Dancing with the Mississippi Stars | A Benefit for Community Place

Produced by Jim Albritton | Celebrity dancers competed in the inaugural Dancing with the Mississippi Stars, a benefit for Community Place. Proceeds from the fundraiser go to Community Place's relocation initiative. The celebrity dancers were Kristy Cronin, Mrs. Mississippi 2006, Linda Allen, WJTV News Channel 12, Pamela Nail, Mrs. World 1998, Othor Cain, The Mississippi Link, and Heather Sophia, 16 WAPT. Judges were Sister Dorothea Sondgerath, Sam Mims, Jill Conner Browne, Brad McMullan, LaRecca Rucker and Helen McDaniel. To learn more about Community Place, go to http://visitcommunityplace.org.

Rock Doc Talks BP Oil Spill, Tests Absorption Products

Produced by Jim Albritton | Former petroleum geologist Stan Galicki talks about the BP oil spill. The associate professor of geology at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi also tests various booms and oil absorption devices and products for effectiveness. This is part one of a series of reports on how oil is formed, found and extracted.

The Day That Was | 2010 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival

Produced by Jim Albritton | Here's a longer look at the 2010 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival, a benefit for the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. Included is the BancorpSouth 5K Race, the Trustmark Children's Festival and the Mal's St. Paddy's Parade. For more information, go to the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children or visit Batson on Facebook.

Three Minute View | 2010 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade

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Produced by Jim Albritton | It Ain't Easy Being Green... but on March 20, 2010 it sure was as tens of thousands of people flood the streets of downtown Jackson, Mississippi for the state's largest annual event--the Mal's St. Paddy's Day Parade and Festival. Here is part one of the 2010 event--the parade itself.