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Jackson Academy has championed phonics-based reading instruction to build a lifelong love of reading. That commitment to literacy came alive as first grade students continued a tradition by dressing as Dalmatians for the 101st day of school. The hallways filled with spots as students paid homage to “101 Dalmatians,” celebrating both their academic progress and reading. Some of the Dalmatians included (from left) Caroline Swinney and Hutton Evans.
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Jackson Academy 10th through 12th grade students were inducted into the National Honor Society this spring, earning recognition for demonstrating the organization’s four pillars: scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Founded in 1921, the National Honor Society was established to cultivate these qualities in high school students, and induction is not a one-time honor. Members are expected to uphold these standards throughout their high school years.
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Renovations progressing for the gas station on the southwest corner of the intersection of Old Canton Road and Rice Road in Ridgeland.
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The American Heart Association’s 48th Annual Heart Ball was recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The night included a seated dinner with silent and live auctions, an “Open Your Heart” segment story featuring Allen Tye, and dancing.
This premier event raises funds to support local initiatives such as CPR training and community preparedness, maternal heart health, healthy food access, and much more. Attending the event were (from left) Laura Stansell and Meredith Warf.
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Lucius M. “Luke” Lampton, MD, has been re-appointed to a six-year term on the Mississippi State Board of Health. He has served on the board since 2006 and is currently its chairman. The fifth generation Mississippi physician has practiced family medicine for over three decades in the rural community of Magnolia.
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Measles hit Spartanburg, South Carolina, hard. Reuters reported last month nearly 1,000 individuals got infected in Spartanburg County since October. The outbreak hit in places like the Global Academy of South Carolina where 21% of students had not been vaccinated, then spread to the unvaccinated at places like Costco, Publix, Goodwill, Burger King, the library, a museum, and the post office, reported the New York Times.
“This is not normal,” state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said. “This is unprecedented.”
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Repairs and resurfacing of Lake Harbour Drive from Christine Drive to Northpark Drive will continue this spring, carry over into summer and conclude this fall.
Estimated to cost $3.6 million, the project that began March 2 will take about six months to complete.
The contractor will perform base and curb repair and then mill and overlay the entire road. The contractor will also repair and overlay the multi-purpose trail.
The work is needed to provide better road quality, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
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Early-bird registration available until April 1
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JXN Water and Entergy Mississippi have something in common. They are both regulated monopolies that have failed to provide affordable water and electricity to justify their monopoly status. They are “natural monopolies” based on the premise that competition involves costly duplication of plants and pipes and transmission lines and thus higher costs. Hence, regulated monopolies to provide cheaper water and electricity.
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Ridgeland’s 2025 tax increase is funding improvements to Freedom Ridge Park
Depending upon the approval of the Legislature, Jackson residents could be voting in a referendum this fall that would seek to raise the city’s hotel/motel tax and restaurant tax.
Senate Bill 3106 and House Bill 4011 would authorize the city of Jackson to impose an additional 1 percent tax on hotel/motel rooms and a ½ percent on restaurant sales to fund the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is also known as Visit Jackson.
The city currently has a 1 percent tax on hotels, motels, and restaurants, which was extended to July 1, 2026, by the Legislature in 2022.
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So far this has been a wild spring in so many ways. We’ve had temperatures in the upper 80s, and we’ve had temperatures in the upper 20s all in a two-week period. These warm days with relatively low amounts of rain have allowed for a lot of progress in our yards. The big question so far has been whether to start adding plants that are tender to the cold. Those plants that were cut back early enough like roses, and most of our perennials, have a lot of tender growth on them. These little cold snaps will set them back a little bit, but I believe they will recover nicely.
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Basketball may be my game. Definitely not to play, but watch. It is fast paced and with names like “Sweet 16” (March 26), “Elite 8” (March 28-29), and “The Final Four” (April 4 and April 6), I have always been intrigued. NCAA Basketball playoffs started March 15 with the “Selections” of teams, until the Championship game on April 6. Tune in and plan a basketball party for some of the games.
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The American Heart Association’s 48th Annual Heart Ball was recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The night included a seated dinner with silent and live auctions, an “Open Your Heart” segment story featuring Allen Tye, and dancing.
This premier event raises funds to support local initiatives such as CPR training and community preparedness, maternal heart health, healthy food access, and much more. Attending the event were (from left) Mary Clift Abdalla, Grace and Micajah Sturdivant, and Brooks Herring.
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The Eudora Welty Foundation, in partnership with the Millsaps College Visiting Writers Series, will present the 2026 Bettye Jolly Lecture on April 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. The Eudora Welty House & Garden will host this year’s lecture, which will conclude with a reception and book-signing. The event is free and open to the public.
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
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Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.
A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or voice their thoughts on a proposed data center development.
Many were excited about the economic benefits that such a large project could bring to the small, financially struggling Delta community.
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The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.
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University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
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The American Heart Association’s 48th Annual Heart Ball was recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The night included a seated dinner with silent and live auctions, an “Open Your Heart” segment story featuring Allen Tye, and dancing.
This premier event raises funds to support local initiatives such as CPR training and community preparedness, maternal heart health, healthy food access, and much more. Attending the event were (from left) Anna Harris, Marie Sanderson, Randi Mueller.
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The American Heart Association’s 48th Annual Heart Ball was recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The night included a seated dinner with silent and live auctions, an “Open Your Heart” segment story featuring Allen Tye, and dancing.
This premier event raises funds to support local initiatives such as CPR training and community preparedness, maternal heart health, healthy food access, and much more. Attending the event were (from left) Jackie Tye, Holly Crystal, and Steven Tye.
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