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THE PEARL RIVER Valley Water Supply District (PRV), the governing body for the Ross Barnett Reservoir and the land around it, is trying to raise money with specialty license plates.
If the PRV gets 300 people committed to pay $31 each...
MADISON COUNTY taxpayers who own farm or forest land in the Gluckstadt area might see a slight change in their property tax bill later this year.
Madison County Tax Assessor Gerald Barber told the board of supervisors at a meeting last...
David Brownlee has been a pastor in the United Methodist Church for more than three decades. The last three years have been spent as pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson. Brownlee is a graduate of United Wesleyan College in...
This weekend marked the beginning of a new fiscal year, and Mississippians will see many new laws take effect to reduce government spending, cut taxes on job creators, improve education and protect families. The Mississippi Legislature...
Part II. Unwed pregnancies: Time for a new approach?”
Mississippi has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation. And our problem really is a nationwide problem. Indeed the cascade of social and cultural issues is huge. The...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that limits what states can do about immigration control vindicates Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.
Reeves, to his credit, bucked Gov. Phil Bryant and the tea party folks who wanted...
Leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement of its decision in the challenge to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (The Orwellian name for the gargantuan health-care statute popularly known as...
July Fourth may be one of the most laid back of the Mississippi holidays. After all, with the steaming heat, who can do much but cook up some ribs and hang by the pool?
Of course, today we have air conditioning - thank the good Lord -...
NORTHSIDERS’ commutes could become a little smoother in the coming weeks, as a contractor works to repair more than 100 utility cuts across the capital city.
The Jackson City Council recently hired Mack Construction to repair 125...
DEVELOPERS with the Town of Livingston in Madison County hope to get a tourism tax incentive from the state after garnering a vote of support from the county board of supervisors last month.
Supervisors voted unanimously to endorse the...
Library fun
Madison County Library System’s summer reading program includes “Who’s in the Shadows?” a shadow puppet fairy tale, July 10 4:30 p.m. and the Ridgeland Library and...
THE MISSISSIPPI Republican and Democratic parties recently chose delegates to represent the state at the parties’ national conventions later this summer, and several Northsiders made the lists.
Besides state party chairman Joe...
Jackson police and residents are planning to boost patrols, following a string of auto break-ins in a Northside neighborhood.
On June 15, suspects broke into 14 vehicles in Fondren, smashing windows and getting away with several items...
Jackson police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with a string of robbery carjackings in Belhaven.
On June 25, police arrested Raymond Brown for two armed robberies and a carjacking that occurred in the Belhaven area on...
THE LIONS CLUB is an organization that prides itself on taking care of others. The club has seen its numbers dwindle in recent years in Mississippi, making it more difficult to raise money and support the charitable groups they are...
Boy Scout Troop 18, of First Presbyterian Church, recently held a Court of Honor to recognize new Eagle Scouts. David Trussell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Trussell, received the rank of Eagle. Trussell is a student at St. Joseph and is a...
Dr. Christopher Brown II, president of Alcorn State University, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson. He shared areas where Alcorn State is working with businesses and communities to make improvements. Shown are (from left) Heber...
Andrew Mattiace, president of the Mattiace Company, announces new hires, James S. Chustz, executive vice president / chief operating officer; and and J. Wilson Hood Jr., leasing manager.
Sta-Home’s hospice...
Clyde Mason Jr., owner agent, Clyde Mason Insurance Agency, was recognized at the Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company national sales conference held recently in Monterey, Calif., as among the company’s leading writers of farm...
Ben Allen, president of Downtown Jackson Partners and past Rotary president, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson and described what is required to have a thriving downtown community. Shown are (from left) Heber Simmons III, club...
William Burnham
Memorial services were held July 3 at First Presbyterian Church for William Burnham of Jackson.
Burnham, age 67, passed away peacefully at home June 30, with his loved...
Madison Crime
The Madison Police Department received the following reports for:
Cambridge Drive, petit larceny, June 12;
Camellia Lane, credit card fraud, June 4;
Cedar...
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann gave a presentation to the Madison Ridgeland Rotary Club recently. At the same meeting, Lauren Compere, a 2011 graduate of Madison Central High School, received a scholarship from the club. She...
Navy Petty Officer First Class Michelle Wilson, a 2000 graduate of Murrah High School, and fellow Sailors and Marines aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) recently participated in New York Fleet Week 2012.
Navy Seaman Apprentice...
The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Luncheon was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson.
Shown are scenes from the luncheon.
