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Taking Flight: Northsider travels by air, land and sea

By Nikki Rowell, READ MORE > 18 Reads
On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 03:31 PM

Most days of the week, Kelly Kyle has his feet planted firmly on the ground, whether he is practicing law or serving his community. However, he enjoys the moments in between when his head is in the clouds, literally.

Miss Grace and Winifred: JA teacher pens first book

By Nikki Rowell, READ MORE > 17 Reads
On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 11:37 AM

Through the combination of what she treasures most in life - her love of teaching, her students and her dog Winifred - Grace Simmons hopes to inspire her students to pursue their dreams and accomplish lofty goals.

Senior recognition

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:46 AM

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s varsity boys soccer team recently celebrated Senior Night, recognizing seniors and their families. Shown are (from left) Dawn Hunter, John Mychal Warren, and Fred Hunter.

Blankets for Batson

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:51 AM

Students at Saint Anthony Catholic School made blankets for patients at Batson Children’s Hospital. Pictured are just a few of the many blankets made by students.

Most grandchildren

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:49 AM

Grandparents of fourth and fifth grade students at First Presbyterian Day School recently attended a special Grandparents’ Day Celebration. Shown are (from left, back) Reed Hogan; (front) Wynn Roberson, Raney Hogan, and Diane Hogan. The Hogans were recognized for having the most grandchildren at FPDS.

Meet authors

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:43 AM

Jackson Academy students (from left, front) Bernadette Albright, Henry Logan, Emma Pickering, and Evan Nguyan met author-illustrator duo Sarah Jane and Kenneth Wright (back), creators of the Lola Dutch book series. The couple talked to students about the importance of kindness and imagination.

Chi Alpha Mu officers

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:53 AM

Chi Alpha Mu officers at Jackson Prep include (from left) Jake Matthews, president; William Walker, vice president; Kimmons Shepherd, secretary; and Jane Anne Sumrall, treasurer.

DAR awards

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:54 AM

The Rebecca Cravat Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented the DAR Youth Citizenship Awards to three local students. Shown are (from left) Ginger Cocke, regent, Rebecca Cravat Chapter DAR; Anna Elizabeth Edgar, Christ Covenant School; Thomas Patrick McCaffery, St.

Serves legislators

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:56 AM

Dr. K. Page Branam (right) an anesthesiologist from Ridgeland, served as Legislative Doctor of the Day at the Capitol during the session earlier this year. In that capacity, Dr. Branam was available to provide emergency medical treatment to lawmakers and staff. Pictured with Dr. Branam is Senator Walter Michel, in whose district she resides.

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Meet the Sun staff: 5 things you didn't know about Jenny Wilson, advertising rep

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On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:43 AM

1. She saw Prince perform at the Dock where she took her last shot of Tequila more than 22 years ago. She has been sober since November 1997.

2. A graduate of Baylor, she was a freshman when the DEA seized David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. She and a group of friends attempted to follow the tanks to the compound.

South Delta deserves pumps

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 307 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:47 AM

How many times have you heard that the best predictor of the future is the past? Maybe the classic adage “history always repeats itself” aptly describes the phenomenon that we are still experiencing. The Bible describes pestilence, floods, plagues, blights, and many more extreme trials that we as a people will be subjected to.

Analysis: Gunn shows Reeves, Hosemann who’s boss

By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 303 Reads
On Fri, 05/15/2020 - 12:57 PM

On the night Tate Reeves won the 2019 governor’s race, most of the state’s top Republican elected officials stood to the side of the stage, close to the cameras, at the new governor’s victory party in downtown Jackson.

Miss Tucker and Maxwell planning July 18 wedding at Fondren Church

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 10:12 AM

Dr. and Mrs. James Martin Tucker announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah MartinTucker to Andrew Duncan Maxwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lamar Maxwell III, all of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Lola Robinson Smith and the late William Clifton Smith Jr. of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Tucker of Aberdeen.

Quarantine shouldn’t ruin your whole day

By William Jeanes, READ MORE > 298 Reads
On Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:59 AM

When I was in grammar school, just after the invention of the mimeograph, religious broadcasters often used the phrase, “To all you shut-ins out there in radio land.” I asked my grandmother what a shut-in was and could we go and look at one.
She said, “A shut-in is a person who’s not able to go out of the house.”

To lower our risk from COVID-19 we have taken two steps

By David Dzielak and Robert Wise, READ MORE > 294 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:24 AM

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Jackson State temporarily waives GRE, GMAT and PRAXIS testing requirements

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On Tue, 05/12/2020 - 04:39 PM

(JACKSON, Miss.) -- In light of recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson State University has temporarily suspended its GRE, GMAT and PRAXIS requirements for graduate programs with these testing requirements.

This suspension is for the summer 2020 and fall 2020 academic terms.

College Bound: Mississippi State, Ole Miss top choices for Northside graduates

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 285 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:26 AM

THE NUMBERS ARE IN, AND for the fourth year in a row, Mississippi State University is the top choice among Northside graduates.
This fall, 273 seniors say they will attend the Starkville university, while 252 will be attending the University of Mississippi.

Entergy to drop rates during summer months

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On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:21 PM

JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi rates will drop from June through September, some of the hottest months of the year when energy use is often high. The typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month will pay $9.71 less, or less than $98.

Play Ball: Young Northside players returning to baseball fields

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 280 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 10:35 AM

The familiar sound of clanging bats was expected to return to parks in south Madison County last week, as youth baseball teams were again planning to take to the field for practice.

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Michel protests late challenger in Senate race

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 3,387 Reads
On Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:16 PM

After running unopposed, District 25 Sen. Walter Michel now has a Democratic challenger in the 2019 election.

Michel, a Republican, qualified to run for the District 25 seat on March 1, the qualifying deadline.

On March 2, when the secretary of state released its list of qualifying candidates, Michel was unopposed.

Madison couple arrested for felony shoplifting, firearm charges

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On Fri, 02/21/2020 - 02:51 PM

On Thursday, February 20, 2020, at approximately 5:28 PM, the Madison Police Department received information from Loss Prevention employees of Walmart located at 227 Grandview Boulevard in Madison that there was a male subject shoplifting in the store. As the male subject approached the grocery exit of the store the loss prevention employees id

End the shutdown

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 3,340 Reads
On Tue, 05/05/2020 - 04:06 PM

Ok. We gave it the old college try. Now it’s time to get back to work and move on. Restaurants need to open. Functions need to resume. We need our normal social lives to return.

Miss Rhodes and Himes planning May 9 wedding at family farm in Benton

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On Thu, 04/09/2020 - 05:21 PM

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rhodes of Ridgeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Reagan Rhodes, to Garrett Himes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Touchstone of Hattiesburg.

Lawsuit against Siemens alleges corruption

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 3,273 Reads
On Fri, 07/05/2019 - 10:55 AM

From pass-through companies to faulty meters, a $90 million contract to overhaul Jackson’s water system was fraught with corruption from day one, so alleges a lawsuit filed recently by the city.

Herd immunity versus herd mentality

By Kelley Williams Jr., READ MORE > 3,267 Reads
On Wed, 04/22/2020 - 02:48 PM

The last couple of months have seen several new phrases enter the popular lexicon: “social distancing,” “flattening the curve,” and “shelter in place” to name a few. (Somewhere George Orwell is spinning in his grave.)

New luxury development planned at country club

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On Tue, 12/31/2019 - 04:54 PM

New luxury condominiums are coming to the Country Club of Jackson, following a recent vote by the Jackson City Council.

Construction ‘full-tilt boogie’ on Costco project alderman says

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On Thu, 10/10/2019 - 02:10 PM

Work on the Ridgeland Costco finally appears to be moving forward, thanks to several weeks of dry weather.

“They’ve been going full-tilt boogie to get the gas station opened by January and the store opened by March 1,” said Ward One Alderman Ken Heard. “They’ve been going strong since it got dried out.”

Parenting dodgeball is throwing this one back

By Elizabeth Quinn, READ MORE > 3,194 Reads
On Tue, 07/16/2019 - 10:20 AM

I am raising three women. They are girls right now, but they will be women when I’m done with them—I hope. That’s the plan anyway. I’m aiming for three distinct versions of confident, fulfilled, kind, and brave badass women. There are so many things I do not care about regarding my children’s futures.

CFR is not IFR

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 3,186 Reads
On Fri, 04/24/2020 - 12:36 PM

Nobody argues about whether the sky is blue. We all know that it is so.
We do study, debate and argue about issues for which there is no clear answer. When to cease “shelter at home” is a very important issue for which there is no clear answer.

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Movement to spread kindness throughout Madison spearheaded by Reunion family

By Megan Phillips, READ MORE > 6,114 Reads
On Thu, 09/21/2017 - 02:48 PM

A new friendly and kindness-spreading trend is growing more and more in the city of Madison.

If you’ve found a hidden, painted rock somewhere in the city, you’ve probably heard of the movement called Madison MS Rocks.

College Bound

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 6,094 Reads
On Wed, 05/16/2018 - 01:06 PM

Mississippi State, Ole Miss top choices for area graduates

New mixed-use development planned for Madison featuring businesses and housing

By Nikki Rowell, READ MORE > 6,094 Reads
On Thu, 04/18/2019 - 01:37 PM

Work will soon be under way on a new mixed-use development in Madison, which is designed to have the feel of a historic downtown neighborhood.

The Village at Madison will be located off Main Street near the police department and will be home to the newest Half Shell Oyster House location.

Costco could generate more than a million dollars in sales taxes for Ridgeland

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 6,065 Reads
On Fri, 09/28/2018 - 01:02 PM

A new Costco could give the city of Ridgeland as much as $1.3 million a year in new sales tax revenues, funds that will help keep residents and business owners’ property taxes low, said Mayor Gene McGee.

Jackson stay-in-place order extended to April 30

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On Fri, 04/17/2020 - 09:07 PM

Jackson's stay-at-home order will remain in place until at least April 30.

On April 16, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order extending the previous orders issued in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The previous stay-at-home order was slated to expire on April 17.

Improvements under way for Parham Bridges Park

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On Wed, 10/04/2017 - 01:41 PM

Plans to transform Parham Bridges Park into a world-class tennis center are finally coming to fruition.

Last week, the Jackson City Council approved a motion to tear down the old Precinct Four substation to make way for a new entrance to the Parham Bridges Tennis Center.

2017 Debutantes

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On Wed, 11/22/2017 - 12:46 PM

PRESENTATION BALL SCHEDULED NOVEMBER 24

This 84Th year’s formal presentation of debutantes as planned by the executive board of the Debutante Club of Mississippi, Inc. will take place Friday, November 24 in the ballroom of the Country Club of Jackson.

Weems on the Phoenix Club of Jackson

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On Thu, 01/31/2019 - 04:08 PM

Ross Weems is president of the Phoenix Club of Jackson. Weems, who has been an active member of the board since 2015, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi State University and currently is first vice president with BankPlus’ Private Client Group in Jackson.

Watters honored for contributions

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On Wed, 07/26/2017 - 04:10 PM

Betti Watters was the recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers, Mississippi Chapter.

This award goes to Mississippi NASW members who have made significant contributions to the field of professional social work throughout their professional careers in Mississippi.