Anthony Warren
Sun Staff Writer
The Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church is moving its headquarters to the Northside.
The group recently approved relocating its offices from downtown Jackson to Briarwood Drive in North...
Rick Cleveland was still moving into his new office last week when he took a break to talk with Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about his new position, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Cleveland, a former...
Northsiders recently had a chance to tell Jackson city leaders what they wanted in new ward lines.
And the majority said they wanted to stay in their respective districts and keep their communities of interest together.
Public...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
FAILING TO show up for jury duty in Hinds or Madison counties could net fines and jail time.
But more than likely it won’t.
Hundreds of people fail to make it...
JACKSON CITY officials will soon have a road map on how to improve an artistic landmark in downtown Jackson.
Plans are still in the works to make some much-needed upgrades to Thalia Mara Hall, but officials are awaiting the findings...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
A RECENT bond refinancing will save the city of Jackson approximately $3.3 million over the course of the next two years.
The savings will be used to make repairs to the capital city...
For years, businesses on Fortification Street have been on an island.
Two businessmen with shops on the busy corridor hope to provide a lifeboat.
Tasho Katsaboulas and Walt Wofford are forming the Buy Belhaven Merchants...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Quentin Whitwell believes Parham Bridges Park has a bright future.
A new nonprofit being formed by the Jackson city councilman could help that potential be realized.
Whitwell is...
NORTH JACKSON residents will likely lose a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, but one Northside lawmaker won’t admit it.
Lawmakers recently approved new Senate and House district lines, based on information in the...
YEARS OF WORKING at the Mississippi State Capitol has appeared to pay off for District 29 Sen. David Blount.
In his first term, Blount had 13 bills signed into law, more than any other freshman senator in the 2008-11 class.
...
Judges Tomie Green and Jeff Weill will soon lay out their arguments before the state’s high court.
The Mississippi Supreme Court recently granted Green’s request to schedule a conference with justices to discuss further her...
IF JOHN MCGOWAN had his way, Two Lakes would have been finished 15 years ago and development along the project would be thriving.
Instead, engineers are about to begin a new feasibility study, this time on the One Lake project, a...
FEWER CONGRESSIONAL earmarks means the old farmers’ market on West Street won’t be closing anytime soon.
The market was on the chopping block, at least until the mid-term elections, when Republicans swept the U.S. House of...
HOW MUCH will it cost to clean up Jackson’s waste?
According to a contract recently approved by the Jackson City Council, it will run about $8.9 million.
The city recently hired Terra Renewal Services to remove more than...
JACKSON IS facing hundreds of millions of dollars in road, water and sewer repairs.
But with the death of House Bill 168, questions remain as to how the city will pay for them.
City leaders are considering taking out bonds or...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
REDBUD ROAD will soon be closed, and it has the full backing of the Jackson City Council.
The council voted 7-0 last week to approve turning Redbud’s Ridgewood Road entrance...
Cmdr. James McGowan took the reins of Precinct Four in April. The new commander spoke with Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about his new position, his transition into the leadership role and his plans for the precinct. McGowan replaces...
RANDY WATKINS wouldn’t say whether he would manage the LeFleur’s Bluff golf course when it reopens in June.
But the renowned golf pro said he would be willing to do what it takes to make the nine-hole facility something...
ONE NORTHSIDE neighborhood still wants Jackson to expand its policy on public access gates.
However, it likely will be another year before city leaders would be willing to consider any changes to an ordinance that allows certain...
ACROSS THE country, theater companies seem to have bucked the trend of many arts groups in the down economy.
According to a report published in November 2011 by the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), 72 percent of theaters surveyed...
Michael Chew is executive director of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind (MIB) and president of the MIB Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Chew is a 1981 graduate of Mississippi State University, and resides in Madison...
IT’S CLOSED.
The golf course at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park is closed.
Signs posted at the park’s Lakeland Drive entrance say the links have been shut down, but only temporarily, and only for repairs.
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CONSTRUCTION has wrapped up on two major projects at St. Dominic Hospital.
Ceremonies were held recently to mark the completion of the medical provider’s new chapel and first phase of its new Behavioral Health Center on Lakeland...
JACKSON CITY officials and members of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership are turning to the business community to help pay for a new multi-use trail on the Northside.
The groups are hoping business leaders can raise $250,000 for...
There’s a large structure sitting in front of the A.H. McCoy Federal Building downtown. It’s a new entry pavilion and another part of the $86.7 million in construction that’s been going on at the facility since 2009. The...
