Here we grow again!

Please mark your calendar for the groundbreaking ceremony for Fondren's next big development project on March 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM. The Wealth Hospitality Group wants you to come out and celebrate this great beginning for their latest hotel project.

Locke has come to Fondren

The man who has taken the issue of trash and clutter head-on in Jackson has brought his energy and his friends to Fondren.

Locke Ward and Casey Bridges with Clean Up Jackson worked in west Fondren last week alongside the City of Jackson Public Works vacuum truck to clean up curbs and gutters, and unclog storm drains all around Fondren Park. Thank you to Locke and Casey, and volunteers like Michael Bell with Quality Irrigation Services, who are making a huge difference in our city. If you'd like to help them out, follow this link to support to their cause.



Clean Up Jackson

Bottle Tree on the Way!

Plans are already under way for the 2026 version of our Fondren Bottle Tree and Garden Tour. It is going to be hard to top last year's great Saturday in our neighborhood, but we are going to sure try! Chairs Claire Mokry and Kayleigh Skinner have already gotten planning under way and are happy to report that we have a presenting sponsor for this year's tour. Thank you to our friends at Trustmark Bank for signing on to help us bring a great event to Fondren and Jackson. Circle June 6 on your calendar!

2026 Fondren Renaissance Society Drive

We continue our annual Fondren Renaissance Society membership drive. The Renaissance Society has always been the "foundation of the Foundation", and is the primary way we fund the activities and events of FRF.

Down the right side of this newsletter, you will see many of your neighbor's names. Add yours to that list today by following the link below.

Thank you to our 2026 drive co-chairs, Molly and Robert Walker.

Fondren Renaissance Society

Do you need a great venue for your party, wedding, or family gathering? Are you looking for something right here in Fondren? Don't forget about our wonderful community space, The Cedars. There are plenty of spots available for 2026. Just follow this link to learn more.

Cedars Rental Package

Don't miss the Wood Brothers at Duling Hall - March 4, 2026

Saltine is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a festive lineup of specials available March 16–22, bringing a little luck, and a lot of flavor to the table! Specialty cocktails and Irish-themed dishes are on the menu, including chocolate Irish cream pie!

2026

Renaissance

Society

Renaissance Society members 

are the

 "foundation of the Foundation"

Become a Member!

Members

*Sustaining Member

Co-Chairs

Molly and Robert Walker



Lizzy & Tim

Abston

Gayle & Holmes

Adams

Chuck Addington & Gary Lambert

Gwen Agho

Meredith & Ben

Aldridge

Linda Allee

Hailey & Jack

Allin

Alicia L. 

Arrington-Thomas

Terry Austin

Pamela & Jack Bach

Arden Barnett

Jennifer & Darrell

Baughn

Sarah & Michael

Bentley

Elizabeth & Barber Boone

Cathy Boone

Crisler & Doug

Boone

Helen B. Boone*

Mary Helen & Bo Bowen

Havilah & Dylan

Bradshaw

Brown's Fine Art & Framing

Cecilia Bullock

Ann & Sandy Carter

Chris Clark

The Pig & Pint

Janie & Stuart

Clarke

Kathy Clem

Nikki & Ken

Cleveland

Lyn Crawford

Kimberly & Thomas Dobbs

Dottie & Joe

Donaldson*

Susan Duke

Mary & Tom

Dunbar

Linda & Tony

Edwards

Kelley Walton Fenelon*

Amy & Arty

Finkelberg

Ashley & Rusty

Fortenberry

Fondren Fro-Yo

Prentiss Franklin &

Grant BeeBe

Danelle & Kendall

Garraway

Jan Garrick

Alison & Thomas

Gilbert

Marcus Glenn

Debbie & Jeff

Good*

Jordan & David

Goodwin

Leigh & Andrew

Grady

Frenchie & 

Buddy Graham*

Sally & Lloyd

Gray

Betsy & Jason

Greener*

Peggy & David

Hampton

Christopher Hannibal

John Dillon Harris

Claudia & Robert

Hauberg*

Gray & Roxanne

Hilsman

Sarah & Randall

Hines*

Katie Hodges

Laura & Andrew

Humphries

Melissa & Robert

Hutchison

Lisa & Sai

Ireland

Brenda & Edley

Jones

Renee & Jimmy

Jones

Kristen & David

Keary

Melanie & John

Lauderdale*

Davetta & Jonathan

Lee

Kenneth Leggett & Jody Donald

Robert Lewis

Caroline & Dr. Albert Lin

Denise Lynch

Lynn & Phillip

Macon

Martha Magnuson

Barbara & Andrew

Mallinson*

Kristen & Jamie

Mallinson

Natalie Maynor*

David Neil McCarty

Beverly McMillan

Jessie & Bill

McPherson

Jen & Jay

McGehee

Shannon & Matthew

McLaughlin

Shani & Jackie

Meck*

Cynthia & Kent

Miller

Ann & John Milner

Claire & Chris Mokry

Misty & Clark

Monroe

Mary Clay & Matt

Morgan

Camille & Bill Morris

Britney & Jimbo

Moss

Jan Mounger*

Rachel & Chris

Myers

Sally Nash*

Teri Newcomb

Deborah & Walter

Newman

Ronnie Nowell &

Marcus Glenn

Coleen O'Brien

Amanda & Scott 

Overby*

Regan & Billy

Painter

Kathy & Walter

Palmer

Pamela & Roger

Parkes*

Michelle & David

Pharr

Ardarian & David

Pierre

Barbara & Barry

Plunkett*

Becky & Don Potts*

Coleen and Wally Powell

Karen and Joe Powell

Vicki & Eddie

Prosser

Tillie & Jimmy

Rosen

Pat & Joe Ross

Jennifer & Greg 

Schulmeier

Linda & Joe Showah

Caroline & Kirk

Sims*

Kandy & Joe

Sims

Ashlee & Brad

Smith

Leah & Solon

Smith

Carol & Bill

Sneed*

Anna & Neal Stephens

Sarah & Tim

Sterling

Sperri & Nick Strickland

Kayleigh Skinner &

Terry Sullivan

Jimmye & Andy

Sweat*

Mary Linley & Andrew Sweat*

Emily & Nathan

Tarver

Austin Terry

Lauren & Wade

Thompson

Rebecca & Morris Thompson

Belmont Phelps Trapp*

Versos Lounge

John Walker

Roots Remedy

Patti Reiss & Greg Walker

Molly & Robert

Walker

Wealth Hospitality Group

Emily & Stuart

Whitaker

Mary Alice & Donald White*

Kay & Aven

Whittington

WLBT

Ted Fortenberry

Julie & Dudley Wooley

Shanda Yates

George Morgan Yeates

Mary Yerger*

*indicates sustaining member for more than 10 years