James Meredith and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker named to the MS Prime 50 Corridor of Fame.

The sixth Mississippi Prime 50 Awards had been held Thursday evening on the Previous Capitol Inn in Jackson. The awards had been sponsored by Magnolia Tribune, WJTV, C Spire, Atmos Vitality, Capitol Sources, Farm Bureau Federation and The Payne Group.

MS Prime 50 is the annual listing of the 50 Mississippians who’re judged to be essentially the most influential leaders within the state over the past 12 months.

This annual bipartisan collection of leaders comes from the ranks of elected and appointed officers, financial improvement professionals, enterprise, media, tradition, sports activities, religion, authorities affairs and extra.

This 12 months’s honorees are (by class):

As well as, MS Prime 50 yearly names two Mississippians to their Corridor of Fame. These honorees have left a big affect on the state and its individuals and have used their lives to make Mississippi a greater place to dwell, work, worship and play. Previous honorees embrace former Governors William Winter, Haley Barbour and Phil Bryant, together with former U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott, former Decide Reuben Anderson, State Rep. Alyce Clarke, former State Representatives Robert Clark and Steve Holland, and businessmen Joe Sanderson and Wirt Yeager, Jr.

This 12 months’s Corridor of Fame honorees had been civil rights chief James Meredith and Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator Roger Wicker. Each honorees provided remarks earlier than the bought out crowd gathered to acknowledge the Prime 50.

In his remarks, Meredith mentioned being named to the MS Prime 50 Corridor of Fame was maybe crucial honor he’s acquired throughout this lifetime. He spoke about being the primary black scholar at Ole Miss and shared his ideas on the state of race relations in America right this moment.

Senator Wicker expressed his gratitude for the respect, as nicely, recapping the various successes his workplace has been in a position to accomplish throughout his time serving the state. Though he was named to the Corridor of Fame, Wicker mentioned that doesn’t imply he’s retiring anytime quickly. He mentioned plans to maintain working to maneuver Mississippi ahead each single day.

You possibly can see all of this 12 months’s honorees within the video under. To be taught extra about them and to learn their bios, go to mstop50.com.