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City Oasis: Keep Ridgeland Beautiful members create a ‘hidden garden’ featuring sculptures, flowers

At the West Jackson Street gateway and a few steps away from the parking lot, one may almost forget that he or she is close to a major interstate and within the Ridgeland city limits.

Bottom Line: Southern Christian planning virtual house party

Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Inc.

New Leaders: Rotary Club of North Jackson installs officers

The Rotary Club of North Jackson recently installed their new board members for the 2020-21 Rotary year.

Scaled Back: Opera’s diamond celebration revamped due to pandemic

A scaled-back season planned on a shoestring budget will characterize Opera Mississippi’s 75th year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

Library Affairs: Jackson only municipality in county who funds operation of library system

A lot has changed since 1986.
Johnny Carson has been replaced three times over on the Tonight Show.

Kelley Williams, Jr.

Dialogue in era of social media
By Kelley Williams Jr., READ MORE > 15,288 Reads
On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 03:57 PM

When my columns appear in the Northside Sun my publicist, er, wife, often posts a link to the online versions on her Facebook page. On one such occasion recently a friend of mine from Berkeley challenged me on a couple of points in my article. This led to a dialogue between us from which I extract some general principles.
Yvonne Moore, left, and Christy Carmichael collect specimen for COVID-19 testing outside of the Aaron E Henry Community Health Services Center in Clarksdale, Miss., Wednesday, March 29, 2020.

Why Mississippi’s COVID-19 numbers are flattening
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On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:24 AM

By Erica Hensle, Mississippi Today

After a steep summer climb in coronavirus cases, Mississippi’s average daily numbers have trended down for three months.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann

What is Mississippi getting for $350 million a year in workforce development? Leaders vow to find out
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On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 11:54 AM

By ANNA WOLFE

Mississippi today

Mississippi spends roughly $350 million in state and federal funds on workforce development and training each year, a new budget report drafted for the first time this year revealed.
ABC Study Committee wraps up testimony with report to Legislature due in November
By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 1,908 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 09:47 AM

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Study Committee finished its second day of hearings Tuesday and restaurant owners want changes to the way the ABC conducts business.
Copeland and Johns not going out of business; withdraws Belhaven Creek bid after city waits too long to award contract
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On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 01:01 PM

A company that was said to be withdrawing from the Belhaven Creek Improvement Project because it was being dissolved is not going out of business.

Rather, the company is withdrawing from the project because the city of Jackson waited too long to bid it out.
Madison Station receives national recognition
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On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 11:23 AM

Madison Station Elementary is once again a National Blue Ribbon School, recognized for the
second time in school history as one of the best schools in the nation. The K-5 school in the Madison Zone is a 2020
National Blue Ribbon School, the highest recognition awarded to schools in our nation. This prestigious honor bookends
Race for the Cure scheduled October 3
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On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:59 AM

Susan G. Komen® Memphis-MidSouth Mississippi is pleased to announce that the postponed 21st annual Susan G. Komen Metro Jackson Race for the Cure® event is now scheduled for October 3. The annual event will be different than years past in order to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and to protect the health of our participants.
MEMA Purchases Building for New State Emergency Logistical Operations Center
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On Wed, 09/23/2020 - 05:21 PM

PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has purchased a facility that will act as the new State Emergency Logistical Operations Center (SELOC).
Welcome to the craziest college football season in Mississippi history
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 892 Reads
On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 11:38 AM

We knew months ago, even before the pandemic, this was going to be the one of the craziest, most anticipated football seasons in Mississippi history.

We just thought we knew. We didn’t know the half of it…
Sun-N-Sand among America's most endangered historic places
By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 853 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:51 AM

An iconic hotel the state is planning to tear down for parking has been named to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of America’s 11 most endangered historic places for 2020.

The list was released on September 24. The Sun-N-Sand hotel, located in downtown Jackson, tops the list.