The only place for going full time Military! These Recruiting Sergeants development and mentor…read moreyoung men and women into professional Soldiers. Opportunities exist full-time and part in many career fields; medical, engineering, computers science, transportation and logistics.

I have only been to Jackson, Mississippi a few times. It seems to have a lot of historic buildings…read moreand things to do. The few museums I have been to seem to be missing something. I am not sure what, I can't quite put my finger on it. There seem to be sections of town with a large population of unhoused. Very quaint city.

Nice amount of parking. Nice size post office. Clean. We came here around almost closing time to…read moremail off some cards. Service was great.

This post office's number does not work!! It goes into a recording that says to enter a remote…read moreaccess code. Where does one get one? Why would I need such number to get this business to answer their phones?? Horrible service!! Seems like Jackson Mississippi has alot of lazy or incompetent people. DO NOT SEND YOUR STUDENTS TO ANY UNIVERSITY IN JACKSON, MS Other Post Office in the Capital area has a number listed that is not working.

This bronze statue sits behind the Old City Hall in Jackson, MS, the centerpiece of Josh Halbert…read moreGardens. It was built in 1968 and dedicated in 1972. It is the work of the late artist Katherine Rhymes Speed Ettl who was new to sculpting at the time. This is not particularly a confederate memorial, but has seemed to drum just as much controversy. In 2020, the city voted voted 5-1 to have the statue removed. After the vote, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said it was time to "divorce" the city "from the legacy of a brutal owner of enslaved people who was instrumental in initiating the Trail of Tears against indigenous people." As I previously mentioned, calls for removing the Jackson statue were not because of any confederate ties, but because he was just a bad dude. While serving as a US general, Jackson led military campaigns of terror against the Creek Nation, the Florida Seminoles and the Chickasaw in Tennessee and Alabama; winning all of them, and subsequently driving Native Americans into desperation. It was also written that he burned their villages, enslaved their women and children and instructed his soldiers to cut off the noses of dead Native American warriors to keep a tally of the dead. While President, Jackson continued his campaign against Native Americans with the mass expulsion of them from their lands through the Indian Removal Act, which resulted in thousands of them dying on the Trail of Tears. The sculpture overlooks a waterfall (which was not working while I was there) in the garden. It is darker than most other bronze statues that I have seen. I almost appears black. It is still in great shape though. A new site or final disposition of the statue has yet to be decided. It is not without its suitors though.The city was contacted by the National Park Service and they expressed an interest in acquiring the statue and relocating it to the Hermitage in Tennessee. Most people believe that it will end up in a local museum such as the Smith Robertson Museum. There is metered street parking and commercial parking lots and additional metered street parking within a reasonable walking distance from the garden that the statue is located. If you are luckily you can snag one of the metered spots in the back of the CIty Hall. My rating is based on the sculpture itself and and not any of the controversy that surrounds it. Anyway, as with most statues that I have visited and reviewed, I was there less than 10 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

This memorial is located in front of the Jackson Old Central Fire Station (built 1904) and was…read morededicated in 1996. It consists primarily of a very detailed bronze stature depicting a firefighter, in full turn out gear, who has just rescued a small child who is clinging to their stuffed monkey. The statue stands 7 feet tall and sits on a 4' black granite base that reads "DEDICATED, OCT. 29, 2000, IN HONOR OF THOSE JACKSON FIRE FIGHTERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND TO ALL FIRE FIGHTERS WHO DAILY DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THE PROTECTION OF THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE CITIZENS OF JACKSON." The back of the base list the names of the eleven Jackson Firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The memorial is intended to honor the Jackson, Mississippi Fire Fighters who have died in the line of duty and indicates hope for the future and better tomorrow. The memorial is very small is pretty much just the statue. It is a nice statue though. This is the site on annual ceremony for the families of fallen firefighters. There is free street parking within a reasonable walking distance from the memorial, if you are driving and wanted to park to get a closer look. The grounds are area are pretty well maintained and you may find a few flowers or wreaths there during your visit. This attraction was not a very long stop for me. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions such as City Hall, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

This beautiful building is the newer version of the state capitol after the old one fell into bad…read moreshape. It has beautiful marble from regional as well as international locations and wrought iron and cast iron railings. The docent guided tour is an excellent way to learn about its history as well as see the chambers of the senate and house of representatives as well as learn about the governors and the architecture. Our tour lasted a little bit over an hour so if you have time on your hands and interested in this kind of stuff, it's a great choice. If you don't have the time but still interested in the building, you can also do a self guided tour but I'm not sure you can go see the chambers without the docent.

This Capitol building was completed within 28 months of construction in 1901-1903 costing…read more$1,093,641. The Capitol originally housed all 3 branches of government, with the Legislative branch still remaining. The Capitol is 402 ft wide, 225 ft deep, with a total of 171,000 square ft. The central dome rises 180 feet above ground level. The main Rotunda is located on the 2nd floor with walls of Italian white marble trimmed with Belgian black marble. A relief sculpture of Lady Justice is seen above each of the arches. Architect Theodore Link used electric lighting when designing the Capitol & incorporated 4,750 electric fixtures, which are still being used today. Windows of stained & leaded glass, crafted by Louis Millet of Chicago, The ceilings of the 3rd & 4th floor corridors contain Millet's stained glass & work with the skylights on the roof as a skylight system to provide natural light along those corridors.

Easy to find. Security was friendly as were the ladies waiting on us. The office is very clean…read more We received our certificates very quickly. Thank you for a great start to get our drivers license!

I know libraries aren't really the *thing* nowadays thanks to eBooks and the world wide web, but as…read morefar as libraries go, this is one of the best I've seen. When visiting MS, I'm constantly on the search for places with free WiFi so I can go sit with my MacBook for a few hours. This is one of my favourite places to do just that. They have lots of tables and chairs set up, so there's never a problem finding a cozy place to plop down for a while. This library is fairly new and it's a really gorgeous building, both inside and out. Everything is so well organized and it's kept spotless. Of course you'll find books here (duh, it's a library), but they also have tons of CDs, DVDs, and video games (for the Playstation, XBox, and DS) that you can check out. Thanks to the great people of the Rankin County Library System, they let me use my parents' address to get a library card. This allows me to check things out (I like to listen to the CDs on my laptop sometimes while I'm here and I need a library card to get the CDs) and it also allows me to use one of their many computers and the internet if I happen to not feel like bring my Mac with me. The entire staff are very friendly and helpful. They will go out of their way to help you find what you're looking for. LOVE this library! I so wish we had one like it in Jacksonville!

Great library with friendly, helpful staff. I probably come here too much as one librarian pulls my…read morereserved books out when he sees me coming and greets me by name. I also enjoy using it to study for my actuarial exams. Fast WiFi, although ALL streaming is blocked. This means no viewing online lectures. My one complaint is the noise level sometimes. People seem to forget libraries are quiet zones and I've not noticed any librarians correcting this when it happens.