Mrs. Harry Lee Hester and Keith Eugene Smith of Madison announce the engagement of their daughter, Carlie Maria Smith, to John Gatewood Hogan, son of Dr. and Mrs. Reed Blanchard Hogan II.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Judith Carlie Malzahn of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Eugene Smith of Madison.

Miss Smith is a 2006 graduate of Madison Central High School.

She attended the University of Mississippi and is pursuing a degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in dental hygiene.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mrs. Reed Blanchard Hogan and the late Mr. Hogan of Clarksdale, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Viner of Jackson.

He is a 2003 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School and of Samford University where he received a bachelor’s degree in biology.

The couple will exchange vows May 31 at Woodland Hills Baptist Church.

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.