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by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
THE CITY OF MADISON is done growing in size for a while.
Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler said the city is not considering annexing any more land right now, though a proposed update of...
“I think It’s the worst we’ve ever faced in my lifetime. It’s out of control. You’ve got a president with a different set of values than everybody. Obama is the most liberal president we’ve ever had.”...
Fall has arrived and, within a few days, October leaves will bring a spread of yellow, orange, brown and rust - fall colors, except for the evergreens. These colors are a harbinger for the State Fair. A half-million plus will walk the midway...
Hi y’all!
Yockanookany Ned here.
Years ago I had the pleasure of knowing and becoming friends with Tom Collins. (An easy name to remember.) Tom was the owner and proprietor of ‘The Q and M Bait Shop’ located...
Several unrelated things this week caused me to reflect on events in my life that need to be shared. I’m not talking about personal events but rather national occurrences. Tuesday I was attending Grandparent’s Day at my great-...
Mr. and Mrs. James Joyner Jernigan announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Joyce Jernigan, to Logan Hunter Power, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edward Power.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Author Freeman...
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Earl Lawler Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Layson Elizabeth Lawler, to William Craig Denney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Joseph Denney Jr.
Miss Lawler is the granddaughter of Mrs. Edward Earl Lawler of...
Malcolm White, executive director of Mississippi Arts Commission, was recently appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant as chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission. White will serve in the position for four years. The Blues Commission is a...
Teddy Gene Ravenstein
Teddy Gene Ravenstein (Ted), 83, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 15, 2012.
A Memorial Mass will be held...
History is lunch
Upcoming History is Lunch programs, held noon to 1 p.m. in the William Winter Building, include September 19, Francoise Hamlin on her book “Crossroads at Clarksdale”; September...
Avery Caldwell, an 18-year-old Jackson Academy graduate, is the latest to be named a Hederman Scholar at Mississippi College’s School of Business. School of Business Dean Marcelo Eduardo announced the award going to an outstanding MC freshman who...
by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
A SUBCOMMITTEE of the Madison Planning and Zoning Commission agrees with Reunion residents that commercial zoning should not be allowed to expand into Reunion and other areas along...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Movers and shakers from Northeast Jackson will descend on Parham Bridges Park today with one common goal – to make the park a premier tennis facility.
The meeting is...
As Mississippi lawmakers and Gov. Phil Bryant deliberate over what form merit pay for teachers might take, it’s certain that standardized test scores will be a significant part of the proposal.
They should be. The tests are the...
Ok, i have been officially scared out of my mind. I am teaching my 15-year-old John how to drive.
There is nothing quite like the fear felt by a doting parent in the passenger seat as his young son approaches a busy intersection. If he...
My sister, who lives in Arizona, called a few days ago to remind me of Dad’s birthday in late August. If Dad were living, he would be 120 years old. He was born in rural Bolivar County in 1892.
In my mind, as a pre-...
Politicians. Predictable as always and the Madison County Board of Supervisors are no different in that respect. You know the formula. Spend, spend, spend. Give sweet deals to the friends. Ignore anyone who questions the divine right of...
The 13-year-old Jackson 96ers won the 13-year-old USSSA Global World Series Championship held in Orange Beach. That first place finish was their fourth of the season. The team finished the year as the number one ranked team in...
The planning committee for the Golf-A-Palooza event includes (from left) Vanda Crowe, Pat Ladnier, Darrel Palmer, Kyle Sephton, Jason Duran, Elizabeth Smith, Glenn Partrick, Linda Gordon, Niki Lowery.
Ann Smith Elementary 2012-2013 PTO board members are (from left, standing) Jan Richert, co-vice president of public relations; Kristy Tubb, co-vice president of parental relations; Christy Westby-Gibson, co-vice president of fund-...
Jackson Prep cheerleaders and the Patriot are (from left, back) Ellie Wells, Addison Smith, Sydney Watson, Melissa Braun, Nathan Brown, Carly Causey, Sydney Turnage, Mae Mae Cook, Bray Koury; (front) Sylvia Hartung, Falon Miskelly...
Members of the Garden Club of Jackson traveling to Greenville recently to meet with Greenville Garden Club members to compare notes about staging a flower show include (from left), Sarah Dabney Gillespie, Linda Lambeth, Charlotte...
First Presbyterian Day School student, Roman Hilliker, was reunited with his mom, recently at the school. Jennifer Hilliker has been serving the United States in Afghanistan for more than a year. Shown are (from left) Roman's...
St. Joseph Catholic School held a special day of orientation for new students to get acquainted with the campus and their teachers. Katherine Terry, (left) new science teacher in the middle school, welcomes new seventh-graders...
Covenant Presbyterian Preschool friends (from left) Meg Barbour, Rosemary Allen, Mac Anderson, and Worth McGehee are off to a great start in the kindergarten room.
