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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...
I wonder if any politician will ever ask any questions relevant to our lives, such as:
Why are we spending billions on finding a habitable planet in outer space instead of maintaining the habitability of our own Garden of Eden, Mother...
As the third part of the series of columns called “Tracing the Emmerich Line,” this column will inform y’all about my grandfather, John Oliver Emmerich Jr., known to many as J.O.
John Oliver Emmerich Sr. begat J.O....
The City of Ridgeland will be constructing an extension to the multiuse trail system. Trace Ridge subdivision will be connected to an existing trail located on the east side of Highway 51 at Jackson Street. An asphalt path will be built along...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
WITH BUILDINGS popping up along Highland Colony Parkway this past year and more being built, Township developer Clint Herring says he believes the $400 million mixed-use project is within...
My thoughts drifted like leaves falling in October while coming up with an article this week. The hunting season for the most part, at least as far as I am concerned, is done. Should I write on happenings this winter or should I venture to...
Madison Ridgeland Academy baseball standouts (from left, seated) Ryan Ward and Kyle McCullouch sign national letters of intent to continue their careers at East Central Community College. Ward is a 5-10, 170-pound...
Members of Jackson Academy Raiders girls junior high basketball team for 2012-13 are (from left, back) Caroline Nall, Taylor Tucker, Symone Davis, Mary Chosen Caples, Hannah Wootton, Conley Chinn,...
St. Andrew's Episcopal School varsity football players who received awards for outstanding individual contribution to the team during the 2012 season are (from left) Best Offensive Lineman, Mark McMillin; Most...
Highland's Hands, a community outreach club at Highland Elementary, raised more than $1,300 selling Christmas ornaments through their "Caring For Christmas" project. Of the money raised, $1,200 went to...
Prep Senior High students recently collected items needed for Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. These items will be distributed across the metro area clubs to serve children both recreationally and...
James Young spoke to the sixth-graders at First Presbyterian Day School about his experience on the front lines of battle in World War II. Shown are (from left) Preston Dubberly, Maggie Waller, Young, Jay...
St. Anthony Catholic School sixth-grade students (from left) Sam Walenta, Noah Brooks, and Dalton Cooper, compare their book purchases during the school’s annual Scholastic Book Fair.
St. Richard Catholic School spelling bee winners are (from left) Aislinn Boggan, second place winner; Leila deGruy, first; and Emmy McCafferty, third. deGruy will represent the school at the Hinds County...
Air National Guard Airman First Class Kimberly M. Lamouranne graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. Lamouranne is the daughter of Terryl Yelverton of Aspen Court, Ridgeland, and...
Regina Williams Goodwin
A celebration of the life of Regina ‘Reggie’ Williams Goodwin of Jackson was held January 22 at Trinity Presbyterian Church.
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