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Susan Hayley Hall Hamilton
Memorial services were held October 13 at St. James Episcopal Church for Susan Hayley Hall Hamilton.
Mrs. Hamilton, 50, died October 5...
by anthony warren
Sun Staff Writer
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added more than $6,100 in debt to every household and business in the capital city.
That’s the cost of the federally...
COY Fletcher HAD GUTS.
The year was 1954, and Fletcher, a matchbook advertising salesman, was driving through Oxford, when he took it upon himself to visit William Faulkner.
Here’s the twist: Fletcher isn’t related...
by katie eubanks
Sun Staff Writer
RESIDENTIAL building permits were up in the city of Madison this past fiscal year, and though commercial permits were down slightly, Building and Permits Director Bill Foshee says the...
Wilma Mosley Clopton is president of the board of directors of the Central Mississippi Steel Magnolias, an affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. A native Mississippian, Clopton lives in Jackson and is also a documentary filmmaker. She...
The more authority Mississippi surrenders to the federal government, the more our citizens pay.
Jackson has entered into a federally-mandated consent decree to make $400 million in upgrades to its dilapidated sewer system. You can...
Mississippi voters need to return Bill Waller and Michael Randolph to the Supreme Court. If either one of these men loses, the 5-4 conservative vote will become a 5-4 plaintiffs vote. We don’t need a return to the tort wars of yesteryear...
One hundred fifty years ago this week my great-grandfather, Charles Carroll, was a private in the Amite County Defenders (Company “K” of the 33rd Mississippi Infantry). He was about to have his first bitter taste of battle. He...
It is the obligation of the media newsprint, radio and TV to investigate the background and qualifications of political candidates, especially presidential candidates, and reveal these findings to the voting public. Political correctness...
by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON COUNTY and the city of Madison disagree about whether the county’s 2005 contribution agreements with two public improvement districts (PIDs) are legal.
If the...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Five months into its implementation, it appears that a plan to restructure beats in Precinct Four has had an impact on crime.
Overall, property crime in Precinct Four is down...
THE LITTLE GIRL couldn’t have weighed more than 70 pounds. She was dressed in a silk oriental robe. As she hugged me with all her might, she whispered in my ear, “I love you. I will pray for you.”
After a rough day, I...
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War in Mississippi. It’s a good occasion to dust off the history books and explore the ways our family stories intersect the horror of those times.
Contrary to...
Joseph Humphries recently completed a prayer garden at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Fondren as the final requirement for the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 416 in Brandon. Joe is a lifelong member of St. Luke's. He...
St. Andrew's Episcopal School fifth-grade girls who serve as student guides for the office of admissions are (from left, back) Meredith Boles, Molly Spencer, Ava Moore, Anne Louise Blackwood, Alix Ebner, Eliza Black, Emma Lewis...
Jackson Prep welcomed several new members to its 2012-2013 faculty and staff. Shown are (from left, back) Max Garriott, French; Bill Stokes, chemistry; Susanne Hydrick, Global Leadership Institute; Paula Kuhn, development office;...
St. Anthony Catholic School students participate in Eagle athletics. Shown are cheerleaders (from left, back) Laura Catherine Inman, Olivia Bridges, Georgia Blanchard, Belle McNeer, Barri Margaret Teeter, Sydney Galtney,...
During homecoming week at Madison Central, students participate in a variety of activities including daily dress-up days, a parade and community-wide pep rally, and a Friday homecoming pep rally. During halftime of the...
St. Joseph Catholic School seniors enjoyed an evening on the Friendship Boat to kick-off the start of the school year. Shown are (from left, back) William Featherson, Alex Cosmich, Mike Boland, Brett Burgess, Taylor Manning, Mary...
Planning is under way for the 2012 St. Columb's Episcopal Church drawdown. The event will be held October 20 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the church on 550 Sunnybrook Rd. Tickets for the event are $60 (extra pulls for...
Fourteen members of the Jackson Academy faculty and staff attended the iSummit Conference in Atlanta. iSummit is an organization of 1:1 Apple schools. The annual conference features teachers and administrators from across the...
St. James Episcopal Church will host the Upton Tire Pros Sun King 5K Run/Walk and One Mile Fun Run October 20. This is the 12th annual Sun King 5K, which was originally organized and run in memory of runner and tri-athlete,...
The Motion '04 (8U) softball team won the ninth annual Indian Summer Classic in Tunica recently. Shown are players (from left, back) Coaches Joseph May, Niles Buchanan, Jody Reno, Chad Davidson; (middle row) Addie Morris, Emma...
Christ Covenant School 2012-1013 Student Council sixth-grade representatives are (from left) Kate Milam, Leah Schimpf, Guy Easterling and Mary Patton Murphy.
