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From hot air balloons to fab fireworks, the Fourth of July in metro Jackson promises a celebration that's all about color and sky appeal.

Biography HOMEMADE JAMZ' BLUES BAND , featuring Ryan, Kyle & Taya Perry 23rd International Blues Challenge 2nd Place Winners, 2007 .

The Governing Board of the Southern Debutante Assembly introduced the honorees for 2008 at a garden party on May 30 at Equen Plantation, the home of Mr.

Belle Eftink of Southaven and Jennifer Golightly of Memphis were novices at blueberry-picking, but Nesbit Blueberry Plantation operators set them up.

Tonight B.B. King kicks off the Vicksburg Blues Trail, a four-day series of blues-related events, with a concert at the Vicksburg Convention Center.

Indianola High School music students marveled at the school's expanded music facility during tours May 15.

“That white water didn't seem any better than the black water.”

King came across as the world's most charismatic 82-year-old, his voice still gutsy, his guitar style still one of the most identifiable and heart-wrenching anywhere. via Telegram & Gazette

“All have the opportunity to have one by the end of the summer”

Three summer programs offered by the Jackson-based Mississippi Council on Economic Education aim to grow the state's number of master teachers of economics. via The Clarion-Ledger

Airports across Mississippi will share in $11 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

Itta Bena, Miss. offensive line prospect Jonathan Henderson was in Oxford over the weekend and will make another trip this coming weekend for the Grove Bowl. via Rivals.com

“When we came back to the area, County Line Road was just a dirt lane. Now it's a shopping mecca, but it still can't compare to what I have to offer my customers.”

Will Smith The Herald Shirley Burns helps out returning customer Carly Temple, 9, with her section of Webkinz merchandise at her Special Creations and Gifts store in Canton. via Madison County Herald

JACKSON, Miss. -- A tanker that's leaking propane has forced the closure of Highway 49 near 2nd Street in Indianola A tanker that is leaking propane has forced the closure of Highway 49 near 2nd Street in ... via WAPT.com

Blues singer B.B. King smiles during a media conference before the first concert of his current farewell tour, in Berlin, in a Thursday, Sept. via The Washington Post

INDIANOLA - B.B. King is the new owner of a juke joint where he and other artists have kept the blues alive for the past several decades. via The Clarion-Ledger

Since President Bush recently signed an economic stimulus package extending rebates to many taxpayers, the National Tour Association is encouraging us to spend some of that money on travel. via The Indianapolis Star

“I'd say 91 percent of the people are good, but you've got that other 9 percent that you just don't know who are anti-American”

Spc. Octavious King rocked in his chair as he recalled when he got the word in May 2004 he was being shipped off to Iraq for a tour of duty with the Mississippi National Guard. via The Clarion-Ledger

Brizannai Washington scored 16 points and Indianola Gentry extended its winning streak to 79 games with a 42-35 win over Coldwater today in the girls semifinals of the Grand Slam Championship in Tupelo. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

For the 'King of Blues', his instrument Lucille has always represented far more than an emotion or woman; she is an ebony, maple gold, pearl-inlaid heir to the Gibson throne. via PR-inside.com

Catherine Cowans is a black Barack Obama supporter who is disappointed by the rival Clinton campaign's recent attacks on her candidate. via The Morning Call

Sunflower County Circuit Judge Ashley Hines of Sunflower County still levied $25,000 in bail, even though DNA testing carried out in 2007 proves Johnson did not commit the crime. via Jackson Free Press