off I-40 west you need to take the Christmasville exit(not sure of the exit ) take a left at the top of the ramp. You will continue straight on this road.you will go past Ridgecrest ext., Parkway,Whitehall,Lexington & Cartmell St.(This will be FE Wright dr./70 that you are on). This will turn into Chester St. You won't to go W.Chester St. You will go over a overpass where you will need to be in the far left hand lane. You will take a left onto Highland Ave. (45-south). Once you are on 45-S continue straight. You will go through some bottom land with lots of carlots and mobile home places. You will then be in SOUTH JACKSON. You will come to a light with a Wal-greens on the right.Continue straight to the next light. You will take a left at this light. You can see the school from the stop light. Welcome to South Side High School-The Hawks Nest! As far a eating places there is a Sonic,McDonalds,Wendy's,Taco Bell & Long John Silver's (fast food) If you like mexican there is a Los Portales which is good and Catfish Cabin,which you will go past on your way in before you get to Kroger & BlockBuster, which is good if you like fish. Most of the nice eating places are on the North Side of Jackson.
As far as the weather they are calling for scattered showers high of 69 low of 57. Maybe the rain will hold off! Hope this info is useful to you. We welcome you to Jackson and hope you have a safe trip.