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Robert St. John writes that Christmas doesn’t need snow, or pricy ornaments, or even working lights. It just needs a place like Bellewood Drive.
Some families grow up with postcard Christmases—crackling fires, golden retrievers by the hearth, snowflakes on the St. Augustine. Then there was us. Our holidays were about as “Hallmark” as a ham sandwich on white bread.
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The total request by the Mississippi Community College Board is anticipated to be $213.5 million this coming session which starts in January.
Kell Smith, Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, gave the Senate Universities and Colleges Committee an update on the state system last week, requesting $28 million for a 6 percent salary increase.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
The total request by the Mississippi Community College Board is anticipated to be $213.5 million this coming session which starts in January.
Kell Smith, Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, gave the Senate Universities and Colleges Committee an update on the state system last week, requesting $28 million for a 6 percent salary increase.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
The normalization of violence against those one simply does not like continues apace. It is high-profile and deeply political. The solution is not easy because the disease has metastasized.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
The normalization of violence against those one simply does not like continues apace. It is high-profile and deeply political. The solution is not easy because the disease has metastasized.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
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The Jackson Zoo currently is receiving visitors and can accept payments with all three cash and credit cards and debit cards.
The zoo changed ownership in 2019, becoming a city-owned zoological park under the then-serving mayor of Jackson Chokwe Antar Lumumba. Before it was run by a non-profit, the Jackson Zoological Society.
Lumumba then partnered with ZOOceanarium, LLC, out of the city of Dubai, in the UAE, to manage the Jackson Zoo but that deal fell through in 2021.
Currently the Jackson's Department of Parks & Recreation are running the zoo.
By John Emmerich - Reporter on
3 months 2 weeks ago
The Jackson Zoo currently is receiving visitors and can accept payments with all three cash and credit cards and debit cards.
The zoo changed ownership in 2019, becoming a city-owned zoological park under the then-serving mayor of Jackson Chokwe Antar Lumumba. Before it was run by a non-profit, the Jackson Zoological Society.
Lumumba then partnered with ZOOceanarium, LLC, out of the city of Dubai, in the UAE, to manage the Jackson Zoo but that deal fell through in 2021.
Currently the Jackson's Department of Parks & Recreation are running the zoo.
By John Emmerich - Reporter on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Photo by John Emmerich, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Jackson Zoo currently is receiving visitors and can accept payments with all three cash and credit cards and debit cards.
The zoo changed ownership in 2019, becoming a city-owned zoological park under the then-serving mayor of Jackson Chokwe Antar Lumumba. Before it was run by a non-profit, the Jackson Zoological Society.
Lumumba then partnered with ZOOceanarium, LLC, out of the city of Dubai, in the UAE, to manage the Jackson Zoo but that deal fell through in 2021.
Currently the Jackson's Department of Parks & Recreation are running the zoo.
By John Emmerich - Reporter on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Country Club of Jackson. The milestone event brought together founders’ families, board members, staff, patients, and community supporters to honor five decades of innovation, compassion, and life-changing care.
The evening featured patient stories along with keynote speaker Bishop Sharma D. Lewis Logan of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. Attending were (from left) Sister Dorthea Sondgeroth, Sister Mary Trinita.
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Mary Jane Dixon Fuerst, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Born September 20, 1929, in Brownsville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Isabel Drake Dixon and Chester Moore Dixon Sr. She attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where she met the love of her life, Robert J. Fuerst Sr. They shared 61 years of marriage and enjoyed traveling, Ole Miss football, playing bridge, and time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Fuerst Sr.; her parents; and her son, Robert J. Fuerst Jr.
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Mary Jane Dixon Fuerst, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Born September 20, 1929, in Brownsville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Isabel Drake Dixon and Chester Moore Dixon Sr. She attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where she met the love of her life, Robert J. Fuerst Sr. They shared 61 years of marriage and enjoyed traveling, Ole Miss football, playing bridge, and time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Fuerst Sr.; her parents; and her son, Robert J. Fuerst Jr.
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Mary Jane Dixon Fuerst, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Born September 20, 1929, in Brownsville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Isabel Drake Dixon and Chester Moore Dixon Sr. She attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where she met the love of her life, Robert J. Fuerst Sr. They shared 61 years of marriage and enjoyed traveling, Ole Miss football, playing bridge, and time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Fuerst Sr.; her parents; and her son, Robert J. Fuerst Jr.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Country Club of Jackson. The milestone event brought together founders’ families, board members, staff, patients, and community supporters to honor five decades of innovation, compassion, and life-changing care.
The evening featured patient stories along with keynote speaker Bishop Sharma D. Lewis Logan of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. Attending were (from left) Anna and Justin Peters.
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Eunice House Nabors passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on December 16, 2025, where her son, Tom, had been her caretaker for the past several years. She passed away in the early morning hours on her birthday and was exactly 99 years old.
Eunice was born on December 16, 1926, to Olivia and Alonzo House in Houston, Miss. She was the youngest of six siblings and the last survivor. She lost her father to pneumonia when she was only seven years old, leaving her mother to raise and provide for the family.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Country Club of Jackson. The milestone event brought together founders’ families, board members, staff, patients, and community supporters to honor five decades of innovation, compassion, and life-changing care.
The evening featured patient stories along with keynote speaker Bishop Sharma D. Lewis Logan of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. Attending were (from left) Matt and Martha Grace Gray, Lyles, Ann, Henry and Wilson Holifield, Amy Lyles Wilson, Henry Granberry.
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Grace Xander, RN, Neuro ICU
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency (MORA) recently honored St. Dominic Hospital team members with SPERO Awards in two categories:
Nurse Champion | Grace Xander, RN, Neuro ICU, St. Dominic Hospital
Nurse Champion | Jennifer Blue, RN, Neuro ICU, St. Dominic Hospital
Most Supportive Care Team | Security Team, St. Dominic Hospital
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For decades, leisurely drives through western Madison County would take you through rolling hills rich in farmland, pastures, and timber. Row crops could be found growing in the mellow, brown loam soils along rivers and creek bottoms. Prime cattle would be grazing in knee-deep Bermuda grass, loafing under mammoth oaks. During spring, blooming Dogwoods would explode resembling that of a new-fallen snow through the moist soil basins. During winter, Possumhaw would line the fencerows revealing their vibrant red berries offering food and cover for cardinals, cedar waxwings, and quail.
By Jeff North on
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For decades, leisurely drives through western Madison County would take you through rolling hills rich in farmland, pastures, and timber. Row crops could be found growing in the mellow, brown loam soils along rivers and creek bottoms. Prime cattle would be grazing in knee-deep Bermuda grass, loafing under mammoth oaks. During spring, blooming Dogwoods would explode resembling that of a new-fallen snow through the moist soil basins. During winter, Possumhaw would line the fencerows revealing their vibrant red berries offering food and cover for cardinals, cedar waxwings, and quail.
By Jeff North on
3 months 2 weeks ago
For decades, leisurely drives through western Madison County would take you through rolling hills rich in farmland, pastures, and timber. Row crops could be found growing in the mellow, brown loam soils along rivers and creek bottoms. Prime cattle would be grazing in knee-deep Bermuda grass, loafing under mammoth oaks. During spring, blooming Dogwoods would explode resembling that of a new-fallen snow through the moist soil basins. During winter, Possumhaw would line the fencerows revealing their vibrant red berries offering food and cover for cardinals, cedar waxwings, and quail.
By Jeff North on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Blues by Starlight 2025, benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi, was held October 16th at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The event featured the legendary Willie Clayton along with a night full of live music, chef tastings, and community impact. This evening included performances by local artists, a silent auction, and food samplings from various metro Jackson restaurants. Attending were (from left)
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