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Bill Pierce’s sons, (from left) Sam and Paul Pierce; his wife, Patricia Pierce; LouAnn Woodward; and Calvin Thigpen at the chair-naming ceremony

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Calvin Thigpen honored with pierce chair in internal medicine at university of mississippi medical school
By RACHEL VANDERFORD - Special to the Sun
Fri,01/30/26-10:00AM , 516 Reads
Dr. Calvin Thigpen, professor of medicine and director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named the Dr. Paul W. Pierce III Chair in Internal Medicine.
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Novel Night - Jackson Friends of Library
Fri,01/30/26-10:00AM , 418 Reads
The Jackson Friends of Library and the Dreamnote Foundation recently hosted “A Novel Night” at Cathead Distillery in Downtown Jackson. Guests enjoyed music, cocktails, and bites by Chef Hunter Evans.
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Senator authors bill to limit use of cell phones in public schools
By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer
Fri,01/30/26-9:00AM , 404 Reads
One Mississippi senator wants a state law that would crack down on students using cell phones during class.
The bill requires public school districts, public charter schools and other state high schools have a cell phone policy by next January or lose a day’s worth of their state funding provided for each day a policy is not in place.
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Mayor Gene McGee

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Freedom Ridge, performing arts center top McGee’s 2026 list
By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer
Fri,01/30/26-8:00AM , 1,447 Reads
Gene McGee set two personal goals he hopes to accomplish for the city of Ridgeland in 2026.
One goal focuses on the expansion of Freedom Ridge Park at 235 E. School St., he said, and the other centers upon moving ahead plans for the Ridgeland Performing Arts Center.
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