The Madison County Property Owners Association (MCPOA) is steadily growing as more county residents join to have a unified community voice.
MCPOA board members have big goals for 2019.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Lloyd Fordice of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Louise Fordice, to Thomas Bruce Payne III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce Payne Jr. of Madison. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Governor of Mississippi, the Hon. Daniel Kirkwood Fordice Jr.
The co-owner of a Biloxi baseball team could soon be manager of Smith-Wills Stadium.
Only one firm submitted a proposal to manage the stadium, Kusche Sports Group.
The firm’s principal officer is Tim Bennett, the co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers minor league baseball team and manager of MGM Park in Biloxi.
The Ridgeland Costco likely has been slowed down due to inclement weather, meaning the store will likely be opened this summer, rather than the spring.
Foote hoping to draft ordinance governing temporary rentals
For the time being, residents are at the mercy of Airbnb owners who have the ability to run their temporary rentals unchecked.
But that could soon change, with one Jackson city councilman hoping to craft an ordinance governing Airbnbs by the first part of this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glenn Hewitt of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Lloyd Hewitt, to William Malcolm Mounger III, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Malcolm Mounger II of Jackson.
A Northside woman was shaken up this afternoon after driving her vehicle into a store at Maywood Mart.
The incident occurred shortly before 5 p.m.
The woman crashed into a storefront between Smoothie King and Moe’s restaurant.
I read with much interest a front page article in my hometown weekly Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin by Bryan Davis titled, “Coming Home – Aspiring surgeon Simpson to teach science at Ruleville.”
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Beverly Wade Hogan is the first woman and 13th president of Tougaloo College. Since Hogan became president in 2002, new undergraduate programs, a new honors program and three centers have been established at Tougaloo.
Heart association plans annual gala
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 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.
Alford discusses developing technology boundaries
At least for the foreseeable future, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium will be home to the Jackson State University Tigers.
Eventually, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) hopes to take in the historic stadium to the west of its downtown Jackson campus.
Soon boaters at the Ross Barnett Reservoir will have the option to wash up as soon as they exit the water.
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) board voted to accept a grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to purchase two boat cleaning stations.
Dear Santa,
I would like dinosaurs, gorillas, airplanes, people, robots, and that’s all I really want.
With love, Porter Jeffreys
Dear Santa,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Michael Coburn of Ridgeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Madison Elizabeth Coburn, to Houston Rogers Keyes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Franklin Keyes of Ridgeland.
Jackson officials going after unpaying water customers
The new year will mean new efforts by the city of Jackson to recoup an estimated $20 million in outstanding water revenues.
The city ramped up its water shut-off efforts to recoup funds on about 20,000 delinquent accounts, according to Public Works Director Robert Miller.
It is a source of satisfaction to learn that a column resonates with readers. Arguably none generated greater response for me than the questionnaire about Jackson “in the day,” published before last Christmas:
As the trial date for the Gluckstadt incorporation and Canton annexation case approaches, Mac Haik has withdrawn his opposition.
Judge James Walker signed the motion to withdraw on Wednesday, January 3.
Gluckstadt attorney John Scanlon said this could help the trial move along quicker.
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.
Hartfield Academy recently opened its newly expanded and renovated main campus at 1240 Luckney Rd.
Within the span of a couple of weeks, the Northside lost the patriarch and matriarch of one of our most prominent families, the Lamptons.
Leslie B. Lampton was founder of Ergon, which has 2,600 employees in Mississippi, 29 other states, and several other countries. Dorothy Lee Crum Lampton was his wife for 69 years.
Former Precinct Four Cmdr. James McGowan is retiring after 27 years with the Jackson Police Department.
McGowan previously headed up the North Jackson precinct before being promoted to district commander under former Police Chief Lee Vance.
On Monday, McGowan announced he was retiring on a social media post.
Josie Bidwell is associate professor of nursing and lifestyle medicine clinician for the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She holds a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in nursing from UMMC. Bidwell spoke to Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about her position and about the school’s lifestyle medicine clinic.
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Mac Haik and the city of Canton have filed petitions to the Mississippi Supreme Court for an interlocutory appeal following the success of the first phase of the Gluckstadt incorporation trial.
Northpark Mall will undergo major upgrades this year. Ridgeland officials recently approved a site plan and architectural review for $11.5 million in renovations on the exterior and interior of the shopping center.
The new owners, Pacific Retail Capital Partners, bought the mall last year for an unknown cost.
By NIKKI ROWELL
Sun Staff Writer
Rodney Barbour and his granddaughter Stella were enjoying a fun day on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Stella was taking a ride on the tube, pulled behind her grandfather’s boat.
Safe, family-friendly activities like this are typical in the summer on the reservoir. However, how safe is it?
FIRST LADY OF RIDGELAND ENJOYS ACTIVE LIFE IN COMMUNITY, CHURCH AND FAMILY
“I’m just me. I’m just Jane,” she said.
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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.
Here is the press release sent out a few minutes ago:
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.
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).
Michel still wants neighborhood improvement district
District 25 Sen. Walter Michel hopes the fourth time will be the charm when it comes to seeing a “neighborhood improvement district” bill passed.
The Northside senator is planning to introduce a bill creating the NIDs in the 2018 session.
Bomgar tackling transparency, the economy and Justice system in 2018
Mississippi House District 58 Rep. Joel Bomgar has a lot in store for the 2018 legislative session.
