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Clyde Mason Jr., owner agent, Clyde Mason Insurance Agency, was recognized at the Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company national sales conference held recently in Monterey, Calif., as among the company’s leading writers of farm...
Ben Allen, president of Downtown Jackson Partners and past Rotary president, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson and described what is required to have a thriving downtown community. Shown are (from left) Heber Simmons III, club...
Madison Crime
The Madison Police Department received the following reports for:
Cambridge Drive, petit larceny, June 12;
Camellia Lane, credit card fraud, June 4;
Cedar...
Navy Petty Officer First Class Michelle Wilson, a 2000 graduate of Murrah High School, and fellow Sailors and Marines aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) recently participated in New York Fleet Week 2012.
Navy Seaman Apprentice...
Attorneys from Biggs, Ingram, Solop and Carlson, PLLC were recently recognized for their accomplishments. Stan Ingram received the John H. Clark, M.D. Leadership Award by the Federation of State Medical Boards, in recognition of his leadership...
By KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON COUNTY supervisors listed several reasons last week for firing Board Attorney Eric Hamer and replacing him with former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy.
But perhaps...
By RYAN RILEY
Sun Intern
SEEING THINGS from a different perspective and culture can open up one’s mind to see things through life’s big picture. Just ask Northsider Sandra Burns. Recently, Burns ventured off to...
The Hinds County Public Works Department has earned accreditation by the American Public Works Association (APWA), becoming the first county agency in the state of Mississippi to be accredited. Hinds County becomes the 72nd public agency in the...
A PORTION of County Line Road has been tapped for a major renovation under Hinds County’s newest four-year road plan.
It is the only Northside road being included in the plan, but one of several roads that the county is repaving...
SEWER SERVICES on Jackson Street in Ridgeland will soon get an upgrade.
“We’re actually going to install a gravity-flow line in place of a force main on the south side of Jackson Street,” said Ridgeland Public Works...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
AFTER BEING closed for nearly two months, the LeFleur’s Bluff golf course will soon be reopened to the public.
State officials expect to meet their deadline of reopening the...
Sun Staff Writer
RIDGELAND AND Madison are set to reap the benefits of Madison County’s recent settlement with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) over the failed Reunion Parkway interchange.
In addition...
Sun Staff Writer
MADISON RESIDENTS are slated to get a million dollars worth of improvements to streets and parks, and they won’t have to pay any extra taxes for them.
City officials plan to issue $1 million in general...
Sun Staff Writer
The Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church is moving its headquarters to the Northside.
The group recently approved relocating its offices from downtown Jackson to Briarwood Drive in North...
Sun Staff Writer
CONSTRUCTION should start late this summer or early this fall on a multi-use trail along Highland Colony Parkway.
The Colony Park Public Improvement District (PID) will build the trail, which will connect with...
Rick Cleveland was still moving into his new office last week when he took a break to talk with Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warren about his new position, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Cleveland, a former...
Northsiders recently had a chance to tell Jackson city leaders what they wanted in new ward lines.
And the majority said they wanted to stay in their respective districts and keep their communities of interest together.
Public...
by KATIE EUBANKS
Sun Staff Writer
A PROPOSED multimillion-dollar mixed-use development at the Ross Barnett Reservoir is still stalled.
Harbor Walk is a multi-phase project that calls for a luxury hotel,...
by ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
FAILING TO show up for jury duty in Hinds or Madison counties could net fines and jail time.
But more than likely it won’t.
Hundreds of people fail to make it...
By RYAN RILEY
Sun Intern
Tammra Cascio recently was named parent of the year at Ann Smith Elementary School. The award seems to be more of a meaningful recognition rather than a personal achievement for Cascio.
Cascio...
JACKSON CITY officials will soon have a road map on how to improve an artistic landmark in downtown Jackson.
Plans are still in the works to make some much-needed upgrades to Thalia Mara Hall, but officials are awaiting the findings...
By ANTHONY WARREN
Sun Staff Writer
A RECENT bond refinancing will save the city of Jackson approximately $3.3 million over the course of the next two years.
The savings will be used to make repairs to the capital city...
JACKSON POLICE were still looking for a car last week that was stolen in an early morning robbery carjacking on the Northside.
On June 11, a man was getting into his vehicle in the 200 block of Edgewood Terrace when his car was taken...
ONE JACKSON city councilman still wants stricter architectural and color guidelines for East County Line Road, despite the fact that he has little support from the city in getting them.
Last year, Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell...
In the May 24 issue, the Sun misquoted the Rev. Keith Allen, rector at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
The quote should have said that the word “Anglican” would remain in the official church name but had been removed from...
