1. buckeyeswire.usatoday.com

    Jan 15, 2025As for the Eudora Welty Library, the city and the Jackson Hinds Library System are still working to find a new location in downtown Jackson. In March 2024, the library system received $3.75 million in federal funding to assist with the recovery of the Eudora Welty Library, which will most likely go toward renovating a downtown building for the ...
  2. Mar 14, 2024JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Just five people responded to a recent request for public comments regarding the demolition of a building that used to house Jackson's flagship library. In January, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) asked for input on plans to tear down the Eudora Welty Library to build Crigler Park, a green ...
  3. Apr 19, 2024At its April 19 quarterly meeting, the Mississippi Department of Archives History (MDAH) Board of Trustees approved a demolition permit for the Eudora Welty Library building in Jackson. The permit approval followed a period of public comment during which two comments were received supporting the demolition and three against. This building was built in 1946 as a Sears department store.
  4. Sep 20, 2023Jackson Director of Communications Melissa Faith Payne discusses plans to demolish Edora Welty Library. (WLBT) In April, the city council authorized the city's Department of Planning and Development to apply for a $5 million federal grant on behalf of Jackson/Hinds to help purchase and renovate a new building for Welty.. Officials say Jackson could be on tap to receive as much as $3.7 ...
  5. clarionledger.com

    Jan 30, 2025First opened in 1986, the library was named after author and Jackson-legend Eudora Welty. Since closing down in June 2023, all books and files inside the library have been temporary moved to the ...
  6. May 29, 2024The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) is seeking qualifications to build Margaret Ann Crigler Park, which will be located on approximately 2 acres at 300 North State St. The site is currently home to the building that used to be home to the Welty Library. The city deeded the facility over to the state in December.
  7. northsidesun.com

    Nov 29, 2024The former Eudora Welty Library in downtown Jackson could be a thing of the past come early 2025. Spence Flatgard, president of the Mississippi Department of Archives & History (MDAH) Board of Trustees, said plans are to knock down the building in January. Thrash Commercial Construction will have the task of taking down the building.
  8. Jun 6, 2024Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new park will replace the now-closed Eudora Welty Library in downtown Jackson.
  9. supertalk.fm

    Apr 19, 2024A demolition permit has been approved for the Eudora Welty Library building in Jackson. A demolition permit has been approved for the Eudora Welty Library building in Jackson. ... SuperTalk Mississippi Media is Mississippi's leader in news, politics, sports, music, and all things Mississippi. With four statewide radio networks, 12 talk ...

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