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UMMC announces layoffs, salary reductions as a result of COVID-19

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 1,939 Reads
On Wed, 05/27/2020 - 05:59 PM

On May 21, the University of Mississippi Medical Center announced that it would have to lay off employees and reduce salaries for employees making more than $100,000 a year, as a result of losses related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

MAYOR LUMUMBA RELEASES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE HATE SPEECH FROM JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE

READ MORE > 1,638 Reads
On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 01:32 PM

"It has been brought to my attention that a city employee currently working in the Jackson Fire Department may have engaged in hate speech. We are in the process of investigating what appears to be a set of deeply disturbing social media posts. We hope to complete this investigation within a few days.

Taxpayer-funded carbon capture project to be built in Kemper County

By Steve Wilson, READ MORE > 772 Reads
On Wed, 05/27/2020 - 01:10 PM

A federally-funded carbon capture facility is planned for a site adjacent to Mississippi Power’s Kemper County Energy Facility.

Miss Irby and Collins to exchange wedding vows June 27 in Oxford

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

Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Scott Irby of Madison announce the engagement of their daughter, Taylor Amanda Irby, to Ray Graham Collins Jr, the son of Collins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Collins of New Albany.

Trump backs Tommy Tuberville in Alabama senate race

By Charlie Dunagin, READ MORE > 456 Reads
On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 11:17 AM

With the national media’s focus on first the coronavirus pandemic and now the protests and anarchy in the wake of that incident in Minnesota, little national attention is being given to a U.S.

Updated: Northside hospitals have received antiviral drug to fight coronavirus

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 402 Reads
On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 02:19 PM

State health officials say that they have distributed Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug used to fight COVID-19, to more than 30 hospitals across the state.

Germantown: Seniors 2020

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On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 04:54 PM

Germantown High School Senior Class Favorites:
Jared Mangino, Dylan Brooks, Reed Carpenter, and Tyler Hughes; (front) Mamie Ainsworth, Iris Ball, Ava Aslam, and Bella Amis

Reeves condemns violent protests, says will not be tolerated in Mississippi

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 360 Reads
On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 03:35 PM

Gov. Tate Reeves discussed the violent protests going on throughout the nation at his press conference on June 1.

Meter readers could make a comeback

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 350 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:55 AM

Eight years after a previous administration told residents the Siemens contract would eliminate the need for meter readers, the city of Jackson is considering bringing them back, at least temporarily, to help ensure customers are getting correct bills.

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.

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One world conspiracy

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 15,316 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 03:08 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.

End the shutdown

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 3,339 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.

Has Jeff Gold found a way to stop COVID-19?

By Robert Wise, READ MORE > 2,903 Reads
On Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:42 AM

In a world so quickly changed beyond our imagining, we suddenly find ourselves in an age of fever desperate for a vaccine to deliver us from COVID-19. If only we can return to the health, prosperity and camaraderie of the old world just two months ago. Family weddings, reunions, dinner parties and even funerals?

Reeves extends safer at home order, will allow salons and gyms to reopen

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On Fri, 05/08/2020 - 03:30 PM

Gov. Tate Reeves extended his safer at home order today, but said that salons and gyms could begin reopening Monday, May 11, at 8 .a.m., as long as they follow certain guidelines. A copy of the governor's media release, which lists those guidelines, is below:

UMMC announces layoffs, salary reductions as a result of COVID-19

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 1,939 Reads
On Wed, 05/27/2020 - 05:59 PM

COVID-19 confirmed at four Mississippi mental health facilities

By JULIE WHITEHEAD | Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, READ MORE > 1,923 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 01:38 PM

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health confirmed Friday that 56 patients and an unknown number of staff at four of its 12 facilities have confirmed COVID-19 infections—a much higher number than reported previously, according to figures from the agency.

To Lower Our Risk from Covid-19 We Have Taken Two Steps

By Robert P. Wise and David J. Dzielak, READ MORE > 1,726 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 08:45 PM

By David J. Dzielak, PhD and Robert P. Wise, JD

MAYOR LUMUMBA RELEASES STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE HATE SPEECH FROM JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE

READ MORE > 1,638 Reads
On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 01:32 PM

No Camping: Ordinance to address issue with vagrancy on Northside

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 1,600 Reads
On Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:14 AM

Jackson police officers now have the tools needed to address vagrancy on the Northside.
In April, the city council approved an ordinance regulating urban camping and the improper use of public places in the city.

Arkansas never sheltered in place. Result: Fewer deaths

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 1,552 Reads
On Fri, 05/22/2020 - 12:25 PM

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson in early April questioned the effectiveness of a shelter-in-place order. He said, “The question is, ‘Are you accomplishing anything by doing that order?’”
On all the website scoreboards rating states based on their COVID-19 response, Arkansas was consistently on the bottom with “F” ratings.

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Biggest injustice in college sports

READ MORE > 193,819 Reads
On Thu, 06/20/2019 - 10:33 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.

Billion dollar flooding lawsuit gets off the ground

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 18,917 Reads
On Fri, 02/07/2020 - 11:14 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.

One world conspiracy

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 15,316 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 03:08 PM

Lumumba: curfew not needed

READ MORE > 15,249 Reads
On Sat, 04/11/2020 - 12:14 PM

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.

Governor Reeves explains "Safer at Home" policy

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On Fri, 04/24/2020 - 05:08 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:

Lumumba temporarily bans open carry law in response to COVID

READ MORE > 10,645 Reads
On Sat, 04/25/2020 - 09:14 PM

In a video released Friday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba called for a repeal of Mississippi’s Open Carry Law, citing that the law makes it impossible for police to remove illegal guns from Jackson’s streets and stokes an environment of fear and intimidation.

Campaign money may be driving Medicaid issue

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 8,684 Reads
On Thu, 08/08/2019 - 10:44 AM

Consider the following scenario.

An outside entity approaches Mississippi and says that it wants to invest a billion dollars a year in the state indefinitely and create thousands of new jobs. The only catch is that the state has to put up $100 million a year, too.

New movie theater coming soon to Madison County; improvements to others

By Nikki Rowell, READ MORE > 8,320 Reads
On Thu, 10/24/2019 - 06:03 PM

South Madison County residents will soon have additional options for date nights or family fun catching films on the big screen.

In Ridgeland, the Malco Renaissance location is set to open soon, and a B&B Theatre is in the works near Northpark Mall.

Cougars in Mississippi?

READ MORE > 8,250 Reads
On Tue, 08/27/2019 - 04:59 PM

Northsider Jeff Bonner shared this photo of a Mississippi cougar with us. It came courtesy of his friend, Clarksdale dentist Bill Wilson, who took the photo from the window of his office at 850 North DeSoto in Clarksdale.

Crest will be 38 feet ! Will your street flood ?

READ MORE > 8,056 Reads
On Thu, 02/13/2020 - 03:25 PM

Crest will be 38 feet! Will your street flood?

This PDF will tell you.

Click here to read a full list of areas expected to flood at various river stages:

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Biggest injustice in college sports

READ MORE > 193,819 Reads
On Thu, 06/20/2019 - 10:33 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.

Shellye Stanley McCarty

READ MORE > 76,175 Reads
On Thu, 02/22/2018 - 10:49 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.

Clarification

READ MORE > 43,220 Reads
On Thu, 08/24/2017 - 10:33 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

READ MORE > 43,154 Reads
On Mon, 12/18/2017 - 01:43 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.

Summer reading

READ MORE > 42,396 Reads
On Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:33 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.

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

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 34,830 Reads
On Thu, 05/17/2018 - 06:03 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.

Food hall coming to the District at Eastover

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On Thu, 10/26/2017 - 05:59 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.

Jackson Zoo could be coming to Northside

By Anthony Warren, READ MORE > 20,197 Reads
On Tue, 03/27/2018 - 05:36 PM

_The Jackson Zoo is looking to relocate to LeFleur's Bluff State Park.

Here is the press release sent out a few minutes ago:

Billion dollar flooding lawsuit gets off the ground

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 18,917 Reads
On Fri, 02/07/2020 - 11:14 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.

Flawed accounting of our public schools

By George Schimmel, READ MORE > 16,244 Reads
On Thu, 07/12/2018 - 11:49 AM

Mississippi's state accountability model is designed to measure the instructional effectiveness of schools and districts in the state. It includes students' scores on language and math tests as well as attendance and graduation rates. Schools and districts are given a letter grade from A to F according to their performance.