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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School seniors on the 2012 varsity fast pitch softball team are (from left) Mary Hannah Cooper, Barry Lee, and Nao Wada.
Norma Katharine Butts, a 2009 graduate of Madison Central, was selected as the Taylor Medal recipient in economics at the University of Mississippi. She is the daughter of Bennie and Pam Butts of Madison and the granddaughter of Northsiders...
Jackson Academy recently honored the following ninth-graders with Academic Achievement medals, signifying maintaining scholastic excellence and having made a significant contribution in a certain subject area. They are (from left) Annie...
Each year Jackson Prep recognizes individual students who have achieved a high degree of excellence in the major courses of study and electives that comprise the curriculum at Prep. Sophomores and juniors with distinctive performances in...
St. Andrew’s Episcopal upper school students who received book awards for excellence in the musical and performing arts are (from left, back) Daniel Yeh, speech and debate competition; David Dulske, band; Michael Sneed, theatre production...
Olde Towne Middle School eighth-grad Awards Day winners include (from left, back) Elizabeth Lanford, Maddy Davis, Anna Boyles, Juliette Richert; (front) Olivia Jones, Kameron Shook, Zahra Faizi.
Jackson Academy recently honored the following ninth-grade graduates with the Service and Character in the Classroom award, signifying outstanding good character and a caring spirit toward classmates. They are (from left, back) Allie King,...
Jackson Prep recognizes individual students who have achieved a high degree of excellence in the major courses of study and electives that comprise the curriculum at Prep. Eighth-graders with distinctive performances in individual course...
Budgeting is a good place to start when teens are learning to manage their money. Three essential steps in designing a budget are:
* Identify income sources. This can include allowance, pay from a part-time job, savings, interest,...
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As a former educator in the public school setting Dr. Nancy New was motivated by one inescapable fact: with 30 or more students in a class during a given class period there were children in the classroom that were...
By Lisa Geimer
The Whole Schools Initiative at Saint Richard Catholic School is supported by a project grant through the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. These grants help provide funding to bring...
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Not long ago, taking care of every family member’s healthcare needs meant visiting the pediatrician’s office for the baby’s checkup; scheduling a trip to a primary care doctor for the older children...
WIDESPREAD misunderstanding about the proper use of motor vehicle child protective devices such as safety seats is seriously jeopardizing their effectiveness in preventing serious injuries and saving lives, according to the Mississippi Division...
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Every four years when the Olympic Games make their appearance, viewers from across the world are treated to stunning displays of athleticism and determination, and evidence of a lifetime of commitment and discipline...
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Every great step into the future was driven by a vision of what could be. Explorers and dreamers knew that although the future was uncertain and murky, it was inevitable. When Neil Armstrong’s foot touched the...
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Every family has priorities. For some it may be a beautiful home. For others it may be safety. Some value a car or a career; others prize a vacation or a prestigious reputation. Several factors serve to shape a...
PARENTHOOD IS TOUGH. So tough it can turn the sanest of us into screaming, stressed-out lunatics.
Sometimes what parents when confronted with addressing behavioral problems with their children find themselves doing is yelling.
...By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
WORK ON A new playground at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland should start any day now, Recreation and Parks Director Chris Chance said.
Officials awarded the bid for the playground two...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
THE FIRST BIT of milestone work on the new I-55 interchange in Madison and Ridgeland should be done right around the August 3 deadline, one official said.
“It’s going to...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
A PROPOSED LANDFILL in south Madison County might not be dead, but it appears to be mostly dead for now.
Last week the permit board for the Mississippi Department for Environmental...
ONE SUSPECT had bonded out and two others were behind bars last week following the burglary of a Northside home.
On July 9, Jackson police arrested Ontario Williams, 18, Nokoyea Clayton, 18, and a juvenile, all of Jackson, for...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Justice has approved new district lines for Hinds County.
The lines, which were passed by the board of supervisors in early 2011, will now be implemented....
WEATHER PENDING, work on Redbud Road is expected to wrap up in the next couple of weeks, less than three months after the city of Jackson approved closing off the street. “The curb and center isle have been constructed but we are...
Road construction started last week on a damaged section of the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 94.8, south of Ridgeland. This section has been closed since March due to a failure in the road base that made the road unsafe for...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
WHAT DOES it take to get a building permit?
How long does it take to get a property approved?
It all depends on the contractor and how long construction takes, say Jackson...
