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The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s 41st annual Bacchus Ball Gala was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The evening included regional music, Creole cuisine, and a silent auction.
Held during carnival season, the gala helps ensure the foundation continues its mission ministering to Mississippians living with type 1 or 2 diabetes. Caroline Lowe was chairman of the benefit with co-chair Holly Voller. Attending the event were (from left) David and Cindy Williams, and Kathy Eure
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The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s 41st annual Bacchus Ball Gala was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The evening included regional music, Creole cuisine, and a silent auction.
Held during carnival season, the gala helps ensure the foundation continues its mission ministering to Mississippians living with type 1 or 2 diabetes. Caroline Lowe was chairman of the benefit with co-chair Holly Voller. Attending the event were (from left) David Joseph, Jowilla Seqoy, and Warren Jones.
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On Saturday, February 14, MCM Partners will celebrate the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) through their signature fundraising event, Ignite the Night: From Sea to Shining Sea. Attendees will embark on a coast-to-coast culinary journey. Planning the evening are (from left, back) Hillary James, Tyler Malouf, Alex Cooper, Savannah Tirey, Allison Barnes, Bonnie Newcomb, Haley Kinard, Havilah Bradshaw, Elinor Phillips, Renna Edwards, Annie Laurie Barrett; and (front) Rae Ann Lawrence, Blann Lutken, Jordan McGowan, Hana Lucas, Haley Brumfield, Manisha Patel.
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Sam Funches, senior at Germantown High School, signed with Gonzaga University to play basketball. At the signing were (from left, back) Head Coach Chris Love, Ivory Bowie, Twymond Howard; (front) Kalia, Sam, Kesha and Samuel Funches.
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Madison Central High School’s December Students of the Month are (from left, back) Eli Bowen, Sicily Flanagan, Lawson Kennedy, Melanie Carrasquillo; (middle row) Mehar Dillion, Bailey Kennedy, Lorin Walters, Sara Bejarno; and (front) Angelina Bieger, Jay Brown-Lewis, Chloe Amerson, Violet Daniels, and Jordan Hawkins. Not pictured are Kenzley Mahan and Deanna Randall.
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the St. Andrew’s Lower School held a special big chapel service. The Rt. Rev. Dorothy Wells, current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, led the service. Participating were (from left, back) the Rev. Hailey Allin, the Rt. Rev. Wells, Andrew Mallette, Sterling Sinclair, Landen Zhou, Austin Zhou, Landon Webb, Tyler Dennis, LaTannia Ellerbe; and (front) Ilana Webster, Natalie Mahasi, and Natalie Wooten.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s fourth graders recently presented Seussical the Musical. Two cast members included (from left) Natalie Wooten and Lilli Cleek shown with flowers presented to them at the end of the production.
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This year’s Breakthrough T1D’s (formerly JDRF) Hope Gala is planned for February 21 at the Westin in downtown Jackson. The eventing starts at 6 p.m. with cocktails, a reception and silent auction. The dinner, live auction and Fund a Cure follows at 7:15 p.m. with the After-Party at 9:15 p.m. Proceeds from the night funds a research to cure Type 1 diabetes. Steering committee members include Elizabeth Hutchins, Graham Fairley, Ashley Craig, Mary Zimmerman, Madeleine Nichols, Lynn Russell, Anna Kate Stanford and Ashley Jackson.
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Officers of the Les Amies Luncheon Club for 2026 included (from left) Elizabeth Brown, Missy Daniel, Susan Kellum, Claudia Addison, Gerry Ann Houston, Debbie Peeples, Debye Haick and Anastasia Jones. Not pictured: Rebecca Long, Donna Evans, Karen Hulett, and Patty Ethridge.
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A college classmate who lives in Minneapolis and has been in the state legislature recently shared an account of Immigration and Customs Enforcement policing in Willmar, Minnesota, a town of 21,000 in the center of the state. It is not a happy story.
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Even with the increased water and sewer rate, the average residential water bill for a Ridgeland resident will be less than what other residents in the metro area pay.
That’s according to information in the water and sewer rate evaluation the Ridgeland mayor and board of aldermen commissioned last October at a cost of $47,000.
Ridgeland’s average residential bill is set to increase from $36.60 a month to $42.91 starting March 12, making it effective by the April billing, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
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Three Jackson Prep student-athletes officially signed their National Letters of Intent to compete at the next level. Softball standout Laila Swanigan (left) signed to play at Belhaven University; basketball player Meg Barbour (center) will continue her career at the University of Southern Mississippi; and soccer player Torrey Polk (right) signed with Auburn University.
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Even amidst a new legislative session and mid-term elections, Republican rumblings about next year’s elections grow as precipitous events loom.
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Members of Jackson Prep’s 2026 varsity baseball team include (from left, back) Assistant Coach Marcus Canoy, Assistant Coach Jake Pickett, Head Coach Brent Heavener, Assistant Coach Jeffery Johnson, Assistant Coach Chris Maloney, Assistant Coach Matt Bryant; (fifth row) Easton Lindsay, Sam Milner, Jojo Gatlin, Landon Johnson, Asa Gatlin, Bennett Rooker, Hampton Blanks, Parker Orr; (fourth row) Matthew Myers, Parkes Young, Drew Mason, Barrett Brown, Sam Miller, Carr Calvert, Cam Walker; (third row) John Parker Welch, Asher Reynolds, Mason Lesley, Sam Brown, Josh Parker, Kain Sandridge,
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Mayor John Horhn
On the job since July 1, Jackson Mayor John Horhn has a wide range of priorities that include efforts to right size the city budget, work with the Legislature to create a Metro Jackson Water Authority, a focus on blight elimination and attention on infrastructure improvements.
“The immediate thing I addressed was getting a police chief selected,” said Horhn, who served as a senator in the Legislature from 1993 until 2025.
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Last week’s article was about a portion of mine and my mother’s adventure to Uganda. We experienced our first few game drives, some on foot and some from the vehicle. We were full of breakfast and had enough coffee running through our veins to get us to the next rest break on our six-hour journey. We headed towards the national park called the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, one of the few habitats suitable for the 400 remaining mountain gorillas left on the planet. We were steadily chugging upward in altitude, and noticing the terrain was changing every hour of the way.
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Valentine’s Day is seen as a celebration of love, with hearts and affection, flowers, joy, and gift-giving. For some of us it may serve as a day not only of reminiscing and love, but also as a time of grieving and devotion. Sometimes with a few smiles tucked into the corners of our mouth, we recall both joy and sadness.
For me it is a day of fond memories, but also of grief. The day of love, Valentine’s Day, 2015, was the moment my beloved husband said, “Goodbye.”
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Hal & Mal’s is part of the entertainment district in downtown Jackson
Designating the downtown blocks that include two of Jackson’s popular restaurants and bars as an entertainment district was a long time coming, said the owner of one of the businesses.
“It’s a chapter that dates back to the plans for Old Capitol Green,” said Joseph Stodghill, owner of Martin’s Downtown and Martin’s at Livingston.
The Old Capitol Green project, which promised to redevelop 14 square blocks bordered by State, Jefferson, Commerce and Pearl streets, never came to fruition after being announced in 2006.
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The Mississippi Center for Public Policy hosted a luncheon at River Hills on Tuesday to promote awareness of education freedom. Speakers included Starla Brown, State Director of Americans for Prosperity Mississippi; Lindsey Beckham, State Chair and Legislative Chairs for Moms for Liberty; Leah Ferretti, Director of Mississippi Ready; and headliner Corey DeAngelis, a national advocate for school choice.
DeAngelis said the recent defeat in the state Senate was a blow, but vowed to push Gov. Tate Reeves to call a special session to revisit the controversial issue.
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The goal of the legislation is to allow experienced personnel to fill needed positions from educators to first responders.
A program that would allow retired Mississippi state employees to return to work with a state agency for 80 percent of what the position pays is now headed to the House of Representatives.
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