Clinton Junior High Math Champ

Jack Grogan is a champion when it comes to mathematics. Grogan, an eighth grader at Clinton Junior High competed in the district seventh and eighth grade mathematics competition on Mar. 4, 2011. He won first place in the eighth grade division.

The competition was held on the Raymond campus of Hinds Community College. The competition is sponsored by the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Middle and junior high schools in the Hinds Community College district are invited each year to send their top two seventh and eighth grade students to the competition. The students take a standardized written test.

Trophies are awarded to the teams that accumulate the most points on the exams. Students participating came from Clinton Junior High, Vicksburg Junior High, Warren Central, Chastain Middle School, Carver Middle School, and Pearl Junior High. The state competition will be held on April 2, 2011 at Mississippi College, where the first and second place winners will compete.

Figment Jackson

At the Figment planning meeting on March 5, 2011, Monique Davis models her custom made Figment jacket with the slogan "What will you bring?" in paint on the back. Figment, a family friendly and free community art project that started on Governor's Island in New York Harbor has grown each year in projects, duration, participants, volunteers, fund-raising capability, exhibitions, locations, and overall level of commitment and participation, as well as public support; it will come to the old Coca Cola plant in Jackson on May 14-15, 2011.

Early Spring Blossom

A fruit tree blossoms with buds and blooms. This peach tree photographed Mar. 3, 2011 in Raymond, Miss., helped to usher in the pageant of flora that comes with spring in Mississippi.

Clinton Property Slated for Demolition

Time is running out for this house at 607 Jefferson Street which stands with a condemnation notice visible on a front post. The Clinton Board of Aldermen voted during their Feb. 1, 2011 meeting to move forward with demolition of this and some adjacent properties on Jefferson street, all owned by the same property owner.

Francis the Miracle Dog

Recovering sheltie mix puppy Francis reclines on a pallet in the offices of Community Animal Rescue and Adoption, Inc. in Jackson, Miss., on February 23, 2011. Francis was discovered in a dumpster comatose but still breathing during the recent harshly cold weather, and is now in the care of Kennel Manager Lynn Shaw of CARA who is nursing the pup back to health with assistance from human physical therapist volunteers.

O So Sweet Boutique Opening in Byram

Business partners Stacie Lee (in blue) and Shannon Williams (in pink) of Florence, Miss. complete the hanging of a sign above their new store the O So Sweet Boutique which will re-sell maternity, children's and teen’s clothing, and also feature handmade craft and gift items. The two have worked on the new business project since Feb. 1, 2011, with the boutique slated to open the week of Feb. 21, 2011 in Suite 106 of the Byram Business Center.

Lula’s Market Café

This antebellum house at 205 West Leake Street is the site of the future Lula’s Market Café, the latest restaurant addition to Clinton's Olde Towne district. At the Feb. 1, 2011 meeting of the Clinton Board of Aldermen, the Board voted to approve the construction of a gazebo on the grounds, and owner Dean Farrar stated that Lula's, scheduled to open in March, will initially be serving breakfast and lunch on Tuesday through Sunday, with plans to eventually be open for dinner.