Biqi Zhao
Biqi Zhao sees intrinsic beauty and potential in not only the streets of Jackson, but in its citizens as well. As land use manager for the City of Jackson, she plays an important role in the city's revitalization efforts.
Evan Alvarez
The night before Evan Alvarez, 21, resigned from his position as chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans at Mississippi State University was a quiet one.
People of the Day: U.S. Supreme Court
The issue in more than four dozen lawsuits from faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals that oppose some or all contraception as immoral is how far the Obama administration must go to accommodate them.
Mickey Loomis
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis and the Saints came out the winners when a third party arbitrator ruled that team member Jimmy Graham is to be classified as a tight end for purposes of setting his "franchise tag" cost to the team.
Donovan Barner
Voting rights acts, education and politics aren't the normal topics of conversation for many teenagers, but they're part of 16-year-old Donovan Barner's everyday conversation.
Kiese Laymon
Award-winning fiction writer Kiese Laymon is returning to Mississippi from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he serves as an associate professor of English and African studies, to serve as the Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi for the 2015-2016 school year.
Kallie Hargrove
Raymond native Kallie Hargrove is one of three candidates Congressman Bennie Thompson selected to serve as a summer intern in his Washington, D.C., office.
Soul Winters
Stacey "Soul" Winters says her life changed when she first unlocked the doors of what was to be Soul Wired Cafe in 2010.
Thomas Roots
Interior designer and stylist Thomas Roots—who has collaborated with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Johnnie Cochran and Shemar Moore—is bringing a new venture to Jackson that promises to give clients a new sense of flair.
Edward Villella
The ballet world knows dancer and choreographer Edward Villella, who served as the chairman of the international jury for the 2014 USA International Ballet Competition, as a legend and a pioneer for male ballet dancers.
Greg Hanks
As an avid fan of comics and pop culture, Greg Hanks wanted to create an event to highlight southern pop culture, and he saw Jackson as the perfect location for the demographic he wanted to reach.
Trey McIntyre
Trey McIntyre founded the Trey McIntyre Project in 2005 as a part-time touring dance company that only performed in the summer.
Daphne R. Chamberlain
Even though she was born a generation after the murder that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement in 1955, Daphne R. Chamberlain considers herself a member of the Emmett Till Generation.
Kayla Paul-Lindsey
Kayla Paul-Lindsey is a gospel recording artist, president of the Leadership Greater Jackson Alumni Association and the operator of her own CPA firm in Jackson.