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Robert St. John says 43 years ago, he was racing toward oblivion with his headlights off. Today, he can see the road.
There was a kid from my hometown who had it all figured out at twenty-one. Charm, dreams, a family who loved him. He was also speeding down 4th Street at 90 miles per hour with his headlights off and three police cars in pursuit.
That was May 25, 1983.
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State Senator Tyler McCaughn said of the “The People’s Access Act” that “it’s only right to open the doors to public meetings.”
The Senate Government Structure committee moved a bill forward late last week to improve transparency in Mississippi state and local governments. However, the legislation is expected to meet stiff opposition in the House.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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JACKSON, Miss. – Due to hazardous conditions caused by the ice storm, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is adjusting operations for county health departments across the state. The safety of our staff and the public remains our top priority. We continue to closely monitor weather and roadway conditions, and operational decisions may change as conditions evolve.
Please note: This is an ongoing situation, and information is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, continue to monitor the MSDH website and official social media channels.
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By the skin of our teeth, Jackson's Northside was spared with little ice storm repercussions.
The rain moved out just as temperatures dropped at 1p.m. There was just a small accumulation of ice on tree limbs.
Even so, there were scattered power outages throughout the area caused by ice-laden limbs dropping on above-ground power lines. Neighborhoods with buried utility lines fared much better.
Impassable streets and widespread power outages could have spelled disaster with residents stuck in their heatless homes with no way out and 20 degree temperatures.
By Wyatt Emmerich - Publisher, Jackson Northside Sun on
2 months 1 week ago
With temperatures hovering just below freezing and ice visibly accumulating on branches, the next six hours is critical for the Northside.
To the north, Winona and Grenada are almost totally without power. Whether Jackson escapes that fate remains to be seen
Weather radar indicates hours more of rain and temperatures right at freezing. Just one or two degrees will determine our fate.
By Wyatt Emmerich - Publisher, Jackson Northside Sun on
2 months 1 week ago
Two of the mainstays of our country's legal system are that we are a country of laws, and that no person is above the law.
As a country of laws, we cannot park our cars in the middle of the road or drive at 100 mph. We follow, or we should follow, the ten commandments that state our limits in society. Without these laws our country would be in chaos. The second characteristic is that no individual is above the law. This applies equally to billionaires and paupers, to all races and ethnicities, to young and old, to everyone.
By Peter Gilderson - Guest columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
Members of Jackson Prep’s seventh grade basketball team for 2025-2026 include (from left, back) Parkes Thiel, Wade Covington, Sam Williams, Grant Roberts, Jeremiah Wells, Liam McKercher, Trey Ramsey, Zander Robinson, Harrison James, Matthew Woo, Eli Williams; and (front) Ric Rutledge, Wynn Garner, Charlie Jones, Wade Goodman, Hank Walker, Reed Hurley, Patrick Gunn, David Mann, Jake Johnson, and Ford Collins.
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“You shall not be partial to the poor or weak nor defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.”
— Leviticus 19:15
By Chip Williams - Guest Columnist on
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Madison-Ridgeland Academy honor roll students for the second nine weeks of 2026 term include:
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On the first day of the 2026 session, the Mississippi Senate took a strong position against public school vouchers. “Vouchers are not on the table in the Senate,” Mississippi Today reported Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, Jr., as saying. Later that day the full Senate easily passed two education bills locking in that position.
Will the Senate be able to stick to it?
By Bill Crawford - Syndicated columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
Years ago while on a business trip to Europe, I visited Versailles, the storied palace monument to French King Louis XIV. It is magnificent, filled with excess of a former age, over the top but un-tacky.
Approaching from the front, the huge building looms in front of one , drawing the eye upward to embellished cornices and countless windows, designed to impress foreign ambassadors and courtiers. It did.
By Linda Berry - Guest columnist on
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Mississippi Museum of Art will host “Art Party 2026: A Floral Fete” Saturday, January 31 at 7 p.m. The evening will include an auction, live music from Even Odds, cocktail dinner, and raffle. The party benefits exhibitions, public program and educational initiatives. Planning the event are (from left, back) Caroline Bobinger, Cara Carr, Prentiss Franklin, Airriel O’Banner Quinn, Claire Thompson Sneed, Betsy Baird Martin, Julia Ryan, Courtney Wright; and (front) Sperri Strickland, Christina McRae, Walton Fenelon Lane and Vaughan Coffin.
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Tom Lehrer’s “National Brotherhood Week” on “That Was The Week That Was” — TW3 —notes, in the introduction, that “During National Brotherhood Week various special events are arranged to drive home the message of brotherhood — this year, for example, on the first day of the week, Malcolm X was killed, which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is,” before specifying at the outset of a couple of verses,
“Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule
By Jay Wiener - Guest Columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Plans include widening West County Line Road
The Madison County Board of Supervisors, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, the city of Jackson, the city of Ridgeland and the Madison County Economic Development Authority plan to work together to improve West County Line Road.
The boards of supervisors, the city of Ridgeland, the city of Jackson and the Madison County Economic Development Authority plan to sign an intergovernmental cooperation agreement and be part of a regional partnership dedicated to improving West County Line Road, said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ (MDWFP) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) invites visitors to come face-to-face with some of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth! The Giants of the Ice Age exhibit opens January 31, 2026, and runs through August 23, 2026.
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Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler
An announcement about the development of a town square in the city of Madison tops the mayor’s list of good things expected to happen in 2026.
“We hope to have an announcement about the plans and development of the Madison Square some time in 2026,” said Mary Hawkins-Butler, who has served as the mayor of Madison for 45 years.
The city of Madison purchased the 17-acre parcel at U.S. Highway 51 and Main Street years ago with the expectation of developing a downtown square there.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
2 months 1 week ago
I do like to challenge myself. I get a kick out having some private goals that seem laughably impossible to reach. These self competitions are usually nothing major, just a list of things that would be satisfying at the end of the day or week or month if completed. I prepare for these lists as if I’m packing for a trip. I’ll have everything prepared in order to have a chance of getting to the end goal.
By Allen Martinson - Gardening Columnist on
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For yours truly, the height of luxury is to treat oneself to a pedicure, which I sometimes do. And I go back to the first one I ever remember getting.
I had painfully bent over to clip a toenail, and had a hard time straightening back up. At your age, you deserve a little pampering, I told myself. So, before I left for our family’s annual Colorado ski vacation, I called “The Happy Feet Pedicure Palace” for an appointment.
“Just come on in,” the receptionist said. “It’s first come, first served.”
By Lottie Boggan - Guest columnist on
2 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Hunter Estes:
Hunter Estes says Magnolia State lawmakers should not shy away from passing a strong conservative agenda, from education freedom to cracking down on fraud.
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