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Mayor Horhn has big plans for Jackson

By WYATT EMMERICH WYATT EMMERICH - Publisher, Jackson Northside Sun
Wed,03/25/26-4:19PM, 1,223 Reads 7,490 Statewide
Jackson Mayor John Horhn spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson this past Tuesday.
First of all, it’s great to have a mayor who visits civic clubs like Rotary to engage with constituents, especially engaged ones such as club members.
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Abandoned building in front of The Park at Inverness Apartments in Northeast Jackson.

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Abandoned building sits empty in Northeast Jackson, collects litter

By JOHN EMMERICH JOHN EMMERICH - Reporter
Thu,03/26/26-12:22PM, 1,120 Reads
Immediately on Ridgewood Road, Northeast Jackson faces a blight problem in a commercial area.
In Northeast Jackson, nearly immediately to the north of the intersection of Beasley and Ridgewood Road, there is an abandoned building, just north of Edo shushi restaurant and across from Scrooge's restaurant.
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Residents were evacuated from 10 Carroll County homes Friday because of a fire that covered 2,400 acres.

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Fire forces evacuations

By GERARD EDIC GERARD EDIC
Fri,03/27/26-5:44PM, 1,059 Reads 13,536 Statewide
A fire blazing through more than 2,000 acres in Carroll County led to evacuations from 10 homes Friday, a state fire official said Friday afternoon.
Residents of homes on County Roads 163, 218 and 360 were being evacuated, Chris Burnham with the Mississippi Forestry Commission said just before 5 p.m. Friday.
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FERN Post-Storm Outage Impact Analysis

By PRESS RELEASE - POWEROUTAGE.US PRESS RELEASE - POWEROUTAGE.US
Tue,03/24/26-10:54AM, 925 Reads 4,376 Statewide
Below is a press release from PowerOutage.us:
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Ninth Grade Baseball

Fri,03/27/26-10:00PM, 907 Reads

Members of Jackson Prep’s 2026 ninth grade baseball team include: (from left, back) Silas Warf, Zeke Childress, Ty Vincent, Bowen Jones, Will Allen Skinner, Knox Hassell, Jackson Page; (front) Jace Canoy, Daulton Lynskey, Hastings Boyd, Walker Smith, Tyler McCain, Andrew Cross, and Beau Bufkin.
Turnrow Books, along with Turnrow Art Co. and Turnrow Café, is reopening its doors on Wednesday after a fire nearly destroyed the downtown bookstore nearly three years ago. The business also is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

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Turnrow set to reopen

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Wed,03/25/26-3:12PM, 905 Reads 9,803 Statewide
A valued member of the Greenwood downtown district returns to Howard Street on Wednesday.
Turnrow Books will hold its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting is set for 3:45 p.m., and the grand opening will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
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Mayor Horhn speaks to Rotary

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Jackson Mayor John Horhn talks to the Rotary Club of North Jackson

Wed,03/25/26-10:03AM, 825 Reads
Jackson Mayor John Horhn spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson outlining his plans to improve Jackson.
Horhn likened his decades in the state Senate to a "full body contact sport" but said the Senate was a walk in the park compared to the difficulty of being mayor of Jackson.
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FMOL Health | St. Dominic Launches New Early Detection Lung Program

Wed,03/25/26-9:32AM, 796 Reads
FMOL Health | St. Dominic is expanding its comprehensive cancer services with the launch of a new Early Detection Lung Program designed to improve early identification and follow-up care for patients with observed lung nodules.
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Ole Miss announces college gambling center as concerns rise over addiction, athletes

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MICHAEL GOLDBERG - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,03/26/26-3:51PM, 795 Reads 14,590 Statewide
Researchers say the center will be the first of its kind in the nation.
The University of Mississippi on Monday announced the upcoming launch of its new Center on Collegiate Gambling, which researchers describe as the “first of its kind in the nation” amid rising national concern about betting on collegiate sports.
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Abandoned Virginia College Campus on Ridgewood Road in Jackson

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Abandoned Brookshire's/Virginia College on Ridgewood Road in Jackson

By JOHN EMMERICH JOHN EMMERICH - Reporter
Fri,03/27/26-2:25PM, 650 Reads

Despite years, the building remains abandoned and an attractive site for vagrants and looters.

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