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By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON COUNTY might not get a new annex office for its tax officials after all.
A plan to sell the current tax annex, located on Highway 51 in Ridgeland, and buy a Community Trust...
BIDS ARE DUE today on an aerial photography project that will likely save Madison County money.
Madison, Hinds, Rankin and 11 other counties are planning to go in together on the flyover photography, which they’ll use to update...
Services were held December 22 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home, Highland Colony Parkway, Madison, for Luther Hasting Hammons of Madison. The Rev. David Carroll officiated.
Hammons passed away peacefully December 20...
Balmy weather with swirling winds, mosquitoes buzzing, sweat in the duck blind or deer stand. Does this sound like typical Mississippi weather that creates havoc with hunting and diminishes our interest of even remotely thinking of venturing...
Mrs. Henry Alexander Walker III of Canton announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Cameron Walker, to Brent Easter Wilemon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ludwig of Amory and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Brewer Wilemon Jr. of Aberdeen. Miss Walker is...
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gregory Frascogna announce the engagement of their daughter, Genny Claire Frascogna, to Logan Burch Phillips III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Burch Phillips Jr.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mabel Buckley...
Dr. and Mrs. Lucius Featherston Sams III announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Kathryn Sams, to Nicholas James Weyrens, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Weyrens Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Todd Gregory Yoder.
Miss Sams is the...
Angela Lee Aldridge and Colby Brett Beem were wed May 19 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Jackson. The service of worship was officiated by Dr. Ron Mumbower.
The bride is the daughter of Mr....
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
A Jackson city ordinance designed to even the playing field for minority-owned businesses seems to be paying off, at least in some areas.
For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the...
Measures being proposed by District 66 Rep. Cecil Brown could generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for the state and help veterans find jobs.
The 2013 legislative session begins in January, and Brown is seeking approval for...
by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
OF THE THREE fastest-growing counties in the state, Madison County paid the most for engineering work last year.
Madison, Rankin and DeSoto counties all border metropolitan cities...
There will soon be a new place for dogs to run free and socialize with other dogs. That place will be called Bree’s Bark Park, and it is being built by CARA, or Community Animal Rescue and Adoption of Mississippi. CARA board member Ann...
It’s been a tough road for the Delta, but high commodity prices are giving the region a healthy boost.
I recently saw Sykes Sturdivant in Greenwood, and asked him how the crop turned out. “Good,” was his answer. I...
The November 28, 2012 Jackson Free Press carried an article by Ronnie Mott arguing that allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire for the wealthy would not increase unemployment. She wrote “… businesses don't expand or contract...
Ninety years ago last month, President Theodore Roosevelt went on a Mississippi bear hunt in Issaquena County. The hunt fared badly and by sundown on the second day had produced only an old wounded bear tethered to a tree and savaged by the...
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Yockanookany Ned here.
I was always an analytical child. I excelled at math. Baseball, I loved baseball, too. Baseball was played in backyards, or more likely, in the nearest pasture. There was a third love of...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Police are out in full force this year to make sure Northsiders have a safe and happy Christmas.
The holiday shopping season officially kicked off on Black Friday, with some stores...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
HERE IS A QUICK fact for Northsiders to note, especially as construction continues on I-55 between Madison and Ridgeland:
“Speeding fines doubled when workers are present...
They say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. You would think that I could do a better job marking the entrances into my secluded haunts, but the serpentine trails that I travel say otherwise. I also try to minimize...
Rosa Scott School PTO executive board for the 2012 - 2013 school year includes members (from left, back) Nicole Irwin, Lisa McLain, Suzanne Stewart, Beth Embry, Janie Mills, Alicia Knotts, Jennifer Lovitt, Mary Swoope, Cindy...
Jackson Prep recently held a luncheon to honor former board members (from left, back) Jimmy O’Mara, Orrin Swayze, Stewart Swayze, John Crawford, Jarvis Ward, Sam Lane, Doug McDaniel, Max McDaniel, George Patton, Larry Lefoldt...
New Summit School student council works to establish a group of leaders who encourage school spirit, giving the students a voice, and promoting student involvement in school and community activities. Student council members...
Christ Covenant School girls cross country team are 2012 MAIS Class A state champions. This is Christ Covenant's first state championship. Shown are team members (from left) Savannah Swalley, Madison Adcock, Isabel Kokko, Anna...
The Madison Central Madrigals will present the 20th annual Madrigal Feast December 8 at 4 and 7 p.m. in the Madison Central High School cafetorium. Tickets are $25 per person and include dinner. Both the SSA Madrigals...
St. Andrew's Episcopal School's drumline for 2012 is (from left) Nikhil Arora, Megan Aleman, Anthony Sanangelo, Eric Kline, Michael Medlin, Jack Harth, Jessie Smith, Alex Hamlin, Mark McMillin, and Daniel Gallarno.
