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Lights out at Gluckstadt exit
Drivers along I-55 who are nearing the Gluckstadt exit and taking the exit find themselves in the dark after the sun goes down.
The lights are set to be replaced as part of a project to widen I-55 from four to six lanes between Mississippi 463 and Gluckstadt Road and that’s why they have not been repaired, said Gluckstadt Mayor Walter Morrison.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation installed the lights and Gluckstadt maintains them, he said.
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Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area kicked off their 40th anniversary year by celebrating its donors, volunteers and homeowners with an appreciation luncheon at First Baptist Church of Jackson.
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Albert Einstein wrote on May 23, 1946 that “The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking...”
One can say the same of the torching of Temple Beth Israel, three months ago, on January 10, 2026.
Memories are short. People’s minds move to other stories in the course of 24 hour news cycles at their peril.
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Madison Central High School recently held its features pageant. Students chose (from left) Walter Dever and Mattie Hodges as Friendliest.
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The Garden Club of Jackson will hold its spring fundraiser at the Country Club of Jackson on April 15. Floral designer Lewis Miller will offer a Flower Flash Demo while guests enjoy brunch. A portion of the proceeds raised will benefit the LeFleur's Bluff Conservancy. Planning the event are (from left, back) Event Co-Chair Angelyn Cannada, Kristin Merrell, Club President Susie Puckett, Eleanor Anthony, Dolly Goings, and Event Co-Chair June Stone; and (seated) Honorary Chairs Mary Elizabeth Smith and Mary Sydney Green. Not pictured: Honorary Chairs Paula James and Gloria Walker.
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Tamera Bates with seed packets
In between tending to interlibrary loans and helping teach people how to use their cell phones, tablets and computers, Tamra Bates prepares to stock three cast-off card catalogs.
She takes anywhere from three to a half dozen seeds from a single packet, places them in a plastic bag, adds a card with planting instructions and staples it shut.
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Why is a multistory photo of Donald John Trump hanging from the rafters of the Justice Department? The Founder John Adams wrote in the months before the Declaration of Independence ours was to be a nation “of laws, and not of men” (Letter of John Adams to Abigail Adams, April 1776).
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Mayor John Horhn
Mayor John Horhn and the City of Jackson today (March 31) expressed disappointment following the Mississippi Legislature’s passage of legislation creating a Jackson Water Authority, noting that the final bill does not give Jackson a majority-appointed governing board over assets the City owns and for which it continues to bear substantial financial risk. The City appreciates the work that went into reaching this point, but believes governance and responsibility should be aligned.
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JXN Water Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin
A bill that would create a separate water authority to run Jackson’s water and sewer systems is headed to Gov. Tate Reeves for consideration.
Lawmakers on Monday approved changes to House Bill 1677 after select members from both chambers discussed the proposal over the last week. The House and Senate initially proposed different versions of the makeup of the water authority’s board, the main point of contention over the last few legislative sessions.
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"An Easter Tale" by John Maxwell gets standing ovation at Wells Methodist Church.
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, The cast answered questions after the show.
, Sun publisher Wyatt Emmerich with cast member Bob Crisler, who played Matthew.
Jackson Playwright John Maxwell's "An Easter Tale" received a standing ovation Thursday night at Wells Methodist Church on Bailey Avenue in Jackson.
The play is about Jesus' disciples discussing their situation immediately following the crucifixion. The disciples are confused, worried and distraught as they try to make sense of it all.
The one-act play is set in the upper room after the crucifixion.
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“Imagine if you will…” is how Rod Serling introduced each surreal episode of the popular Twilight Zone TV series years ago. It seems a good way to frame the recent data dump on the Jackson City Council by JXN Water’s “CEO” Judge.
The data were detailed compilations of the problems, mismanagement, customer abuses, and costs the CEO Judge and his Water Czar Chief Operating Officer have observed during their three year tenures — but have not fixed. The dump was the Judge’s way of saying: “No Mas. I’ve had enough. I’m giving the ball to the City Council.”
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Capitol Police Lieutenant Jeremy Gordon explained to LOHO residents how the Capitol Police can serve residents.
, Pearlean Campbell, Mayor Horhn's director of constituent services, promised to return all calls. Her non emergency number is 601-960-2324. Her cell is 601-540-0332. You can also dial 311.
Residents of Jackson’s LOHO neighborhood association gathered for their annual meeting, featuring remarks from Capitol Police Lieutenant Jeremy Gordon, constituent services director Pearlean Campbell of Mayor John Horhn’s administration, and LOHO Neighborhood Association President David Munn.
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Euclid Avenue in the Belhaven district is one of many streets the commission has allocated funding for repavement.
The One Percent Sales Tax Commission obligated funding last fall and earlier this year for repaving more neighborhood streets in Jackson.
None of the work has started, however, because the city of Jackson has not taken the steps it must do so paving can begin.
The city’s public works department is responsible for putting together the necessary documents that outline the work so the project can be put out for bid. Next, the bid has to be awarded to a contractor, and the city council must approve the contract.
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Happy Easter. In the gardening world that means a lot. We have always used Easter as the magic date to make your next move in the garden. This year Easter is unusually early so we can only hope that the old wives’ tale will hold true. I don’t remember a year in my life that we had a frost after Easter. I may be forgetting one, but it has always astounded me that somehow Mother Nature knows to call it quits on all this funny business after Easter.
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Members of Jackson Prep’s 2026 eighth grade baseball team include (from left, back) Pierce Malone, Triton Bryant, Brady Sinclair, Cameron Queen, Ethan Watson, Hudson Herring, Robert Riles, Van McNinch; (front) Jude Pepper, Pate Aldridge, Brennan Travis, James Ritchie, Henry McPhillips, Jack Williams, Paxton Lowe, and Jackson Blocker.
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Students raising the fundraising barometer to $19 million following an additional $1M gift include (from left) Eilah Lucas, Mia Qi, Tate Wyrick, and Justin Gaddis
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School recently received a $1 million gift in support of Phase I of its Making the Way campaign to construct a new Lower School on the school’s south campus in Jackson. With this latest gift, the school has now raised more than $19 million toward its $21 million Phase I goal, marking a milestone and bringing the project close to the finish line.
School leaders say the momentum highlights a shared commitment to strengthening educational opportunities while investing in the future of Jackson.
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Friends and family gathered at The Dandelion event space at Martinson's Garden Works for a baby shower honoring Meredith Goings Burnett. Guests wrote notes to the mother-to-be and predicted what they thought the gender of the baby will be. They arranged flowers into an assortment of small glassware for the attendees to take home. Some of the guests included (from left) Allie Kate Kihm, Addie Bagot, Addison Sharp, Caley Watts, Caroline Walker, Meredith, Suzanne Wilson, Elizabeth McKee and Blythe Cooper.
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Thu, Apr 2 2026, 4:30 - 6:30pm
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The Eudora Welty Foundation, in partnership with the Millsaps College Visiting Writers Series, will present the 2026 Bettye Jolly Lecture April
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Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area kicked off their 40th anniversary year by celebrating its donors, volunteers and homeowners with an appreciation luncheon at First Baptist Church of Jackson.
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Road infrastructure work is being completed on at least seven streets in northeast Jackson LOHO neighborhood over the last few months.
The City of Jackson is funding the work through the 1% sales tax, state and federal money, according to Jackson Mayor John Hohrn, who said he has identified $150 million to improve Jackson streets.
Infrastructure committee member Pete Perry said additional streets in Belhaven, Fondren and other northeast Jackson neighborhoods were scheduled for repaving.
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