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Someone close to me once said he thought Mother's Day was probably started by Hallmark, as a stunt to sell more cards. It would have been a great marketing ploy, and Hallmark probably wishes they had thought of it. But my friend is kind of...
Mother’s Day has come `round again, and this year I feel compelled to make an editorial tribute I should have made years ago. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom, there’s just no substitute for you! What more could any of us ask,...
As I look about our city, our state, our nation and yes our world, I see much that deeply concerns me.
We have compromised a little here, a little there - never intending to become what we are today....
Mike Sturdivant’s funeral Saturday drew two former governors and one former gubernatorial hopeful.
Besides reflecting the stature and respect with which the late Glendora planter and businessman was held, the presence of William...
Shirley Williams is executive director of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP), a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal aid. She is the former program manager at the Mississippi Administrative Office...
ST. DOMINIC Hospital is still formulating its next steps after the Mississippi Supreme Court recently denied its request to relocate 71 acute-care beds to Madison County.
“It’s going to...
Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis recently spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson. Sheriff Lewis spoke on his plans for the sheriff’s office in the upcoming months. “We did a survey and found we were losing our tax base due to...
Charles Royal White
Services were held April 26 at Lakeland Presbyterian Church for Charles Royal White of Jackson.
White, 78, passed away April 23 after a brief, intense battle with...
HILL BROTHERS Construction Company Inc., will construct the new split-diamond interchange at I-55 between Old Agency Road in Ridgeland and Highway 463 in Madison.The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) awarded Hill Brothers the $85....
Ridgeland Crime
The Ridgeland Police Department received the following reports for:
County Line Road, 1000 block, auto burglary, April 4;
County Line Road, 1200 block, credit card fraud, April 4;
...
OFFICIALS SAY extreme summer weather and a weak economy have driven down attendance at the Jackson Zoo in recent years.
But the worst might be over for the nearly century-old park, which has boasted strong attendance figures as of late...
Dr. Robert Allen Smith recently spoke at the Australian Wound Management Association in Sydney. His presentation was on the science of keratin protein, “A New Paradigm in Wound Healing.” Dr. Smith is the founder of Keraplast...
C Spire Wireless recently announced it will waive the one-time activation charge and monthly service fee for wireless priority service (WPS), which gives eligible emergency response agencies and personnel a higher priority connection to the...
LT. HERRIOUS COTTON will be taking on the responsibilities of Precinct Four commander next week, following the recent resignation of Wendell Watts.
Watts, whose last day with the Jackson Police Department is Monday, turned in his...
MADISON COUNTY supervisors voted last week to make up most of the shortfall on a bond payment for the Parkway East Public Improvement District (PID).
“We voted to pay an amount not to exceed $464,376.60,” said District 1...
WHAT DO SLICK, muddy ropes, a big pile of shoes, turkey legs, live music and beer have in common?
They were all part of the Warrior Dash, a 5K race that’s more of an all-day event, held April 21 at Mississippi Off-Road Adventures...
This story is about my dad – a good man. “Bud” was his nickname. The only person I ever heard call him Walter was his friend, Mr. Walter Sillers of Rosedale.
Dad was born in 1892. He was...
When I started Ole Miss in 1952 and pledged to Phi Delta Theta fraternity, I could not have imagined how many alter names and nicknames I would soon encounter. It seems that any fragility or outstanding feature or personality trait that...
I'm writing this one day before my 10th wedding anniversary. Yep, I've just been through 5,256,000 minutes of marriage. Now, while a lot of time had me snoring on my side of the bed, that's still a lot of time to get to know someone...
If the National Football League truly is a bellwether of American culture, a subtle attitude shift among some of its teams may be a signal of what lies ahead for society as a whole.
The CBSsports.com Web site included a column on...
Saturday morning is my only day to sleep late, so I was somewhat annoyed to notice three cute little nine-year-old girls creeping slowly into my bedroom early one Saturday morning. I pretended to be asleep.
They slowly but surely crept...
Ed Said is a seven-year-old boy who loves to learn about being healthy and is known for his love of raps and rhymes. He was created at Mississippi Public Broadcasting by producer C.J. Burks based on a curriculum called Moving with...
THE MISSISSIPPI Department of Transportation (MDOT) approved the environmental documents for a widening project on Hoy Road in Madison last week, but the city still needs more funding before moving on to the next step.
Plans call for...
DERRICK JOHNSON has twice blown off the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and along with it the thousands of Hinds County taxpayers that he’s supposed to be working for.
Twice, the federal agency has requested Johnson, the county...
A STATE AGENCY is trying to figure out exactly whom it hired to manage the golf course at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park.
Last week, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (WFP) was having its legal department...
