Entries by Jim Albritton (590)

Thursday
Sep252014

David Oreck on Life, Work, Flight & His Love of Mississippi 

Produced by Jim Albritton | The hanger on David Oreck's 600-acre Poplarville, Mississippi farm houses a fleet of nine planes. The large lake with two islands, the massive stable, the Model T and the main house and guest houses are impressive as is the man who built an built a worldwide brand by cleaning up in the vacuum business. 

Monday
Sep222014

Down & Derby | Y101 DJ Falls for Capital City Roller Girls 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Y101 morning DJ Tim Murphy likes a challenge. The Capital City Roller Girls like fresh meat. And ERs need patients. Sometimes the puzzle pieces just fit.  

Sunday
Sep142014

Dateline Pelahatchie | Media Titans Battle at Muscadine Stomp

Produced by Jim Albritton | TV anchors, DJs, and print and radio reporters battle foot-to-foot for the coveted Muscadine Stomp championship trophy at the annual Muscadine Jubilee in Pelahatchie, Mississippi.

Tuesday
Sep022014

Mississippi Culanthropy | Iron Chef Cat Cora

Produced by Jim Albritton | Celebrity chef and Jackson native Cat Cora returned home to Jackson to raise money for a School of Nursing scholarship fund at the University of Mississippi Medical Center named in honor of her mother and grandmother.  Mississippi Culanthropy, a culinary philanthropic event at Table 100, featured eight of the city's top chefs. Before the event, Cat Cora toured the School of Nursing with her mother, Dr. Viginia Lee Cora, UMMC professor emeritus of nursing.

Saturday
Aug092014

Fondren After 5 | Musicians, Artists & Huge Crowds 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Four block parties, 30 bands, local artists, great food and shopping brought hundreds to Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood for "Fondren After 5."

Saturday
Aug092014

Photos | Fondren After 5

Click here to see photos of the August 7, 2014 Fondren After 5 event in Jackson, Mississippi's Fondren neighborhood. Click here to see all our photo albums.


 

Monday
Jul212014

i-Limb Bionic Hand is a Game Changer for Amputees 

Produced by Jim Albritton | The i-Limb Ultra Revolution, a bionic hand, is a game changer for patients at Methodist Orthotics and Prosthetics.

Friday
Jul112014

The Story | Methodist Orthotics & Prosthetics Team Scores Big at Endeavor Games 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Five Methodist Orthotics & Prosthetics athletes scored big at the 2014 Endeavor Games at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. The team set records and brought home medals in running, powerlifting, discus, javelin, swimming, archery, table tennis and sitting volleyball.  

Friday
Jul112014

The Music Video | Methodist Orthotics & Prosthetics | Three Minutes @ Endeavor 

Produced by Jim Albritton | Athletes on the Methodist Orthotics & Prosthetics team won big at the 2014 Endeavor Games at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. | http://methodistonline.org

Thursday
Jul102014

Back to the Beach | Planet of the Apes

Produced by Jim Albritton | There are all kinds of pilgrimages. For me, it was the Malibu beach where the ending of the original 1968 Planet of the Apes was shot.

Monday
Jul072014

10 Cool Mississippi Events That Shouldn't Be Missed

Here are 10 Mississippi events that shouldn’t be missed (in no particular order). Of course, there are a lot more than 10. Give us time, we’ll get to all of them.



Monday
Jun162014

Photos | 2014 UCO Endeavor Games 

The 2014 Endeavor Games at the University of Central Oklahoma is an nationally recognized multi-sport competition for athletes with physical disabilities. The 15th annual event was held in Edmond. Click here to see our photos of the 2014 Endeavor Games and click here to see all our photo albums.


 

Sunday
Jun152014

Photos | Oklahoma City National Memorial

Our photos of the Oklahoma City National Memorial are grouped in sections, focusing on the various symbolic areas of the memorial. 

Photos of the Gates of Time | Photos of the Survivor Tree 

Photos of the Memorial Museum | Photos of the Fence 

And click here to see all our other photo albums.

Tuesday
Jun032014

Mothers' Milk Bank of Mississippi Opens in Flowood 

Produced by Jim Albritton | A ribbon cutting ceremony in Flowood marked the opening of the Mothers' Milk Bank of Mississippi which will provide donated milk to premature infants in the state's newborn intensive care units.  

Wednesday
May282014

2014 Madison County Chamber Dragon Boat Regatta

Produced by Jim Albritton | Fifty-one teams competed in the 2014 Dragon Boat Regatta at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The event, sponsored by the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, brings together businesses, nonprofits and other groups for a day-long competition that benefits MadCAAP. | http://paddlesontherez.com