When I was eight years old, my parents drove me to the First Baptist Jackson parking lot at 3:30 in the morning to load me and my trunk onto a bus headed to Camp Soaring Hawk in Purdy, Missouri—and I was bawling my eyes out.
Developers of the Ridgeland Costco recently won a major victory, thanks to environmental permitting officials, but opponents of plans to bring the wholesale warehouse to Highland Colony Parkway vow to fight on.
Mississippi State, Ole Miss top choices for Northside graduates
The numbers are in, and Mississippi State University is the top choice this year for Northside graduates.
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Work that was supposed to save Jackson millions of dollars over time has ended up costing the city millions in the short run.
Jackson has spent nearly $2.6 million in the last year to address problems associated with the Siemens contract.
The Ross Barnett Reservoir could soon be home to a new residential development featuring lakefront lots and others with lake views.
A group called Expedition Point LLC was the successful bidders for a 100-acre property, where they intend to build the residential development.
(May 21, 2019, Jackson, Miss.) Claude W. Harbarger, FACHE, has informed St. Dominic’s leadership, medical staff and employees of his intention to retire as the President of St. Dominic Health Services, Inc. (SDHS or St. Dominic’s) effective June 30, 2019 after having served the St. Dominic’s organization for the past 32 years.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is moving forward with several projects in south Madison County and North Jackson.
North of Madison, past the Nissan plant and Canton through the thickening forest, Exit 133 directed me east to Vaughan, Miss. The brief drive along Vaughan Road is picturesque under a canopy of trees, past a few well-tended homesteads.
Mississippi often is called a football state, and you can make a strong case because so many of the world’s greatest football players come from here. Again, this year, Mississippi produced the largest percentage (per capita) of players selected in the NFL Draft.
Betty Fischer Blackwood died peacefully at Hospice Ministries May 19. Betty was born July 24, 1928 in Nashville. Betty was married to Jim Blackwood for a glorious 68 years until his death in 2016.
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Chanci Danielle Marks and Corey Dean Macumber exchanged vows December 1 at Providence Hill Farms.
The bride is the daughter of Simon and Terry Marks of Flowood. She is the granddaughter of the late Dr. Hunter Daniel and late Margie Bowman, and the late Simon and Rose Marks.
Gerard Gibert, a recent appointee to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation board of directors, was the guest speaker of the Madison-Ridgeland Rotary Club. Gibert is CEO of Mississippi-based Venture Technologies. He discussed the process of establishing the lottery and the corporation board’s role in oversight of its operation.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s Guillot Global Fellows Program was established in 2010 by Creath Louis Guillot ’75. This endowment provides grants to upper school students for service-oriented international travel. The grants may be used to cover travel expenses, room and board while overseas, and related program costs.
As an increasing number of lower courts rule against election lines drawn for partisan purposes, the situation begs for the U.S. Supreme Court to provide guidance as to what’s legal and what’s not.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School recently celebrated Senior Night, recognizing senior members of the football team, spirit squads, and band. Victoria Mungan (center) was among those honored. She is shown with her parents Beatriz (left) and Nils Mungan (right).
Jackson Academy recently hosted its annual Features Pageant. Voted to represent the senior class as beauties and beaux are (from left) Cruz Heath, Rob McDowell, Skylar Alexander, Charlotte Palmer, Emory Rhodes, Ashley Brown, Anne Marie Lundy, Ashley Manning, Lily Waltman, Max Harmon and Owen Fracchia. Not pictured: Hyde White.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School recently celebrated Senior Night, recognizing senior members of the football team, spirit squads, and band. Shown are (from left) Andrea, Henry and Jay Sanders.
Good for Rep. Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, who was a prime advocate in getting the Mississippi Legislature this year to allow people convicted of felony drug crimes to seek federal food assistance.
Performing with Jackson Academy’s award-winning upper school show choir, Encore, are (from left, back) Thomas Arnold, William Pilkington, Gibson Cheney, Clayton Mahaffey, Gabe Bradley, Don Waller, Carnelius Powers, Wes Thomas, Hayden Parr; (fourth row) Elliott Butler, Case Kempthorne, Burkette Moulder, Brent Butler, Latham Nance, Noah Sullivan,
Third-graders at First Presbyterian Day School dressed as various career professionals on “verb vocation” day and gave a report of their job using action verbs. Shown are (from left) Boyd Caton, Grace Creasey, Garrett Bridgers, and Ann Carlton Aldridge.
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.
“The DEA is on the phone.” Those are words you really never want to hear. To my relief the call wasn’t about my practice. The next week I found myself meeting with two United States District attorneys as well as DEA agents. I was asked to be an expert in a case against two pain specialists in Alabama.
During the 2016 fiscal year, the U.S. Postal Service’s Postal Inspection Service received 60,000 customer complaints regarding attempts to steal mail.
A Madison County couple is finding out just how easy it is for mail to be stolen, even in person.
Federal funding for the North State Street TIGER grant project has been cut off, at least temporarily.
On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) suspended funding for the project.
The second and third phases of Renaissance are on track to be finished next year, complete with another show fountain and Malco theater.
The city of Ridgeland director of community development Alan Hart said, based on reports from the developer, that phase two of Renaissance should be open by summer or fall of 2019.
This summer, Jackson resident Erin Smith will move to Los Angeles, not to try to make it on the big screen, but to train under world-renowned plastic surgeons as a part of her fellowship.
She will be trained by Dr. Paul Nassif, who stars on the television show “Botched” and Dr. Babak Azizzadeh.
The Ridgeland Costco could be welcoming customers next spring.
Meanwhile, residents opposed to the store are still fighting the matter in court.
Developers have applied for and received a permit to clear the Costco site, which is located on the east side of Highland Colony Parkway south of the Old Agency Road roundabout.
So I’m kind of a frugal guy. My wife says cheap, but that’s just semantics. I like cars that get good gas mileage.
I also don’t like air pollution, since my job often has me reading about how particulates from car exhaust and other sources cause childhood asthma, premature deaths and things like that.
Hartfield Academy recently opened its newly expanded and renovated main campus at 1240 Luckney Rd.
Jackson proposing doing away with minority firm quotas
An ordinance that establishes quotas for hiring minority firms in the city of Jackson could soon be on its way out.
Jackson officials are hoping to replace the city’s Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance with a new “small and disadvantaged business” program.
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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.
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.
_The Jackson Zoo is looking to relocate to LeFleur's Bluff State Park.
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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.
“The DEA is on the phone.” Those are words you really never want to hear. To my relief the call wasn’t about my practice. The next week I found myself meeting with two United States District attorneys as well as DEA agents. I was asked to be an expert in a case against two pain specialists in Alabama.
During the 2016 fiscal year, the U.S. Postal Service’s Postal Inspection Service received 60,000 customer complaints regarding attempts to steal mail.
A Madison County couple is finding out just how easy it is for mail to be stolen, even in person.
Federal funding for the North State Street TIGER grant project has been cut off, at least temporarily.
On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) suspended funding for the project.
Over the past 15 years, the subdivision of Reunion has become the place to call home for many Madison County residents.
Although the development is almost two decades old, it continues to add new homes and amenities for residents.
Van Devender family donates for expansion of Batson Children’s Hospital
The simple prayer of a child for the patients of Batson Children’s Hospital brought about a $1.5 million gift from the Van Devender Family Foundation to expand pediatric care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC).
The second and third phases of Renaissance are on track to be finished next year, complete with another show fountain and Malco theater.
The city of Ridgeland director of community development Alan Hart said, based on reports from the developer, that phase two of Renaissance should be open by summer or fall of 2019.
Jackson Prep Chi Alpha Mu 2019 members include (from left, back) Will Skipper, Sam Stogner, Jackie Chen, Harrison Jones, William Walker, Maddox Noe, Walker Headley, Jeffrey Jordan, George Pittman,
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