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Valentine’s Day is seen as a celebration of love, with hearts and affection, flowers, joy, and gift-giving. For some of us it may serve as a day not only of reminiscing and love, but also as a time of grieving and devotion. Sometimes with a few smiles tucked into the corners of our mouth, we recall both joy and sadness.
For me it is a day of fond memories, but also of grief. The day of love, Valentine’s Day, 2015, was the moment my beloved husband said, “Goodbye.”
By Lottie Boggan - Guest columnist on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Hal & Mal’s is part of the entertainment district in downtown Jackson
Designating the downtown blocks that include two of Jackson’s popular restaurants and bars as an entertainment district was a long time coming, said the owner of one of the businesses.
“It’s a chapter that dates back to the plans for Old Capitol Green,” said Joseph Stodghill, owner of Martin’s Downtown and Martin’s at Livingston.
The Old Capitol Green project, which promised to redevelop 14 square blocks bordered by State, Jefferson, Commerce and Pearl streets, never came to fruition after being announced in 2006.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Hal & Mal’s is part of the entertainment district in downtown Jackson
Designating the downtown blocks that include two of Jackson’s popular restaurants and bars as an entertainment district was a long time coming, said the owner of one of the businesses.
“It’s a chapter that dates back to the plans for Old Capitol Green,” said Joseph Stodghill, owner of Martin’s Downtown and Martin’s at Livingston.
The Old Capitol Green project, which promised to redevelop 14 square blocks bordered by State, Jefferson, Commerce and Pearl streets, never came to fruition after being announced in 2006.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Hal & Mal’s is part of the entertainment district in downtown Jackson
Designating the downtown blocks that include two of Jackson’s popular restaurants and bars as an entertainment district was a long time coming, said the owner of one of the businesses.
“It’s a chapter that dates back to the plans for Old Capitol Green,” said Joseph Stodghill, owner of Martin’s Downtown and Martin’s at Livingston.
The Old Capitol Green project, which promised to redevelop 14 square blocks bordered by State, Jefferson, Commerce and Pearl streets, never came to fruition after being announced in 2006.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Photo by Wyatt Emmerich, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy hosted a luncheon at River Hills on Tuesday to promote awareness of education freedom. Speakers included Starla Brown, State Director of Americans for Prosperity Mississippi; Lindsey Beckham, State Chair and Legislative Chairs for Moms for Liberty; Leah Ferretti, Director of Mississippi Ready; and headliner Corey DeAngelis, a national advocate for school choice.
DeAngelis said the recent defeat in the state Senate was a blow, but vowed to push Gov. Tate Reeves to call a special session to revisit the controversial issue.
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The sky must have fallen. I never thought it could happen. But it did. I actually agreed with most of what liberal Robert Wise wrote in the NSS on January 30. He criticized Trump for his statements on taking over Greenland. Trump antagonized the Danes {owners of Greenland) and also NATO with his brash approach. If he had taken a softer approach, he would have gained friends instead of generating bad feelings. They would have been grateful to him and to the USA for setting up a "golden dome" defense for them (and also for us) at the northernmost extremity of their Greenland island.
By Peter Gilderson on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The sky must have fallen. I never thought it could happen. But it did. I actually agreed with most of what liberal Robert Wise wrote in the NSS on January 30. He criticized Trump for his statements on taking over Greenland. Trump antagonized the Danes {owners of Greenland) and also NATO with his brash approach. If he had taken a softer approach, he would have gained friends instead of generating bad feelings. They would have been grateful to him and to the USA for setting up a "golden dome" defense for them (and also for us) at the northernmost extremity of their Greenland island.
By Peter Gilderson on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Even amidst a new legislative session and mid-term elections, Republican rumblings about next year’s elections grow as precipitous events loom.
By Bill Crawford on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Even amidst a new legislative session and mid-term elections, Republican rumblings about next year’s elections grow as precipitous events loom.
By Bill Crawford on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Perhaps I heard the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees” prior to “Different Drum” (1967) by the Stone Poneys (which song launched Linda Ronstadt to superstardom) —
“But honey child I’ve got my doubts
You can’t see the forest for the trees”
By Jay Wiener on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Perhaps I heard the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees” prior to “Different Drum” (1967) by the Stone Poneys (which song launched Linda Ronstadt to superstardom) —
“But honey child I’ve got my doubts
You can’t see the forest for the trees”
By Jay Wiener on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Perhaps I heard the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees” prior to “Different Drum” (1967) by the Stone Poneys (which song launched Linda Ronstadt to superstardom) —
“But honey child I’ve got my doubts
You can’t see the forest for the trees”
By Jay Wiener on
1 month 2 weeks ago
A college classmate who lives in Minneapolis and has been in the state legislature recently shared an account of Immigration and Customs Enforcement policing in Willmar, Minnesota, a town of 21,000 in the center of the state. It is not a happy story.
By Luther Munford on
1 month 2 weeks ago
A college classmate who lives in Minneapolis and has been in the state legislature recently shared an account of Immigration and Customs Enforcement policing in Willmar, Minnesota, a town of 21,000 in the center of the state. It is not a happy story.
By Luther Munford on
1 month 2 weeks ago
A college classmate who lives in Minneapolis and has been in the state legislature recently shared an account of Immigration and Customs Enforcement policing in Willmar, Minnesota, a town of 21,000 in the center of the state. It is not a happy story.
By Luther Munford on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Clogged arteries cause heart attacks. Clogged rivers cause floods.
If plaque clogs your widowmaker artery and you don’t get a stent, you may have a serious heart attack. The Mississippi River is the country’s main transportation artery. It’s vital to our economy and national security. It is clogged with plaque. It needs a stent.
By Kelley Williams on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Clogged arteries cause heart attacks. Clogged rivers cause floods.
If plaque clogs your widowmaker artery and you don’t get a stent, you may have a serious heart attack. The Mississippi River is the country’s main transportation artery. It’s vital to our economy and national security. It is clogged with plaque. It needs a stent.
By Kelley Williams on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The goal of the legislation is to allow experienced personnel to fill needed positions from educators to first responders.
A program that would allow retired Mississippi state employees to return to work with a state agency for 80 percent of what the position pays is now headed to the House of Representatives.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The goal of the legislation is to allow experienced personnel to fill needed positions from educators to first responders.
A program that would allow retired Mississippi state employees to return to work with a state agency for 80 percent of what the position pays is now headed to the House of Representatives.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The goal of the legislation is to allow experienced personnel to fill needed positions from educators to first responders.
A program that would allow retired Mississippi state employees to return to work with a state agency for 80 percent of what the position pays is now headed to the House of Representatives.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
