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It’s early, yes, but Mississippi’s college baseball teams have started fast

Two weekends into it, the college baseball season is but a puppy. Nevertheless, we can make at least one observation . . .

Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House

The Mississippi House has sent the Senate appropriations bills that seek to provide $5,000 in teacher pay raises as well . . .

Band members recognized

Jackson Academy band members were honored at the Mississippi Bandmasters Association State Band Clinic in Natchez. Two JA students distinguished . . .

Bobbie Jean Fulton Cannon

Bobbie Jean Fulton Cannon passed away on February 21, 2026 in the Fulton family farmhouse in Nanih Waiya, Miss., where . . .

UMMC clinics to remain closed Monday, Tuesday

The University of Mississippi Medical Center clinics will remain closed statewide Monday and Tuesday. Medical Center teams continue to respond . . .

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House Speaker Jason White gives update on legislative session
By WYATT EMMERICH - Publisher, Jackson Northside Sun
Fri,02/20/26-5:04PM , 491 Reads 6,984 Statewide
House speaker Jason White addressed the Stennis Press Forum at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson this week, laying out his plans for the legislative session and how the House of Representatives will work with the Senate over the next few weeks.
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ABC warehouse faces backlog of 199,000 cases of inventory
By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer
Fri,02/20/26-8:00AM , 891 Reads
Walk into Madison Cellars and you’ll find empty spaces on the shelves that should be filled with bottles of wine, fifths of whiskey and other products.
Customers are quick to notice the store looks emptier than usual, said Richie Peaster, one of the owners of Madison Cellars in Madison.
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Weather, lawsuit delaying work on 2026 road plan in Madison County
By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer
Fri,02/20/26-9:00AM , 587 Reads
Winter weather makes it unlikely that improvements would begin on any of the roads in Gluckstadt, Ridgeland, Canton or Flora listed on the 2026 Funded Projects Plan adopted by the Madison County Board of Supervisors.
But that’s not the only reason.
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Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Mobile security trailers or ‘blue light cameras’ offer businesses options to private guards
By NELL LUTER FLOYD - Sun Staff Writer
Fri,02/20/26-10:00AM , 486 Reads
Steve Baker hasn’t set foot in a grocery store in years, but he does frequent big box home improvement stores to purchase items needed for projects at Canton Mart Square shopping center in Jackson.
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