Alex Lawson, chair for the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, shows residents an economic mobility map on Nov. 18, 2023, in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Mississippi State University School of Architecture.

Source: https://wbhm.org/2023/how-making-jacksons-famed-farish-street-more-green-could-also-help-cool-it-off/

He graduated Itawamba Community College and attended Mississippi State University, then returned to Nettleton and was elected mayor at 23 years of age, one of the youngest ever in Mississippi history.

Source: https://themississippilink.com/2023/06/21/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-brandon-presley-part-1-the-man-with-sights-on-being-the-next-governor-of-mississippi-visits-with-the-mississippi-link-in-an-expanded-coverage-q-a/

McDole’s success in high school earned him a scholarship to play football at Mississippi State University.

Source: https://ksusentinel.com/2023/03/29/mardye-mcdole-beloved-football-star-remembered-for-his-impact-on-and-off-the-field/

Rachel Allison, a professor at Mississippi State University who has extensively studied women’s soccer, said that 10 years ago there were many doubts about the financial viability of professional women’s soccer.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-11-26/this-mexican-immigrant-soccer-agent-wants-women-players-to-get-more-pay-and-less-abuse