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Chrissi Papworth set working with wind tunnels as a career goal while still a student at Mississippi State University. She now works for NASA on the Artemis mission with the Space Launch System. Here she is standing outside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnels at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

Chrissi Papworth: Shooting for the stars

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Chrissi Papworth set working with wind tunnels as a career goal while still a student at Mississippi State University. She now works for NASA on the Artemis mission with the Space Launch System. Here she is standing outside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnels at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

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I-55 Gluckstadt lights waiting for legislators to okay funding for highway project
By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer
Fri,04/03/26-5:00PM , 184 Reads
Drivers along I-55 who are nearing the Gluckstadt exit and taking the exit find themselves in the dark after the sun goes down.
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Gold Key Art on display
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Originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision are core values of the annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Out of 1,213 entries, only 388 win an award. The efforts of Jackson Academy Upper School art students (from left) Crystal Gao and Avery Buchanan were recognized at this year’s competition.
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Habitat for Humanity 40th Anniversary
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Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area kicked off their 40th anniversary year by celebrating its donors, volunteers and homeowners with an appreciation luncheon at First Baptist Church of Jackson.
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Theocracy is anathema to U. S.
By JAY WIENER - Guest Columnist
Fri,04/03/26-4:00PM , 215 Reads 6,789 Statewide
Albert Einstein wrote on May 23, 1946 that “The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking...”
One can say the same of the torching of Temple Beth Israel, three months ago, on January 10, 2026.
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Jackson Playwright John Maxwell's "An Easter Tale" received a standing ovation Thursday night at Wells Methodist Church on Bailey Avenue in Jackson.

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