.....The long-awaited Meadowbrook Road Project started today as workers dig out and repair failed sections of the north side of the street. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction and shifted to the south side of the street.
.....The $3.3 million project from Old Canton Road to West Street/Northbrook Drive will resurface the street and repair failed areas of the street base. The street will be reconfigured to 3 lanes to provide a center turn lane and create an ADA compliant shared-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists. It will also replace traffic signal detections at three traffic signals within the work zone.
.....Construction will take approximately 8-9 months to complete, according to Robert Lee of the city's Engineering Division.
.....Motorists should drive carefully through the work zone and obey all signs.
.....The Meadowbrook Road Project is funded through a federal FAST Act regional surface transportation block grant with matching funds provided by the 1% Municipal Sales Tax. The Mississippi Department of Transportation provides administrative oversight of the project on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration.
Biscuits from Brents, BBQ from The Pig & Pint
Community Clean Up Day on 23rd
.....Join your neighbors of Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. for Community Clean Up Day. As part of Keep Jackson Beautiful Month, Fondren volunteers will be targeting a few key areas in Fondren for trash removal and landscaping work.
.....Keep Jackson Beautiful will provide trash bags, grabbers and safety vests.
.....We will kick off the morning at Duling Hall with Biscuits from Brent's, sponsored by Word of Life Fondren (WOLF), where you will pick up your supplies and then head to your work assignment. At 12:45 p.m., head to Fondren Park to celebrate our work with lunch from The Pig & Pint.
.....Thank you to our sponsors Word of Life Fondren and The Pig & Pint.
.....Click here to volunteer for Community Clean Up Day.
When Corner Market reopens today, it will have 72 linear feet of ice cream, notes Manager Eddie Prosser, right! (And 88 linear feet of beer!)
Corner Market back open today
.....Our Corner Market is back open after a temporary two week closure for remodeling.
.....According to store manager Eddie Prosser, the remodeling process continues. Deli cases won't arrive until later in the week; produce will arrive on Tuesday. But grocery, meat and dairy-frozen products are stocked and ready for shoppers.
.....Floors and decor will be installed in late April.
....."But we are all fresh and waiting to serve Fondren," says Prosser.
Fondren Live returns May 5
.....Music and entertainment will return to the Business District on May 5 as the latest iteration of Fondren's First Thursday celebrations.
.....Fondren Live is scheduled to continue on the first Thursdays through September.
.....A new feature of Fondren Live will be a mini market by JXN Flea on Duling.
JXN Flea coming to Fondren Live
.....JXN Flea is set to bring it's top vendors of antiques, vintage clothing, jewelry, arts and crafts to Duling Ave on May 5, 6-8 p.m., during Fondren Live.
End the evening with Compozitionz
.....Fondren Live will bring the magic of Motown (complete with precision choreography) to Afterglow with international recording artists, Compozitionz.
.....Compozitionz will perform at 8 p.m. on May 5 in front of Fondren Fitness. Bring your own chairs and dance shoes to celebrate the kick off of summer in Fondren.
Juleps, Bluegrass and Ballet
.....Join the Friends of the USA IBC for their annual fundraiser at Fondren Guitars on May 7, 4:30 - 7 p.m.
.....The Kentucky Derby and Bluegrass Concert will feature Southern Derby Day Fare, traditional mint juleps, a Winner's Circle of Prizes and a Hat Contest.
.....The Friends are benefactors of the USA IBC City dance program that provides free weekly ballet lessons to children attending Jackson Public Schools.
.....Purchase tickets at www.usaibc.com/friends
Neighbor-hood Watch Signs
Become a partner with JPD in solving neighborhood crimes!
Virtual Neighborhood Watch signs are now available to deter people from entering your property to commit a crime. For a donation of $10, FRF will deliver a yard sign to your property. You can relocate the sign, once it is received.
.....Whether you have a sign or not, you can upload video and photos from your home security camera directly to JPD's Precinct 4 with this link:Send video to JPD.
.....The sign is just a deterrent to those who may be trespassing, informing them that their images may be sent to Precinct 4 and used as evidence.
