WLEZ 103.7 FM

Check out the schedule for WLEZ 103.7 FM which broadcasts next to the Belhaven Heights neighborhood. WLEZ holds an uncommon FCC license that grants a lower power broadcasting range for community-oriented stations. This license requires WLEZ to host a requisite amount of community-oriented programing which must be logged at the station. WLEZ is going above and beyond this calling as they continue to add new shows to their roster aimed at connecting and informing our community.

Monday noon - 1pm Mara Hartmann with What's Happening in

Jackson sponsored by the Jackson Convention

and Visitor's Bureau

Monday 5p-6p The Pinnacle Trust Hour with Stacy Wall

Tuesday 5pm The Julie Levenway Show "Fresh From the Flame "

a radio cooking show

Wednesday noon Edward Saint Pe' hosts The St Catherines / St
Dominic Hour

Wednesday 5p-6p The Fondren Hour with Camp Best

Wednesday 6p-7p Camp Best Presents " Cafe Colores"

a different journey each week illustrated

with relaxing and ethereal music

Thursday noon-1p The Real Estate Reality with Brett Baxter

Thursday 5p-6p The Malcom White Mississippi Arts Hour

Thursday 7p-8p The Big Show ...WLEZ's Sports Spotlight

focusing on our local teams

Friday 10a-noon The Last Rockabilly Show starring Jackie
Thompson and Hepcat Harry

Friday noon-1p The Stylish Hour with David

looking at fashion in Jackson

Friday 10p-midnight Daniel Johnson Presents Mississippi

Happening, an exploration into

Mississippi-created Rock Music

Saturday 11a-1p Daniel Guaqueta presents "Mundo Melodia"

selections to bring us closer to our

global community.

Sunday 11a-2p Sunday Morning in The Neighborhood with Greg
Preston, some easy tunes for Sunday

Two fans electrocuted outside Talladega track

April 25, 2006

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Two NASCAR fans were electrocuted in a campground outside Talladega Superspeedway when a flagpole they were erecting touched power lines.

Donny Lynn Wright, 42, of Remlap and Keith Alan Stell, 39, of Birmingham died Monday, said track spokeswoman Kristi King. Talladega County Coroner Jerry Castleberry pronounced them dead at the scene.

The Aaron's 499 race will be run at the track on Sunday. Fans commonly use poles to fly flags touting their favorite driver.

Witnesses said Wright and Stell were attempting to anchor a flagpole when it was caught by wind and pushed into power lines running along a road outside the track.

"They were trying to pull the flagpole back off the lines," said James Snider, who was sitting about 30 yards away from the victims' camp site. "I heard a loud pop that sounded like a firecracker, and I went running because the power lines fell. They were both lying on the ground, and two women were trying to get to them to get them away from the wires."

Developer: Farish Street Construction could begin this summer

By Jack Mazurak
jmazurak@clarionledger.com

Developers said they will be able to start construction late this summer on the anchor businesses for Farish Street’s long promised entertainment district.

Performa Entertainment Real Estate Inc., the project developer, plans a mix of bars, cafes and entertainment venues for two-block downtown district, located between Amite and Hamilton Streets. Although the buildings on the first block have been cleared and stand ready for work, construction has been blocked by a tangle of bureaucracy.

Speaking to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority on Wednesday, Cato T. Walker, Performa’s senior vice president of development, said now that environmental hazards and historic preservation issues are cleared, the next step will be securing a construction loan.

“We anticipate closing on our construction loan in the next 60 days,” he said. “We can mobilize in the next 90 days and we anticipate moving dirt by the end of the summer.”
Performa has been working with the JRA for about four years on the Farish Street project. Brent Alexander, the JRA board chairman, said he’s glad to see the schedule moving along.

“We’re doing everything we can to speed development in downtown Jackson,” he said.

Headliners Closed?

There is a rumor circulating that this past saturday night was Headliner's last. Anyone have any scoop on the Jackson entertainment resort?

Arts, Eats & Beats

Fondren Presents:

Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:00PM until 9:00 PM

Heralding the return of springtime to “downtown Fondren”, this annual event is a big open-house party held throughout the business district. The merchants of Fondren extend their hours until 9 PM, and patrons are invited to come stroll about from shop to shop enjoying a lively, fun-filled evening of shopping, music, delicious cuisine and cooling libations. Made possible by the Fondren Renaissance Foundation and Southern Beverage Co., Inc., this year's event will again include an "Outdoor Party Plaza" on the parking deck of Fondren Corner. Here there will be music by Wooden Finger and Scott Albert Johnson, tasty treats to nibble upon by Rooster's Restaurant and some cooling brews by Southern Beverage and Michelob Ultra. New this year will be the addition of an outdoor artists' market on the parking deck featuring the original creations of over 35 Jackson-area artists.

And to top of a wonderful evening, the Fondren Renaissance Foundation will be throwing another big "Party at the Pix", at the venerable old Pix/Capri Theater on North State Street. Featuring the acoustic sounds of Mississippi singer/songwriters Tommy Brian Ledford (of the Taylor Grocery band), Jesse Coppenbarger (of Colour Revolt) and Cary Hudson (from Blue Mountain), admission to this event will be $10. Doors will open at 8.

New Fondren website is up

Click here to see the new and improved Fondren website. It's worth the visit.