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The Phoenix Club of Jackson recently hosted its 17th annual Speakeasy Soirée benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi at Duling Hall. The soirée featured live music by Mustache the Band, food, prohibition-style libations, a silent auction, and more.
The Phoenix Club raises money and awareness for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. Monthly lunches, quarterly dinners, after-hours events, a golf tournament, and major fundraising events are some of their activities.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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The Phoenix Club of Jackson recently hosted its 17th annual Speakeasy Soirée benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi at Duling Hall. The soirée featured live music by Mustache the Band, food, prohibition-style libations, a silent auction, and more.
The Phoenix Club raises money and awareness for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. Monthly lunches, quarterly dinners, after-hours events, a golf tournament, and major fundraising events are some of their activities.
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It might have only been a $5 spreadsheet error, but it ended up being a five-mill error in Yazoo County’s finances.
Yazoo County is collecting five mills over what it should be due to an incorrect entry from the county tax collector’s office.
“This is a big problem,” said Supervisor Willie Wright, during a recent Board of Supervisors meeting.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month ago
It might have only been a $5 spreadsheet error, but it ended up being a five-mill error in Yazoo County’s finances.
Yazoo County is collecting five mills over what it should be due to an incorrect entry from the county tax collector’s office.
“This is a big problem,” said Supervisor Willie Wright, during a recent Board of Supervisors meeting.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month ago
Photo by Joffre Washington, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Chris Gates muscles his way past a Clarksdale Wildcat defender in Yazoo City's 71-52 victory.
With a 61-58 second round road victory over Houston, the Yazoo City Indians find themselves just one win away from advancing to the Mississippi Coliseum, a.k.a. The Big House, in a quest for a Class 4A state championship.
Yazoo City advanced to play Houston after defeating Clarksdale 71-52 in the first round.
The Indians will now face a familiar for, district rival Greenwood, for a fourth time this year with a chance to advance to the semifinals on the line.
The game will be played at Northeast Mississippi Community College Friday at 5:30 p.m.
By Joffre Washingon on
1 month ago
It might have only been a $5 spreadsheet error, but it ended up being a five-mill error in Yazoo County’s finances.
Yazoo County is collecting five mills over what it should be due to an incorrect entry from the county tax collector’s office.
“This is a big problem,” said Supervisor Willie Wright, during a recent Board of Supervisors meeting.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month ago
You may still see what appear to be panhandlers at intersections in Jackson that are part of the Capitol Complex Improvement District, but, as of Feb. 19, none of them have applied for a permit to solicit.
The permits, which cost $25 each and are good for one day from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset, were made available starting Jan. 1. A permit may be obtained at the Capitol Police headquarters at 350 High Street.
Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey said he’s not surprised by the reception. “That’s pretty much what I expected,” he said.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month ago
You may still see what appear to be panhandlers at intersections in Jackson that are part of the Capitol Complex Improvement District, but, as of Feb. 19, none of them have applied for a permit to solicit.
The permits, which cost $25 each and are good for one day from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset, were made available starting Jan. 1. A permit may be obtained at the Capitol Police headquarters at 350 High Street.
Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey said he’s not surprised by the reception. “That’s pretty much what I expected,” he said.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month ago
You may still see what appear to be panhandlers at intersections in Jackson that are part of the Capitol Complex Improvement District, but, as of Feb. 19, none of them have applied for a permit to solicit.
The permits, which cost $25 each and are good for one day from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset, were made available starting Jan. 1. A permit may be obtained at the Capitol Police headquarters at 350 High Street.
Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey said he’s not surprised by the reception. “That’s pretty much what I expected,” he said.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month ago
Photo by Joffre Washington, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
YCHS' Anthony Hudson dribbles against Nettleton.
For three and a half quarters, the Yazoo County Panthers battled tooth-and-nail with the defending Class 3A state champion Booneville Blue Devils in their quarterfinal matchup at Yazoo County this past Saturday.
With 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, it was still anyone’s ball game as Booneville held a slim 41-38 lead.
By Joffre Washington on
1 month ago
Based on Monday’s unofficial results from the municipal primary runoff election, incumbent Charlie Jenkins did not secure the Democratic bid for the Ward 1 alderman seat in the upcoming Yazoo City elections.
Challenger Deyoung Haymer earned the most votes with 181 votes compared to Jenkins’ 115 votes. Haymer will now face Independent candidate Carl Mitchell in the general election.
With a total of 2,361 registered voters in Ward 1 of Yazoo City, only 296 registered voters went to the polls Monday night.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month ago
Based on Monday’s unofficial results from the municipal primary runoff election, incumbent Charlie Jenkins did not secure the Democratic bid for the Ward 1 alderman seat in the upcoming Yazoo City elections.
Challenger Deyoung Haymer earned the most votes with 181 votes compared to Jenkins’ 115 votes. Haymer will now face Independent candidate Carl Mitchell in the general election.
With a total of 2,361 registered voters in Ward 1 of Yazoo City, only 296 registered voters went to the polls Monday night.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month ago
Based on Monday’s unofficial results from the municipal primary runoff election, incumbent Charlie Jenkins did not secure the Democratic bid for the Ward 1 alderman seat in the upcoming Yazoo City elections.
Challenger Deyoung Haymer earned the most votes with 181 votes compared to Jenkins’ 115 votes. Haymer will now face Independent candidate Carl Mitchell in the general election.
With a total of 2,361 registered voters in Ward 1 of Yazoo City, only 296 registered voters went to the polls Monday night.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month ago
Why is the water bill for small customers in Jackson four to 12 times more than the average bill for small customers in Flowood, Ridgeland, and Madison?
It’s primarily because JXN Water is run by an interim manager appointed and supervised by a federal judge. The interim manager runs JXN Water as an officer of the court — not as a local official accountable to voters. The judge seems to be accountable to no one. JXN Water “governance” looks more like a commissariat than a municipal utility board. So I call the interim manager the Water Czar.
By Kelley Williams - Guest Columnist on
1 month ago
Why is the water bill for small customers in Jackson four to 12 times more than the average bill for small customers in Flowood, Ridgeland, and Madison?
It’s primarily because JXN Water is run by an interim manager appointed and supervised by a federal judge. The interim manager runs JXN Water as an officer of the court — not as a local official accountable to voters. The judge seems to be accountable to no one. JXN Water “governance” looks more like a commissariat than a municipal utility board. So I call the interim manager the Water Czar.
By Kelley Williams - Guest Columnist on
1 month ago
This is Part Two of Allen and his mother’s trip to Uganda. Lask week we left off with them ending their day of traveling via Jeep to lions, elephants, leopards, flamingos and more. They were headed to a “huge hotel that was apparently built for the queen when she came over to visit the country that they had colonized.”
By Allen Martinson - Gardening Columnist on
1 month ago
Why is the water bill for small customers in Jackson four to 12 times more than the average bill for small customers in Flowood, Ridgeland, and Madison?
It’s primarily because JXN Water is run by an interim manager appointed and supervised by a federal judge. The interim manager runs JXN Water as an officer of the court — not as a local official accountable to voters. The judge seems to be accountable to no one. JXN Water “governance” looks more like a commissariat than a municipal utility board. So I call the interim manager the Water Czar.
By Kelley Williams - Guest Columnist on
1 month ago
It’s been two years since the state attorney general filed a lawsuit demanding the city of Jackson return Smith-Wills Stadium to its control.
So far, nothing has happened.
The lawsuit is still tied up in court, but Rep. Trey Lamar (District 8-Lafayette and Tate counties), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he plans to meet with Jackson Mayor John Horhn in the coming weeks and discuss a resolution.
Lamar wants to see the property the stadium occupies redeveloped, but he did not speculate about what that might be.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month ago
It’s been two years since the state attorney general filed a lawsuit demanding the city of Jackson return Smith-Wills Stadium to its control.
So far, nothing has happened.
The lawsuit is still tied up in court, but Rep. Trey Lamar (District 8-Lafayette and Tate counties), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he plans to meet with Jackson Mayor John Horhn in the coming weeks and discuss a resolution.
Lamar wants to see the property the stadium occupies redeveloped, but he did not speculate about what that might be.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month ago
It’s been two years since the state attorney general filed a lawsuit demanding the city of Jackson return Smith-Wills Stadium to its control.
So far, nothing has happened.
The lawsuit is still tied up in court, but Rep. Trey Lamar (District 8-Lafayette and Tate counties), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he plans to meet with Jackson Mayor John Horhn in the coming weeks and discuss a resolution.
Lamar wants to see the property the stadium occupies redeveloped, but he did not speculate about what that might be.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
