Photos | National Train Day | McComb, Mississippi

McComb, the railroad-built town, celebrated National Train Day in a big way at the city's downtown railroad museum on Saturday, May 10, 2014. The Mississippi city was one of only 17 US cities to host an Amtrak "train set" which includes an engine, passenger, sleeper and dining cars. Kids, and adults, too, toured the Amtrak train as well as several cars that are part of the museum's permanent steam engine display. 

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A video news story about National Train Day in McComb will be posted soon.

Downtown Biloxi and the MGM Park Construction Site

Photos of downtown Biloxi, Mississippi, including the construction site for MGM Park at the intersection of U.S. 90 and I-110. The 5,000-seat stadium will be home to a Double-A Southern League team in 2015. 

Photos | McComb City Hall Centennial Celebration

McComb, Mississippi marked the 100th anniversary of its City Hall on May 10, 2014 with a celebration led by Mayor Whitney Rawlings that featured several of the city's past mayors and the Jubilee Performing Arts Center Choir. The ceremony commemorated the 1914 laying of the building's cornerstone. A fire in 1904 destroyed the original building. McComb was founded in 1872 by Henry Simpson McComb, the president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad. As one of the nation's few company-built towns, it was planned and created to house the railroad's maintenance shops which were located in New Orleans. 

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Fondren Renaissance | An Evening with Claire Holley & Friends at The Cedars

Produced by Jim Albritton | "An Evening with Claire Holley & Friends" brought the singer-songwriter and Mississippi native home from LA for a concert sponsored by Fondren Renaissance at The Cedars. The event also featured a bourbon tasting, barbecue and the photos of Eudora Welty.

Batson Children's Hospital Patient is 1st 'Naval Aviator for a Day' at Naval Air Station Meridian

Produced by Jim Albritton | Batson Children's Hospital patient Hannah Dunaway receives her "Wings of Gold," completing the Naval Aviator for a Day program at Naval Air Station Meridian. Lieutenant Commander Clinton Watt and Lieutenant Kristin Acton guided the 13-year-old Vicksburg girl through the day-long program. 

Photos | Naval Aviator for a Day at NAS Meridian

Photos of the Naval Aviator for a Day program at Naval Air Station Meridian. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.

The Ultimate Color Me Rad Video II

Produced by Jim Albritton | A rainbow of color, four songs and a good cause make this the ultimate three-minute Color Me Rad video. The second annual 5K in Jackson, Mississippi, a part of the 2014 Zippity Doo Dah Weekend in the city's Fondren neighborhood, benefits Friends of Children's Hospital which supports Batson Children's Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Photos | Color Me Rad 2014

Photos of the Color Me Rad 5K, part of the 2014 Zippity Doo Dah Weekend and a benefit for Batson Children's Hospital. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.

Going Green | Mal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival

Produced by Jim Albritton | A quick look at Jackson, Mississippi's 32nd annual Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival. The zany celebration marks the arrival of Spring and benefits Batson Children's Hospital. 

Photos | The 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival

Just a few of our best photos of the 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival in Jackson, Mississippi. Scroll down to see many more. Cick here to see all Newsocracy photo albums.

Photos | 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade

Photos of the 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.

Photos | 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Pet & Children's Parades

Photos of the 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Pet and Children's Parades. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.

Photos | 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's 5K Race

Photos of the 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's 5K, a benefit for the Children's Heart Center at Batson Children's Hospital. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.

The Music & the Story | Ireland's Brock McGuire Band, Mississippi's Symphony Perform Together

Produced by Jim Albritton | Ireland's Brock McGuire Band and Mississippi's Symphony Orchestra celebrate the connection between Irish and American music at concert benefiting The McCoy House for Sober Living in Jackson, Mississippi.  

Photos | Ireland's Brock McGuire Band & the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

Ireland's Brock McGuire Band and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra celebrated the musical connection between Ireland and America at a concert at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center on March 7, 2014 which benefited the McCoy House for Sober Living in Jackson. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.