Jan Albriton Allinder of Brandon and Michael Wayne Allinder of Walls announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Marie Allinder, to David Alan Evans, son of the late Robert Benton Evans of Jackson and the late Rosemary Lynn Collums Evans of Brandon.

The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate of Jackson Academy High School and attended Mississippi State University.

She is associated with Jackson Eye Associates.

Evans was graduated from Jackson Academy in 1997.

He received a bachelor’s degree in wildlife and fisheries science from Mississippi State University in 2002.

He is an estimator and salesman at Southern Door and Hardware.

The ceremony will be held Saturday, February 9, at Luckett Chapel in Brandon, with the Rev. Bobby Williamson officiating.

The Northside Sun newspaper has more than 11,000 paid circulation representing 27,500 readers. This assumes that the average number of readers per newspaper is 2.5 which is the national average based on studies by the National Newspaper Association. The newspaper is mailed to subscribers through the U.S. Postal Service and arrives at homes on Thursday with the regular mail. The Northside Sun Magazine has 10,000 free distribution through racks and counters throughout our area. We are also in offices and waiting rooms. Studies shows free magazines have 3 readers per issue which would make the readership of the magazine 30,000. The newspaper and the magazine together have a readerships of approximately 57,500. The newspaper is published once a week and the magazine is published once a month. The magazine is on glossy coated paper. The newspaper is on newsprint. About half our subscribers are in south Madison County and about half are in northeast Jackson. Our primary zip code in northeast Jackson is 39211, but we also have high penetration in Fondren and Belhaven. The average household income of our readers is about $85,000 a year. Our readership is evenly divided between males and females. Half of our readers have college degrees or higher.