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SEWER SERVICES on Jackson Street in Ridgeland will soon get an upgrade.
“We’re actually going to install a gravity-flow line in place of a force main on the south side of Jackson Street,” said Ridgeland Public Works...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
AFTER BEING closed for nearly two months, the LeFleur’s Bluff golf course will soon be reopened to the public.
State officials expect to meet their deadline of reopening the...
Sun Staff Writer
RIDGELAND AND Madison are set to reap the benefits of Madison County’s recent settlement with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) over the failed Reunion Parkway interchange.
In addition...
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON RESIDENTS are slated to get a million dollars worth of improvements to streets and parks, and they won’t have to pay any extra taxes for them.
City officials plan to issue $1 million in general...
Sun Staff Writer
The Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church is moving its headquarters to the Northside.
The group recently approved relocating its offices from downtown Jackson to Briarwood Drive in North...
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CONSTRUCTION should start late this summer or early this fall on a multi-use trail along Highland Colony Parkway.
The Colony Park Public Improvement District (PID) will build the trail, which will connect with...
Rick Cleveland was still moving into his new office last week when he took a break to talk with Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about his new position, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Cleveland, a former...
Northsiders recently had a chance to tell Jackson city leaders what they wanted in new ward lines.
And the majority said they wanted to stay in their respective districts and keep their communities of interest together.
Public...
by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
A PROPOSED multimillion-dollar mixed-use development at the Ross Barnett Reservoir is still stalled.
Harbor Walk is a multi-phase project that calls for a luxury hotel,...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
FAILING TO show up for jury duty in Hinds or Madison counties could net fines and jail time.
But more than likely it won’t.
Hundreds of people fail to make it...
By RYAN RILEY
Sun Intern
Tammra Cascio recently was named parent of the year at Ann Smith Elementary School. The award seems to be more of a meaningful recognition rather than a personal achievement for Cascio.
Cascio...
JACKSON CITY officials will soon have a road map on how to improve an artistic landmark in downtown Jackson.
Plans are still in the works to make some much-needed upgrades to Thalia Mara Hall, but officials are awaiting the findings...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
A RECENT bond refinancing will save the city of Jackson approximately $3.3 million over the course of the next two years.
The savings will be used to make repairs to the capital city...
JACKSON POLICE were still looking for a car last week that was stolen in an early morning robbery carjacking on the Northside.
On June 11, a man was getting into his vehicle in the 200 block of Edgewood Terrace when his car was taken...
ONE JACKSON city councilman still wants stricter architectural and color guidelines for East County Line Road, despite the fact that he has little support from the city in getting them.
Last year, Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell...
In the May 24 issue, the Sun misquoted the Rev. Keith Allen, rector at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
The quote should have said that the word “Anglican” would remain in the official church name but had been removed from...
In the May 24 issue, the Sun misquoted the Rev. Keith Allen, rector at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
The quote should have said that the word “Anglican” would remain in the official church name but had been removed from...
A PARTY HELD at Highland Village will mean new security cameras in LeFleur East.
LeFleur East has received a $2,000 grant from the Jackson Police Foundation, money that will be used to help pay for new surveillance cameras to be placed...
STAGNATION, not algae blooms, has been the cause of the foul-smelling water recently on the Northside.
Public Works Deputy Director David Willis said the city recently tested the water and learned that “chlorine levels were...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
THE CITY OF MADISON is keeping busy cleaning up unsightly yards and properties.
Two weeks ago, city officials held public hearings on four separate properties in need of work....
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
STARTING IN mid-August, drivers should start thinking about alternate routes if they travel Pear Orchard Road in Ridgeland.
Thornton Construction Company will be replacing a ditch...
Rick Dillard is the new president of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation. He lives in Gluckstadt with his wife, Jocelyn, and two sons. Dillard has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi State University in fisheries...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON COUNTY officials have gotten preliminary engineering approval for most of the state-aid road projects on the four-year road plan.
County Engineer Rudy Warnock told the board...
by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
THE MADISON COUNTY Board of Supervisors has let another developer reduce the minimum square footage in a residential development.
This time, however, it doesn’t appear...
For years, businesses on Fortification Street have been on an island.
Two businessmen with shops on the busy corridor hope to provide a lifeboat.
Tasho Katsaboulas and Walt Wofford are forming the Buy Belhaven Merchants...
