[vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none” full_width=””][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][vc_single_image image=”” alignment=”” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” css_animation=””][vc_column_text]Aaron Banks is Jackson’s newly elected City Councilman for Ward 6. He served as a crime prevention officer for the Hinds County Sheriff ’s Department, a constituent services representative under Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Sr., a city clerk under Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and deputy chief administrative officer of quality of life under Mayor Tony Yarber. He’s a certified Christian counselor with the American Association of Christian Counselors. As a councilman, he plans to continue partnering with faith-based community churches and nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity that is working to rehab houses and areas in south Jackson.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][vc_single_image image=”” alignment=”” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” css_animation=””][vc_column_text]
Daffney Moore is leading the East St. Louis’ redevelopment efforts. She has two decades of experience addressing problems dealing with urban growth, revitalization, housing and commercial development. Previously, she served as Economic Development Director for the City of Berkeley and Urban Planner with the City of St. Louis. Also, she led the ongoing recovery efforts after the civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Robert G. Clark Jr., a civil rights pioneer, was honored recently on the 50th anniversary of his historical election to the Mississippi legislature in 1967. The event included remarks from Gov. Phil Bryant and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Inc. Clark once served as speaker pro tem.
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Catherine Lee is an Outcome Broker for the Green and Health Holmes Initiative in Jackson. She works with organizations, agencies and community leaders to ensure affordable housing is healthy, safe and energy efficient. Previously, she served as director of Housing and Community Development for Midtown Partners Inc. and Special Projects Officer for former Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.
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Miller Taylor, class of 1966, has published a new novel, “Class Reunion in Muddy Water,” that is part three of a trilogy. It follows “A Lady and Her Man” in 2003 and “The More Things Change” in 2014. The latest book details the story of Loretta and Herschel Gates returning home for their 40th high school class reunion in Muddy Water, Mississippi. Loretta has tamed her jealousy, and Herschel has stopped chasing skirts. However, they’re haunted by ghosts from their past when they rekindle memories of some of their other classmates. All three novels are available on Amazon.com.
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Chris Jones is the new football coach at Starkville High School. Previously, he coached at Kemper County, which won the 3A state title this past season. He had turned that program around from being one of the worst teams in the classification to the best. He was hired in Kemper County in 2012 and took the squad from a 1-10 record to a 9-4 championship team.
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Mitchell Lloyd, M.A., is a Transportation Planner and the Title VI Coordinator for the Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization in Memphis, Tennessee. He stresses the importance of cultivating professional relationships as they may blossom into opportunity. “Urban Planning provides me the opportunity to balance my creativity and desire to make a powerful impact on the community.”
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V. Lynn Evans is the first African-American and first from Memphis to chair the Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides electricity and other services across parts of seven southeastern states. Evans has served on the board since January 2013. She owns a certified public accounting and consulting firm and has been on the Memphis Light, Gas and Water board. The Anguilla, Mississippi, native has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Jackson State University.
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