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The Veritas School sent a nine-person delegation to the 2012 Mississippi Senior Youth Legislature at the State Capitol. The entire Veritas delegation was nominated to receive awards. Awarded “Outstanding...
The Mattox brothers prepare to take part in the student and staff lead procession through St. Richard Church to kick off Catholic Schools Week. Shown are Amy Mattox with (from left, front) Noah, Axel and Conner...
St. Andrew's Episcopal School has three seniors who have been named STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) students by the Mississippi Economic Council's MB Swayze Educational Foundation. STAR...
St. Anthony Catholic School sixth-grade students (from left) Anna Katherine Sypniewski, Alaina Liess, and Max Harmon learn firsthand about adaptation, while studying the habitats of a bearded dragon.
By Anthony Warren
Sun Staff Writer
Members of the Mississippi Senate apparently don’t trust Jackson taxpayers to make their own decisions.
That fact can be seen in the Senate’s lack of support for a...
Young professionals and families looking for a rental place in the suburbs could check out the 39157 ZIP code.
The area, which includes the city of Ridgeland, is a popular place for renters, according to figures provided by the U.S....
The $4 million being spent to maintain the county’s emergency communications system would be better used to finance a new one with a warranty, so says District Four Supervisor Phil Fisher.
The current system was installed 14...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Despite the sequester, studies on the One Lake Plan will likely be uninterrupted.
With $85 billion in federal budget cuts, including billions in reductions for defense, the U.S. Army...
By Jack Mazurak
Special to the Sun
As pediatric pulmonary and surgical physicians for close to 80 years combined at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Drs. Richard and Suzanne Miller helped train hundreds of...
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Scott announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline O’Hara Scott, to Elmer Jefferson (Jack) Nowell IV, son of Mr. Elmer Jefferson Nowell III of Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Birdsong Jr...
Wilhelmina Thorgeson and John Burns Smith Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, to David Lee Safranski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lee Safranski of Newark, Del.
The bride-elect is the...
Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Freeman announce the engagement of their daughter, Catherine Leigh Freeman, to Steven Ware Barnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Steven Barnett of Gulfport.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gail...
Anna Kathryn Clarke and Christopher James Brown were united in marriage October 6 at First Presbyterian Church of Jackson. The Rev. Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III and the Rev. William Everett Dempsey officiated.
The...
IF AMENDMENTS to Mississippi’s anti-human trafficking law pass the state Senate by today, March 14, and are signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, the law will have much-needed clarity and the seeds of a statewide effort to fight...
Depending on who you talk to, property values in Hinds County either went up, down or remained the same in 2012.
The Jackson Association of Realtors (JAR) said property values, for the most part, increased across the...
Dr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence McRae of Memphis announce the engagement of their daughter, Loren Davis McRae, to William Jake Lancaster, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dale Lancaster of Madison.
The bride-elect is the...
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin Hegwood of Canton announce the engagement of their daughter, Eliza Claire Hegwood, to Andrew Farrell Ueltschey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Watts Casper Ueltschey of Jackson.
The bride-elect is the...
Meredith Jeanne Monsour and Gregory Scott Schiefer, both of Nashville, were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at 7 p.m. September 21, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans. The Nuptial Mass was...
Members of the Jackson Prep 2012-2013 boys soccer team are (from left, back) Head Coach Jon Marcus Duncan, J.C. Pride, Chandler Pride, Brian Hall, William Pringle, Sam Ozier, Brad Simpson, Westin Graves, Charles...
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...
