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City checking to see if any damage to system

By Steve Wilson, READ MORE > 2,042 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 01:31 PM

Jackson city workers will be examining the city’s sewer system for possible damage from the dumping of corrosive discharge trucked in from a Brandon-based manufacturer that is already being sued by the city of Brandon.

The owner of the company that dumped the wastewater into the city’s sewer system is under federal indictment.

Makani Themba, director of communications for Jackson, told the Northside Sun that once the analysis is performed, city officials will review the matter.

DERWOOD R. BOYLES

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On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 04:22 PM

“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.” Prov 21:21

Derwood Ray Boyles was promoted into Glory on Oct. 13, 2020. He was born on March 20, 1928, to Silas Boyles and Lurline Windham Boyles in Lorena, Mississippi. His mother died at his birth, but when he was 18 months old, his Dad brought a new bride home and it was love at first sight for Derwood and his new mother, Ethel Carr Boyles. The young family lived in Forest, MS where Derwood began the first grade. His family then moved to Jackson where he lived the rest of his life.

We're Fine, They're Fine: For the love of Maywood Mart

By Elizabeth Quinn, READ MORE > 1,863 Reads
On Mon, 10/19/2020 - 08:51 AM

Last Wednesday, I went to Maywood Mart and saw they are ‘fixing’ the parking lot again. After checking out the progress, I came home and went for a four-mile walk. I took a lot of walks like that during the quarantine, I call it ‘rage-walking.’ Rage-walking seems like a better idea than just raging against whatever it is that I feel like is trying to control my life without checking with me first. My purpose was to blow off steam before I made a bad choice like starting my first ever Facebook Live video about this stupid parking lot. My rage walk was almost long enough to work.

Jackson continues to work on renegotiating consent decree; submits payment plan

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On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 03:10 PM

Two years after entering into talks with the federal government, Jackson officials say they’re making progress in renegotiating terms of the city’s sewer consent decree.

The city has been under a decree since 2012.

Under it, Jackson has to spend some $950 million to bring its sewer system into compliance with federal water quality laws.

However, the Lumumba administration contends that costs related to the decree are too expensive and place a far too heavy burden on the city’s poorest residents.

Opioids: A non-partisan, equal oportunity offender'

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On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 01:54 PM

By Lynn Fitch/ Guest columnist

Since the turn of the century, the opioid epidemic has ravaged communities across the U.S. From 1999 to 2018, nearly half a million Americans lost their lives from an overdose involving opioids, including prescription and illicit opioids. While one life lost to drug addiction is too many, nearly half a million lives lost is both horrifying and unconscionable.

The Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi

Tower nearing November opening

By Annie Oeth, READ MORE > 1,156 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 09:15 AM

Children will soon be receiving care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s (UMMC) seven-story pediatric hospital expansion thanks to help from philanthropists from the northeast Jackson area and around the state.

The Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi more than doubles the square-footage of pediatric hospital space at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It will join the Blair E. Batson Tower, named for UMMC’s first pediatrics chair, as an integral part of the state’s only children’s hospital.

Bear Creek Boil Water Notice

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On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 03:03 PM

As of October 16, Bear Creek Water Association is under a Boil Water Notice for all customers on the west side of Interstate 55. Bear Creek Water Association will notify customers through their email and text alert systems when the notice is lifted. This only applies to customers on the west side of Interstate 55.

Opinion: Supreme Court is a hot issue for good reason

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 1,529 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 09:55 AM

The American interest in U.S. Supreme Court appointments is well founded. The court holds enormous power.

There has been much talk about election fraud and what would happen if the Presidential voting results were in dispute. Some people believe President Trump would refuse to recognize the results if defeated.

Sports Talk: Devoted friends to the end

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,516 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 04:09 PM

Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, the stylish, left-handed pitcher who died October 8 at age 91, pitched in a remarkable 498 Major League games, all for his beloved New York Yankees.

The catcher for Ford’s last game in 1967? He would be Jake Gibbs, the Ole Miss football legend from Grenada.

Editorial: Medical marijuana confusion

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On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 11:42 AM

The steady opposition to legalizing medical marijuana is certain to continue up to the Nov. 3 election, when voters will weigh in on two proposed constitutional amendments.

The latest group to come out against the idea is the Mississippi Municipal League, which represents the interests of cities in the state. They actually have a reasonable argument for opposing the legal, regulated sale of medical marijuana: Cities will not get any of the sales taxes the product generates.

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Kelley Williams, Jr.

Dialogue in era of social media

By Kelley Williams Jr., READ MORE > 23,316 Reads
On Fri, 09/25/2020 - 02:57 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. But first, the dictionary definition of dialogue might be helpful.

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Final briefs in lawsuit over governor's vetoes due by November 6

By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 26,074 Reads
On Tue, 10/13/2020 - 06:54 PM

Final briefs in a lawsuit brought by House leaders in a lawsuit over $8 million in earmarks vetoed by Gov. Tate Reeves will be due by November 6, according to a filing with the state Supreme Court.

City councilman Ashby Foote talks about Jackson crime

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On Thu, 10/01/2020 - 10:20 PM

We caught Jackson city councilman Ashby Foote in the parking lot of Lefleur's Bluff shopping center giving an interview to a WLBT reporter.

Foote said the Jackson murder rate is out of control and that the Jackson police are understaffed and underpaid.

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List by Mississippi counties of the numbers of homes without power.

Hurricane Delta passes over Jackson. 10,000 homes lose power.

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On Sat, 10/10/2020 - 08:21 AM

Approximately 10,000 Northside homes are without power Saturday morning after the eye hurricane Delta passed directly over the city of Jackson.

Entergy Mississippi did not provide any estimates of when power would be restored but assured customers on their website that multiple crews were dispatched and repairing the power lines.

House Speaker Philip Gunn

Speaker Pro Tempore Jason White

House leaders win first round in lawsuit over governor's line-item vetoes

By Steve Wilson, READ MORE > 9,901 Reads
On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:36 AM

House leaders won the first round in their lawsuit over $8 million in earmarks vetoed by Gov. Tate Reeves after a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled in their favor Monday.

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 - 09:24 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.

Kelley Williams, Jr.

Dialogue in the era of social media

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On Wed, 09/30/2020 - 09:36 AM

Opinion: Rosa Parks and a Texas mom

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 8,042 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 01:57 PM

In 1953, Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus in Birmingham. She was a seamstress and a civil rights activist. She was arrested for civil disobedience for violating Alabama’s segregated bus laws - which were subsequently held unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. Today, she’s remembered by many as “the First Lady of civil rights“ and “the mother of the freedom movement.”

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 - 10:54 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.

U.S. News and World Report awarded Belhaven University the prestigious title of Best Regional University 2020.

U.S. News Awards Belhaven University Top Honors for Best Regional University 2021

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On Sun, 10/04/2020 - 08:51 AM

U.S. News & World Report released their 2021 Best Colleges list and awarded Belhaven University a top ranking for best regional university in the South. This is the sixth time the University was recognized for its excellence in higher education, and its ranking was significantly higher this year.

Only 134 universities in the South were selected for the list, and Belhaven ranked 53 out of the top schools. Belhaven also had the second best ranking out of the five Mississippi colleges and universities that made this year’s list.

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Northsider Dr. Reed Hogan

Northsider Reed Hogan's over-the-counter Covid-19 treatment cuts death rate 25-40%

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 239,127 Reads
On Tue, 07/07/2020 - 03:28 PM

COVID-19 Treatment Success with a Combination of Two Over-the-Counter Drugs -- Pepcid and Zyrtec

Stops cytokeine storm

Governor Reeves explains "Safer at Home" policy

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On Fri, 04/24/2020 - 04:08 PM

On his Facebook post, Gov. Tate Reeves explained that Mississippians are now "encouraged" but not "ordered" to "stay at home as much as possible."

Here is the full text of his Facebook post:

We are reopening our economy. We can’t slam the door open, that would be reckless and put lives at risk. It’s not a light switch that only goes on and off. It’s a dimmer.

One world conspiracy

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 49,501 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 02:08 PM

Some people have asked for thoughts on the recent Covid-19 sermon by the Rev Danny Jones of the Northlake Baptist Church, Gainesville GA, that went viral. (https://youtu.be/qUjNKPaQNPg) Here’s my take.

I think the pastor’s “one world conspiracy theme orchestrated by Davos elites” has some elements of truth. That’s probably why it went viral. It’s not a new theme. Remember the Trilateral Commission, Skull and Bones, GHW Bush, David Rockefeller et al?

Billion dollar flooding lawsuit gets off the ground

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 32,832 Reads
On Fri, 02/07/2020 - 10:14 AM

Five hundred Mississippi landowners scored a big victory in Natchez recently in their quest to be reimbursed a billion dollars by the federal government for flooding their land.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers was asking federal claims court judge Elaine Kaplan to dismiss the suit. After an hour of hearing both sides, Kaplan ruled that the suit could go forward.

Kaplan made the ruling directly from the bench that day – a most unusual action. Typically, judges wait weeks or months to review the arguments and then issue a written ruling.

Ribbon Bullies, McCarthy, and Thinkists

By Kelley Williams Jr., READ MORE > 31,638 Reads
On Thu, 08/06/2020 - 11:48 AM

There is a classic Seinfeld episode (is that redundant?) in which Kramer marches in an aids walk for charity. Idiosyncratic individual that he is, Kramer declines to wear the aids ribbon which gets him in hot water with his fellow marchers. “Who! Who will not wear the ribbon!” A group of toughs – ribbon bullies in Kramer’s parlance – end up beating him to a pulp for daring to be different, in spite of his marching for the cause.

Thanks COVID, now tailgating is canceled

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 31,110 Reads
On Thu, 08/20/2020 - 02:31 PM

The Grove and Junction promise to be quiet this fall, thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak.

City slated to receive USDA permit next week, hopes to reopen zoo in August

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 30,751 Reads
On Fri, 07/17/2020 - 03:38 PM

Jackson will soon have the federal permission needed to reopen the Jackson Zoological Park.

Lumumba administration officials say they have been approved for a temporary exhibitor’s license through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Offers Solution: Northsiders form company to address business needs in time of coronavirus

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On Thu, 07/23/2020 - 10:57 AM

Outfitted in white hazmat suits and armed with electro-static backpack sprayers, Ted Dinkins and Bob Crisler looked more the part of Dan Aykroyd or Bill Murray in Ghostbusters.

As the two made their way through Broad Street Baking Company recently, though, they were not looking for the metaphysical or paranormal.

Rather, the two were looking to vanquish another foe that has become all too common in recent months: coronavirus.

Lumumba: curfew not needed

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On Sat, 04/11/2020 - 11:14 AM

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said no curfew is needed for the city.

At its meeting on April 14, the city council is slated to consider a proposal from Ward Four Councilman De'Keither Stamps, which would implement a temporary city-wide curfew in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Lumumba said he applauds Stamps' efforts, but said the curfew would be less restrictive than the current stay-at-home order now in place.

Kelley Williams

Asphidity bags versus face masks

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 26,787 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 03:48 PM

My grandmothers were born in the late 1800’s. They might have worn asphidity bags filled with smelly herbs to ward off colds and other diseases. Many rural folk did then. Some accounts say asphidity bags were used to ward off the Spanish Flu. So were face masks. They may have saved some lives. Who knows?

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Northsider Dr. Reed Hogan

Northsider Reed Hogan's over-the-counter Covid-19 treatment cuts death rate 25-40%

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 239,128 Reads
On Tue, 07/07/2020 - 03:28 PM

COVID-19 Treatment Success with a Combination of Two Over-the-Counter Drugs -- Pepcid and Zyrtec

Stops cytokeine storm

Biggest injustice in college sports

READ MORE > 219,420 Reads
On Thu, 06/20/2019 - 09:33 AM

OMAHA — This is written from the College World Series where a packed house of more than 22,000 fans pays to watch each game at sparkling TD Ameritrade Park.

ESPN pays big bucks to televise every game. Souvenir stands are open all over this city, busily selling T shirts and caps for $25 each and up. The ballpark concession stands are busy, and concessions aren't cheap, either.

Shellye Stanley McCarty

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On Thu, 02/22/2018 - 09:49 AM

A celebration of life was held at the First United Methodist Church of Magee February 18 for Shellye Stanley McCarty. The Rev. Barry S. Male officiated. Mary Margaret Hyer was soloist.

Shellye Stanley McCarty, 71, passed away February 14 at her home surrounded by her family and friends after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Quitman, Miss. July 29, 1946, daughter of the late Helen Florence Atkinson Stanley and the late Fred Edwin Stanley Sr.

Governor Reeves explains "Safer at Home" policy

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On Fri, 04/24/2020 - 04:08 PM

On his Facebook post, Gov. Tate Reeves explained that Mississippians are now "encouraged" but not "ordered" to "stay at home as much as possible."

Here is the full text of his Facebook post:

We are reopening our economy. We can’t slam the door open, that would be reckless and put lives at risk. It’s not a light switch that only goes on and off. It’s a dimmer.

Clarification

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On Thu, 08/24/2017 - 09:33 AM

The Jackson Friends of the Library are unable to help the Jackson-Hinds Library System pay for structural improvements, not unwilling. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Rich retiring politicians

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On Mon, 12/18/2017 - 12:43 AM

There will be an unusual push by Mississippi politicians to raise campaign money in the final weeks of December. That’s because a new state law kicks in requiring any campaign money raised after December 31 be used only for political campaign purposes.

The fact that politicians could cash in their campaign war chests was an abomination. In most states, you can go to jail for that. But up until now, Mississippi law allowed politicians to personally pocket campaign funds when they left office. This made the practice of buying votes quite easy in the Magnolia state.

Summer reading

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On Fri, 09/21/2018 - 10:33 AM

Jackson Academy upper school students (from left) Logan Thomas, Carter Elliott, Noah Berry, and Frank Jones met with faculty to discuss their summer reading during break recently.

One world conspiracy

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 49,502 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 02:08 PM

JA student killed in car crash, one day before she was to graduate

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 45,832 Reads
On Thu, 05/17/2018 - 05:03 PM

A vigil will be held tonight for the Jackson Academy (JA) student killed in a car crash today.

Frances Anne Fortner was driving along Ridgewood Road around 1:30 p.m., when she hit a manhole cover and her car flipped, according to Precinct Four Cmdr. Keith Freeman.

The vigil will be at 7 p.m., on the school's campus.

Freeman said the manhole cover near Venetian Way popped up as she was driving over it, and she lost control of the vehicle.

Fortner, 18, had just left the school and was driving to Christ United Methodist Church for graduation practice.

Food hall coming to the District at Eastover

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On Thu, 10/26/2017 - 04:59 PM

The District at Eastover will add a new addition in the spring of 2018, Eastover Market, the state’s first food hall. Eastover Market will be developed in consultation with the esteemed St. Roch Market of New Orleans, and will showcase a curated collection of local, boutique restaurant concepts.