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FEWER CONGRESSIONAL earmarks means the old farmers’ market on West Street won’t be closing anytime soon.
The market was on the chopping block, at least until the mid-term elections, when Republicans swept the U.S. House of...
Dr. Ralph B. Vance Sr. M.D., (left), professor of oncology medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, volunteered as Legislative Doctor of the Day at the Capitol recently. In that capacity, Dr. Vance was available to provide non...
THE TRUTH about Mississippi Blood Services is that they are in constant need of donations. Their motto, “Make Giving Life Your Way of Life,” applies throughout the year but is most prevalent during the summer. People...
HOW MUCH will it cost to clean up Jackson’s waste?
According to a contract recently approved by the Jackson City Council, it will run about $8.9 million.
The city recently hired Terra Renewal Services to remove more than...
St. Dominic’s physical therapists (from left) Rachel Jacobson, Teresa Ware and Wendy Barrilleaux were recognized recently at the national American Physical Therapy meeting in Chicago, for obtaining clinic specialist certifications in...
OLE MISS IS THE clear choice of Northside students this year.
Two-hundred seventy-six graduates are choosing to attend the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), making it the top pick among students at the area’s private, public...
HARVEY CARR doesn’t have a lot to say.
Harvey has lived in Ridgeland his whole life, 97 years so far, as part of one of the first families to settle the area. Until finally retiring from farming in his early 90s, he never had...
JACKSON IS facing hundreds of millions of dollars in road, water and sewer repairs.
But with the death of House Bill 168, questions remain as to how the city will pay for them.
City leaders are considering taking out bonds or...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
REDBUD ROAD will soon be closed, and it has the full backing of the Jackson City Council.
The council voted 7-0 last week to approve turning Redbud’s Ridgewood Road entrance...
RIDGELAND MAYOR Gene McGee says officials will soon start working on a bill that would authorize any city in Mississippi to temporarily increase sales tax if 60 percent of voters in the city approve.
“My position has always been...
Cmdr. James McGowan took the reins of Precinct Four in April. The new commander spoke with Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about his new position, his transition into the leadership role and his plans for the precinct. McGowan replaces...
RANDY WATKINS wouldn’t say whether he would manage the LeFleur’s Bluff golf course when it reopens in June.
But the renowned golf pro said he would be willing to do what it takes to make the nine-hole facility something...
CONSTRUCTION on one of the Northside’s most anticipated projects is slated to begin next month.
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for June 6 for the Fortification Street Improvement Project.
Work should get under...
Allen Godfrey, executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson. Godfrey informed the club of recent casino news in Mississippi. Shown are (from left) Jon Turner, Godfrey, and Jeff...
ONE NORTHSIDE neighborhood still wants Jackson to expand its policy on public access gates.
However, it likely will be another year before city leaders would be willing to consider any changes to an ordinance that allows certain...
District 25 Sen. Will Longwitz (right) visited with Madison Ward 6 Alderman Guy Bowering at the Capitol during the Madison County Business League’s League and Legislative Luncheon.
Jackson Crime
The Jackson Police Department received the following reports for:
Barbara Street, 100 block, larceny, May 11;
Breckinridge Road, 1200 block, auto burglary, May 10;
Briarwood Drive, 200...
Level funding for arts
AFTER SIX consecutive years of budget cuts, the state’s grants-making agency for the arts will not face a cut in funding for the 2012-13 fiscal year.
The Mississippi Arts...
ACROSS THE country, theater companies seem to have bucked the trend of many arts groups in the down economy.
According to a report published in November 2011 by the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), 72 percent of theaters surveyed...
MADISON COUNTY is giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to another PID.
The Parkway South Public Improvement District will get $258,328.13 from the county to make up the shortfall on a bond payment.
The Madison County Board...
Michael Chew is executive director of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind (MIB) and president of the MIB Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Chew is a 1981 graduate of Mississippi State University, and resides in Madison...
Waiting indictment
TWO MEN ARE awaiting indictment at the Madison County Detention Center after being charged with armed robbery in the city of Madison last week.
Earnest James Johnson, 19, and Lyndon Charles...
MADISON COUNTY Sheriff Randy Tucker has 11 more sets of eyes and ears on the ground with his new community advisory group, formed shortly after he took office in January.
The group, which will meet with Tucker once a month to share...
Ridgeland Crime
The Ridgeland Police Department received the following reports for:
Arbor Drive, 300 block, petit larceny, May 9;
Business Park Drive, 100 block, lost or stolen tag, May 10;
...
IT’S CLOSED.
The golf course at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park is closed.
Signs posted at the park’s Lakeland Drive entrance say the links have been shut down, but only temporarily, and only for repairs.
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