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The Mississippi Art Colony was founded at Allison Wells Hotel in 1948. Since the fire in 1963, the colony has moved to several locations until 1973 when it found its present home at Camp Henry S. Jacobs outside Utica. As a nonprofit...
Twenty floral designs, 20 photographs and numerous samples of horticulture will be on display, October12-13, at the Mississippi Museum of Art when the Garden Club of Jackson presents a juried flower show, Resilience and Recovery: ...
The road to learning and good results, in gardening as in every other field, comes from asking questions. Persistently, thoughtfully, repeatedly, and directed to different sources. You may be hoping to get an affirmation for what you already...
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Clark of Charlotte, N.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Josephine Luck Clark, to William Arnot Geary Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Arnot Geary Sr.
Miss Clark is the granddaughter of Josephine...
Mr. and Mrs. William Glen Arnold announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Gene ‘Kate’ Arnold, to Hunter Reid Bower, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell Bower of Vaughan, formerly of Flowood.
The bride-elect is the...
Mary Kathryn Thomas and James Buckley Allen Jr. were wed on the evening of February 18 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Oxford.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Frank Thomas Jr. Allen is the son of Mr. and...
The third annual art benefit for the Deville YMCA, Luck of the Draw, will be July 13, 6 - 9 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church Fowler Hall. Admission tickets are $50; limited ‘draw’ tickets $100, which guarantees a one-...
Dr. and Mrs. William Ernest Tew announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Tew, to Christopher Harper Solop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Solop.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Salena Lofton Edwards and the...
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Arnold Hammond III of Winona announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenny Claire Hammond, to Justin Lowrey Dyre of Grenada.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gilmer Potts of Oxford, and...
Members of the 2012 varsity girls track team at Jackson Prep are (from left, back) Coach Malcolm Saxon, Coach Rusty Burke, Courtney Newsome, Anna Frances Robinson, Georgia Dewey, Margaret Horsley, Evans Horsley, Frances Carter,...
Christ Covenant School middle school boys and girls track teams are District 5A Champions in the MAIS. This is only their second year to compete in track. Shown are (from left, back) Hannah Arnold, Beaty Hill, Thomas Smith,...
Students at St. Joseph Catholic School received a visit from the Rollin’ Tigers wheelchair basketball team recently. The Rolling Tigers are the most visible program of the Metro Area Community Empowerment Foundation, which...
The North Jackson Badgers won the Clinton Invitational 13AA baseball tournament. Team members include (from left, back) Coach Michael Louvier, Coach Jay Loposer, Tate Fowler, Sam Fulton, Jacob Crawley, Brock Loposer, Hunter...
Jackson Prep varsity boys basketball awards went to (from left) Wic Smith, Most Improved; Cade Noble, Hustle Award; Wirt Dunbar, Impact Player; Austin Rayner, Patriot Award.
St. Joseph Catholic High School seniors voted to recognize their peers’ outstanding qualities recently. Students (from left) Corbin Divinity and David LeMoine were voted Most Athletic.
A NEW Medical OFFICE BUILDING being developed by Baptist Hospital and Landmark Healthcare Facilities is still on target to open in the spring of 2013.
“Everything’s moving along as scheduled,” said Baptist spokesman...
AROUND THIS TIME last year, Madison County Tax Assessor Gerald Barber said the county would be fortunate to grow just one percent in total assessed value in the coming year.
He was wrong, and he’s happy about it. The county...
Jackson’s police and firefighter retirement system is underfunded by nearly $62 million, but the system is still solvent, so say city officials.
The system was on track to be fully funded by 2020, but fell behind as a result of...
WITH A CREEK eroding in Madison and a storage building in danger of falling in, the Madison County Board of Supervisors voted recently to express official interest in fixing the problem.
“This was kind of step one for our local...
Residents in two Northside neighborhoods are being targeted by a scam artist who is attempting to take advantage of their good nature over the phone.
Authorities and neighborhood leaders are urging residents, if they’re contacted...
Sharon Summers is the new principal of Ridgeland High School (RHS). She takes the place of Lee Boozer, who was the school’s first and only principal since it was founded in 2002. Summers has worked at RHS since 2006, when she started...
Ella Channing Fortner
Rachel Batte and Luke Fortner of Jackson announce the birth of their daughter, Ella Channing Fortner, June 28 at St. Dominic Hospital. Grandparents are Anastasia Batte, Rich and...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
July 12:Winfred Lott, Dr. Mike Jabaley. July 13: Mark Waters, Aileen Burgess. July 14: Dr. Ed Ruff, Jack Hummel. July 15: Mary Jane Garraway,...
textingleader.com won the 2012 Mississippi Technology Alliance’s New Venture Challenge. MTA is a nonprofit organization with the mission to drive innovation and technology-based economic development for the State of Mississippi. Hall of...
City music
Mississippi Museum of Art will host ‘Music in the City,’ August 14. Hors d’oeuvres begin at 5:15, program at 5:45. Free admission, donations welcome.
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