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When the phone rang a few weeks ago, I did not know the person on the other end of the line. The conversation was concerning a speaking engagement on a Tuesday night for a group of ladies who attended Christ United Methodist Church...
The Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved the FY 2013 budget by a 4-1 vote (Stokes voting no). I voted for this budget because we addressed many issues left unanswered in the past and removed/added them to the budget. The process was not...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
SEVEN YEARS AGO, Santa Claus brought 10 bicycles for young students living at the Mississippi School for the Deaf (MSD).
Now those bikes are falling apart, and MSD’s eighth-...
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has sparked debate recently for his efforts to establish a health insurance exchange in Mississippi. Chaney recently spoke with the Sun about the exchange, and why it is needed for the state.
What is a...
Tavyn Lovitt, Madison Ridgeland Academy senior, recently won the Presbyterian Christian School Cross Country Meet in Hattiesburg. She completed the 3K course in 11:30.
St. Andrew's junior varsity cheerleaders for 2012-2013 include squad members (from left, back) Brooklyn Hawsey, Allie Kate Williams, Anna Douglas Almand, Emily Watson, Caley Watts, Julia Farley Collins, Dae Robinson, Elizabeth...
The annual Rosa Scott Golf Ball Drop fund-raiser was held recently. Students recognized for being the top sellers are (from left) Eddie Tonore - second, Russell Cobb - first, and Senedrian Paige - third.
Madison Ridgeland Academy Patriots football players (from left, back) Michael Gordon and Haiden McCraney are shown with K3 student Breckin Akin on Spirit/Pep Rally Day. The Patriot football players help with the kindergarten...
Eighty-three students and one faculty member had parents and/or grandparents who also attended St. Joe in the school’s 142-year history. The legacies are shown by the lake on the Madison campus (from left, back) Trey...
The 2012-13 Jackson Academy junior high cheerleaders attended a home camp where they were trained by Universal Cheerleaders Association instructors. The squad earned a superior trophy. Selected as All-American...
Germantown Middle School cheerleaders include (from left, back) Katie Hollingsworth, Kennedy Corey, Riley Dew, Mackenzie Mize, Abby Watkins, Emme Turner, Alanis Johnsn; (middle row) Kori Strickland, Macy Gordy, Kristi Stewart,...
The students at First Presbyterian Day School will give money each week throughout the year to help dig a well in Africa through "Clean Water for Malawi". Wyatt Emmerich gave a presentation to the students in...
The varsity cheerleaders from Madison Central High School attended UCA camp this summer in Fort Morgan, Ala. Competing in the large squad division, they received first place in Extreme Routine, second place in Home Pom, and...
St. Andrew's Episcopal School's 2012 senior homecoming court includes escorts (from left, back) Shaun Patel, Jaqe Johnson, Davis Flowers, Robert Wilson, Winn Walker, and Evan Womack; (front) maids Mary Elizabeth Sanderson,...
Students in the after school program at Jackson Academy have opportunities for extracurricular activities after school. One of the options is stay and play tennis where small groups are trained by USPTA certified instructors in...
Jackson Prep has eight students in the sixth-grade class who are children of alumni. They are (from left, back) Ford Lange, Travis Hudgins, John Louis Black, Matt Gross; (front) Catherine Watson, Caroline Thomas, Abigail Pittman,...
St. Anthony Catholic School sixth-grade friends (from left) Georgia Blanchard and Isabel Sypniewski reunite with one another during the first week of school.
St. Richard Catholic School first-graders have been studying about different jobs in their community.
They have learned about a variety of jobs through the help of their parents. Shown are (from left) Hala...
The 2012-2013 Ridgeland High School Titan yearbook production staff includes (from left, back) Gillian Goodloe, Dean Morgan, Ellen Springer, Jack Cutrer, I'Dena Allen, Alex Medellin, and Carmielle Travis; (front) Erin...
St. Andrew's Episcopal School boys and girls swimming teams are comprised of (from left, back) Coach Thatch Shepard; (third row) Dickson Ray, Jack Smithson, Scott Kennedy, Grace Watts, Hughes Walker, Jane Ashley Watson, Maggie...
Madison Ridgeland Academy 2012 sophomore varsity football players include (from left) Ian Dixon, Chase Pennington, Bailey Salvo, Wilson Lutz, Austin Dillon, Hunter Horton, Spencer Thornton, Josh Jordan, Trace Kindred, Isaac Parker...
The Madison Central girls cross country team won the Okatibbee Classic Cross Country Meet recently. All seven runners placed in the top 20, with freshman Rebecca Buteau placing first in the 4K race. Shown are (from left...
Jackson Prep varsity football team members include (from left, back) Will Osborne, Kole Crotwell, Jacob Cokely, Furlow Word, William Townsend, Rusty Burke, Chad Biggs, Will Crosby, Ricky Black (head coach), Nick Brewer, Brent Heavener, Taylor...
With more than 24 years of experience in military, corporate, political and nonprofit sector public relations, Madison resident Danny N. Blanton has returned to the University of Mississippi as his alma mater’s director of media and...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Mark your calendars for “eventually.”
That’s when the waterworks curve will be straightened.
Because of the estimated cost of the project and the...
