online applications remain available.

Judge Reynolds ordered the owner of Grand Chateau apartments to clean up the hazardous site or face jail for eight code violations heard in Environmental Court+the owner admitted that squatters are hindering cleanup and a formal ruling with detailed timelines is forthcoming.

UMMC AirCare unveiled its fifth airplane, a fixed-wing Pilatus PC-12 (provided by Guardian Flight) to boost emergency transport for trauma, stroke, neonatal, burn and cardiac patients in rural hospitals.

The new plane will expand access to advanced care across the community.

Developers are renovating dilapidated apartments while planning grocery stores (to boost access to fresh food) in food deserts.

The project will improve housing and grocery options across underserved Jackson neighborhoods.

MRA quarterback Austin Banks earned The End Zone Week 3 Student-Athlete of the Week after throwing for 328 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-21 win over Hartfield Academy; he received 1,282 votes as MRA prepares to face Collierville, Tenn on Friday.