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Members of Jackson Prep’s Spirit dance team include (from left, back) Sutton Warrick, Blythe Barton, Layla Giachelli, McRee Raggio, Maddie Reeves, Emma Mills, Katie Suggs, Mary Harr Payne, Ruby Hospodor, Lydia McCormick; (middle row) Ava Davis, Layne Cannada, Kathryn Reynolds, Sarah Kate Forbus, Polly Waterloo, Evelyn Luckett, Collins Rooker, Sims Abdalla, Emory Calvert, Charlotte McMaster; and (front) Louise Smith, Anna Peyton Garriga, Anna Brook Baten, Robin Weaver, Deviney Claire McElveen, Ellie Yerger, Avery Warf, CeCe Stansell, Lorelei Torrey, and Hensley Hardy.
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Hundreds of children visited Santa’s Workshop at Jackson Academy in December. The Annual Christmas Open House for kindergarten and younger students is sponsored by the Jackson Academy Association. A highlight of the evening came when children visited Mrs. Claus in her kitchen, where they helped bag canned goods to give to families in need during the holidays—helping the youngest Raiders understand serving others. Participating were (from left) Collins Brown, Blake Brown, Sarah Howard as Mrs. Claus and Carter Reeves.
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Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two weeks of “seasonal” cold weather we experienced, it has been one of the mildest winters on record. Doves are already cooing, frogs are croaking, and turtles are sunning themselves on logs in ponds and creeks. I have noticed daffodils and jonquils emerging from their short winter nap, ready to show off to the world blazing white and yellow petals. In fact, trees are on the verge of bud break with some species already leafing out.
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The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s 41st annual Bacchus Ball Gala will take place on Saturday, January 31 at the Country Club of Jackson. The evening will include regional music, Creole cuisine, and a silent auction. Held during Carnival Season, the gala helps ensure the foundation continues its crucial mission ministering to Mississippians living with type 1 or 2 diabetes. Helping plan the night are (from left, back) Tricia Boyd, Lucy McEuen, Caroline Hutson, Susan Murphy; and (seated) Chairman Caroline Lowe and Co-Chair Holly Voller. For more information, call 601-957-7878.
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Chinese leaders at a December meeting led by Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated their consistent focus on “pursuing progress while ensuring stability.”
Stability, hmmm.
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Railroad District rendering
Ridgeland leaders have dreamed for decades about transforming West Jackson Street, which extends between U.S. Highway 51 and I-55, into a central, walkable downtown named the Railroad District.
This year, work that city leaders consider transformative will get underway.
The city has been awarded a $15.653 million Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation Grant to advance a safety project along West Jackson Street, one of Ridgeland’s busiest and most historic corridors.
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I told Mimi last night that I sure do get myself into some crazy situations. She looked at me like “Really?” We have only known each other for 40 years, so she’s been a part of most of the nutty stories. This will be the beginning of one of the nuttier ones only this time she won’t be with me. By the time this Northside Sun reaches the mailboxes it will be my birthday, Friday the 16th, I will also be deep in Uganda on the equator. Yep, I am off on another life-changing experience but this time with my mother.
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It all depends on your point of view.
(More on that later.)
I estimate I called over 800 games during my 38 years of officiating high school football. I still run the game clock and occasionally assist with replays. I have lost track of the number of times I have been asked over the past few days what I thought about the final call of the Fiesta Bowl.
A little background is helpful here. I am a Mississippi State graduate. For the 18 years before I enrolled at State, I was a huge Ole Miss fan. And, even today, many of my best friends and referee buddies are Ole Miss grads.
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Hayley Oldham and Daygon Williams were honored this fall with an engagement party in the Eastover home of Liz and Art Spratlin.
Co-hostesses and hosts were Ben Watson, Clay and Jennifer Gunn, Rick and Emily Dye, Ashley and Chris Maddux, Margaret and Peyton Smith, and Martha and Davis Frye.
The couple were wed October 18 in Oxford. They are making their home in Jackson.
Parents of the bride are Carol Gary, Cathy and Trey Oldham. Williams is the son of Angel Williams.
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Dr. Brent Smith
Changes in federal financial aid that will become effective later this year could result in medical students, who find themselves burdened with loans to pay for their education choosing to practice higher-paying specialties instead of primary care, which would further impact medical care in underserved areas of the state.
“The big worry is it will drive a financial pressure already there,” said Dr. Brent Smith, a member of the Advocacy Committee of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians.
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January 16, 2026- As hospitals across the country continue to experience a critical blood shortage, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is expanding donation opportunities to make it easier for healthy donors to give. During National Blood Donor Month, MBS will offer extended Sunday hours on Sunday, January 18, from 10 AM to 5 PM, at the Flowood Donation Center.
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Recently, our church celebrated the retirement of Frieda Lauderdale from driving and coordinating our Meal on Wheels for more than 40 years. For those who do not know what I am talking about, Meals on Wheels (MOW) is a ministry effort organized to deliver hot cooked meals to homebound, often elderly, people in the community. I grew up delivering Meals on Wheels with my mom and I have continued this tradition with my own family. Some of the city’s most needy get a quick visit and a hot cooked meal delivered.
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I am a Hoosier. I was raised on Indiana athletics, and like most Hoosiers, I am first and foremost a basketball fan. It is in my blood. My grandfather was an Indiana University Academic All-American and my father became the team doctor, which meant long periods of my childhood were spent in the stands of Assembly Hall.
We went to football games too. However, Indiana was known as one of the worst programs in the country. We showed up anyway. We were always expected to respect the athletes, remain humble, and demonstrate character in victory or defeat.
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Special Olympics Mississippi recently hosted the 2025 Gold Gala at Duling Hall. The event honored the accomplishments of more than 6,000 athletes across the state who compete with Special Olympics Mississippi.
Donna Sims and Rita Martinson, who both have served on the board for more than 25 years, were honored. The evening also included a live auction, dining and music from The Love Notez.
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Special Olympics Mississippi recently hosted the 2025 Gold Gala at Duling Hall. The event honored the accomplishments of more than 6,000 athletes across the state who compete with Special Olympics Mississippi.
Donna Sims and Rita Martinson, who both have served on the board for more than 25 years, were honored. The evening also included a live auction, dining and music from The Love Notez.
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President Trump is a master at keeping attention on himself, but when he goes too far he exposes himself to criticism.
Sometimes this is well deserved. A good example is the recent news that his Justice Department has issued subpoenas to leaders of the Federal Reserve over Senate testimony about the $2.5 billion cost of renovating the central bank’s 90-year-old building in Washington.
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Photo special to the Pine Belt News from Southern Miss Athletics
In an indictment obtained by Pine Belt News, former Southern Miss men’s basketball player Arlando "Mo" Arnold was charged in a point-shaving scheme, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Arnold has been charged with three counts of wire fraud, two counts of aiding and abetting, and a count each for bribery in sporting contests, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Special Olympics Mississippi recently hosted the 2025 Gold Gala at Duling Hall. The event honored the accomplishments of more than 6,000 athletes across the state who compete with Special Olympics Mississippi.
Donna Sims and Rita Martinson, who both have served on the board for more than 25 years, were honored. The evening also included a live auction, dining and music from The Love Notez.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Special Olympics Mississippi recently hosted the 2025 Gold Gala at Duling Hall. The event honored the accomplishments of more than 6,000 athletes across the state who compete with Special Olympics Mississippi.
Donna Sims and Rita Martinson, who both have served on the board for more than 25 years, were honored. The evening also included a live auction, dining and music from The Love Notez.
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Torahs drying at Northminster Baptist Church
In the early morning hours of January 10, fire tore through Beth Israel Congregation, Mississippi’s oldest synagogue and a spiritual home that has anchored Jackson’s Jewish community for more than 160 years.
But what was intended as an act of hate instead has ignited something far stronger in an extraordinary, citywide response rooted in faith, friendship, and an unwavering commitment to one another.
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