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Established to recognize scholastic achievement in secondary schools, the Cum Laude Society has granted charters to only four schools in Mississippi. The Jackson Academy chapter recently selected these new...
The Rosa Scott choirs and ensembles received superior ratings at District VI High School Choral Festival recently. The choir consists of an SAB Choir, SSA Choir, Madrigals and Sextet. Both choirs received superior...
Fifth-graders at First Presbyterian Day School enjoyed a Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery to reinforce drawing conclusions, a theme the class has been studying this year. Shown are (from left, back) Marshall Shows,...
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has five seniors who are candidates for 2013 Presidential Scholarships. They are (from left) Aritra Biswas, Ali Edelson, Daniel Hopper, Ria Goel, and Vineet Aggarwal. The U.S....
Ann Smith Elementary second-grader Rachel Claire Sanders (left), represented Ann Smith Elementary School at the Madison County District Reading Fair in the family division after winning first place in that division...
Students and teachers at Jackson Academy dressed in red, white and blue for the annual Patriotic Day celebration that included patriotic songs, readings and poems for their guests. Family members who had...
Enjoying playtime at Madison Ridgeland Academy are kindergartners (from left) Dawson Hixon, Jase and Jenna Setzer.
Christ Covenant School Little Dribblers team members are (from left, back) Asst. Coach Cynthia Trussell, Coach Mary Triplett; (middle row) Brewer Murray, Michael Brannan, Reed Fairly, Payton Denny, John Wallace Valentine, Matthew Ryan, Fletcher...
Carla Palmer-Allen is the 2013 president of the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce. Allen has owned CPA Realty since 2000 and has lived in Ridgeland for 15 years. She recently spoke with Sun staff writer Katie Eubanks about the...
Hi y’all.
Yockanookany Ned here.
Darlin’, short for darling, a term of endearment (–usually) is one my favorite Southern words. It’s a common greeting in the South. I cannot count the...
Over the course of a 40-year career in banking and investing, I have rarely seen a project that makes less sense than the lignite mine and gasification plant under construction in Kemper County by Mississippi Power Company, a...
How stupid can you be? On the coldest day of the year, thus far, I pulled the most brainless trick of a lifetime.
The daily paper is very reliable because the carrier is most dependable. Each morning he places the paper...
I attended my first Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing last week. I was not impressed.
Because power companies have monopolies, the PSC is there to protect the consumer. But that’s not what I witnessed....
Mary Ward McMillan
Graveside services were held February 11 at Evergreen Cemetery in North Carrollton for Mary Ward McMillan of St. Catherine’s Village.
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Karen Hinton Chapman of Brandon announces the engagement of her daughter, Kimberly Camille Chapman, to Benjamin Allen Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Herrick Edwards of Flowood. Miss Chapman is also the daughter of the late...
Mr. and Mrs. George Chester Freeman III announce the engagement of their daughter, Meredith Warner Freeman, to William Jarvis Van Devender Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Jarvis Van Devender.
The bride-elect is the...
Drew McMahen is still adjusting to life in the real world.
More than three months after he and his girlfriend Kristi Kose hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, he’s still not used to getting phone calls and text messages again.
...By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
EUTAW CONSTRUCTION has told the city of Ridgeland they could have the Lake Harbour Drive widening project done by the end of 2013.
This news comes about a decade after officials first...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
In the aftermath of its request for additional tax dollars from the city, Jackson Public Schools (JPS) has come under fire for what critics say are exceedingly high administrative costs....
Guy Bowering just served his first term as the first Ward 6 alderman in the city of Madison. Ward 6 is largely comprised of an area west of I-55 that was annexed into the city in 2008. Bowering and his wife, Nancy, have lived in Madison since...
A recent Boy Scout camping trip took me to the Sipsey Wilderness Area in north Alabama. It was beautiful. A hidden gem.
The area is about a four-hour drive from Jackson, but well worth the drive. The Sipsey River is emerald green and...
I am no longer new. Of course, I’ve known this for a long time, but there are flashes when the realization arrives anew. Such as when I attended my 35th medical school reunion in 2012. When the slide shows of our young selves went up on...
Are you thinking of applying for a conceal-carry permit? If so, your name and application information is public information that any newspaper can print. Rep. Mark Baker and I have introduced bills to change that.
I wrote my bill after...
Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow. The meteorologist had correctly predicted a dusting of snow to fall during the wee hours of the night. This precipitation was no surprise. Since I had spent a serious Siberian winter in 1951 in North Korea...
