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Drew McMahen is still adjusting to life in the real world.
More than three months after he and his girlfriend Kristi Kose hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, he’s still not used to getting phone calls and text messages again.
...By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
EUTAW CONSTRUCTION has told the city of Ridgeland they could have the Lake Harbour Drive widening project done by the end of 2013.
This news comes about a decade after officials first...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
In the aftermath of its request for additional tax dollars from the city, Jackson Public Schools (JPS) has come under fire for what critics say are exceedingly high administrative costs....
Guy Bowering just served his first term as the first Ward 6 alderman in the city of Madison. Ward 6 is largely comprised of an area west of I-55 that was annexed into the city in 2008. Bowering and his wife, Nancy, have lived in Madison since...
The City of Ridgeland will be constructing an extension to the multiuse trail system. Trace Ridge subdivision will be connected to an existing trail located on the east side of Highway 51 at Jackson Street. An asphalt path will be built along...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
WITH BUILDINGS popping up along Highland Colony Parkway this past year and more being built, Township developer Clint Herring says he believes the $400 million mixed-use project is within...
My thoughts drifted like leaves falling in October while coming up with an article this week. The hunting season for the most part, at least as far as I am concerned, is done. Should I write on happenings this winter or should I venture to...
Air National Guard Airman First Class Kimberly M. Lamouranne graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. Lamouranne is the daughter of Terryl Yelverton of Aspen Court, Ridgeland, and...
Medley and Brown, LLC, Financial Advisors has been included in “Lipper Marketplace’s Best Money Managers” in the U.S. Diversified / Multi-cap Value Equity category and in the International Balanced / Multi-...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
Jackson city officials are looking at crime reduction models in other cities in hopes that they can get violent crime under control.
Last year, Mayor Harvey Johnson told the Sun that...
Patty Dunn is executive director of the Mississippi Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Dunn has held the position for more than two years and has been with the nonprofit for more than seven. She holds degrees from Texas Christian...
Lyn Crawford has joined the Personal Trust and Estates Department at Trustmark as a relationship manager. She has had a career for the past 12 years in the financial services industry.
The Home Builders...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
The Northside’s major interchanges are on tap for a facelift, thanks to the efforts of the area’s newest neighborhood foundation.
The LeFleur East Foundation (LEF) has...
With redistricting wins under his belt, District 64 Rep. Bill Denny is going into the 2013 legislative session refreshed and ready to get to work.
Denny has pre-filed between 15 and 17 pieces of legislation, including one that would...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
A RECENT UPDATE TO Ridgeland’s transportation plan includes few big changes, but officials hope the plan will help them acquire federal transportation dollars if they ever become...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON AND RIDGELAND officials say it will likely take several years to put in wheelchair ramps on all public sidewalks as required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Marshall Fisher is director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN), having served in the position since June 2005. He was reappointed to the position by Gov. Phil Bryant in January. Fisher is a Louisiana native and a graduate of the...
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...
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...
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...
