2013 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival | Crowded Streets, Packed Floats and a Good Cause

Produced by Jim Albritton | A look at the 31st Annual Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival, including the early morning 5K run, the pet and children's parades and the main event itself, which brought more than 75,000 people to downtown Jackson, Mississipppi. The 5K run, float entry fees and the "City Sweep" that precedes the parade benefit Batson Children's Hospital. 

Photos of the 2013 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival

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Mal's St. Paddy's Parade | Batson City Sweep | Pet and Children's Parades | 5K Run 

Comet PanSTARRS, Stealth Bombers Spotted Over the Ross Barnett Reservoir

Newsocracy.TV cameras caught images of Comet PanSTARRS over the Ross Barnett Reservoir in central Mississippi on March 12, March 13 and March 15, 2013. Click the links to view photos from both nights in our Facebook Photo Gallery. Two stealth bombers served as an opening act for the comet on March 13. If you like the photos, like Newsocracy on Facebook, too. The photos were shot at the Fannin Landing boat ramp in Brandon. 

PGA Tour | Sanderson Farms Championship to Benefit Batson Children's Hospital

Produced by Jim Albritton | The Sanderson Farms Championship, a PGA Tour tournament at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi will benefit the state's only children's hospital and several other charities. The event is July 18-21, 2013. 

Physician Who Discovered 'Functional' Cure for HIV Infected Infant is Back at Work

Produced by Jim Albritton | The discovery of a functional cure for an HIV infected infant thrust pediatric HIV specialist Dr. Hannah Gay into an international spotlight she never sought. After a week of news conferences, TV studios and countless interviews, she's thrilled to be back, treating patients at Batson Children's Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. 

Songs for Kids Tour Comes to Batson Children's Hospital

Produced by Jim Albritton | Patients and staff at Batson Children's Hospital became part of the Songs for Kids concert tour, performing along with musicians on a mission to visit 200 children's hospitals in 180 US cities in 2013. Their 25,000 mile nationwide journey, sponsored by the Songs for Kids Foundation, brought them to Mississippi's only children's hospital. 

In Their Shoes | On the Job in a Kona Ice Truck

Produced by Jim Albritton | What's it like to work in a Kona Ice truck? Here's a quick look at a cool job. 

Mississippi Miracles Radiothon 2013 | A Day in the Life

Produced by Jim Albritton | The 2013 Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raised $400,754 for Batson Children's Hospital. Over three days, Jackson stations Y101.7, US 96.3, Mix 98.7 and Jack FM and Vicksburg stations KHits and River 101 broadcast 39 hours of live interviews of current and former patients, parents and staff from the hospital's lobby. Meridian stations 97 OKK, Kiss 104.1, Q101 and 105.7 The Beat also broadcast from Meridian. The money raised will be used to buy equipment and fund research and programs to help ensure Mississippi's only children's hospital is able to continue to provide the most advanced level of medical care for the state's children. 

Photos | 2013 Mississippi Miracles Radiothon

Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of 2013 Mississippi Miracles Radiothon benefitting Batson Children's Hospital. Click here to see all our photo albums. 

The Official Unofficial Guide | 2013 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival

ALABAMA SHAKES HEADLINE STREET DANCE CONCERT

Produced by Jim Albritton | Details about the grand marshal, theme and the Alabama Shakes and three other groups performing at the post parade Street Dance. The 31st Annual Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival is Saturday, March 16, 2013 in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. 

Mardi Gras 2013 | Three Jam-packed Minutes in New Orleans

Produced by Jim Albritton | From Endymion to Bacchus and everywhere in between, Mardi Gras parades on the last weekend before Fat Tuesday in New Orleans don't disappoint. Give us three minutes and we'll give you Carnival like never before.

Annual Visit to Mississippi's Children's Hospital Keeps Secretary of State Grounded

Produced by Jim Albritton | For Delbert Hosemann, it's not roses and candy that make Valentine's Day special, it's the patients at Batson Children's Hospital.  For six years, Mississippi's Secretary of State has visited sick and injured kids at the state's only children's hospital.

Batson 24/7 | Born to Be Wild & Speed Racer

Produced by Jim Albritton | At Batson Children's Hospital the one constant is time. Morning rounds at 7 a.m. A heliport that never closes. Pediatric ambulances ready at a moment's notice. Newborns in a minute-by-minute struggle for life. A surgery waiting room where time seemingly stands still. And a staff that constantly tries to separate hours-on from hours-off. These are their stories: Batson 24/7. 

Otherworldly Nighttime Mardi Gras Parades | New Orleans

Long exposures, dark nights and colorful, brightly lit floats provide an otherworldly look at Mardi Gras 2013 in New Orleans. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see 95 photos of daytime parades. Click here to see all our photo albums.

Mardi Gras 2013 | New Orleans | Daytime Parades

On the last weekend before Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans don't disappoint. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see 95 photos of daytime parades. Click here to see all our photo albums.