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A rescue effort lasting a few hours on a Yazoo County farm this week ended with success thanks to a complete team effort from local responders and surrounding agencies.
“This rescue effort is why building relationships with neighboring agencies is so important and crucial for rural emergency response,” said Jack Willingham, county emergency management director. “We pick up the phone, and our brothers come. We thank all who assisted in this incident.”
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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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Photo by Jamie Patterson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Veteran law enforcement officer Patrick Jaco resigned last week as Yazoo City’s police chief to pursue another career path that he believes is in the best interest of his family.
“I want the public to know that this was not an easy decision for me,” Jaco said. “I continue to be a supporter for Yazoo City, this community and the police department. I want to see the continued improvement for the department and the city.”
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Veteran law enforcement officer Patrick Jaco resigned last week as Yazoo City’s police chief to pursue another career path that he believes is in the best interest of his family.
“I want the public to know that this was not an easy decision for me,” Jaco said. “I continue to be a supporter for Yazoo City, this community and the police department. I want to see the continued improvement for the department and the city.”
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Photo by Jamie Patterson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Veteran law enforcement officer Patrick Jaco resigned last week as Yazoo City’s police chief to pursue another career path that he believes is in the best interest of his family.
“I want the public to know that this was not an easy decision for me,” Jaco said. “I continue to be a supporter for Yazoo City, this community and the police department. I want to see the continued improvement for the department and the city.”
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
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.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
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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Even amidst a new legislative session and mid-term elections, Republican rumblings about next year’s elections grow as precipitous events loom.
By Bill Crawford - Syndicated columnist on
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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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Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
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.
By Allen Martinson - Gardening Columnist on
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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.”
By Lottie Boggan - Guest columnist on
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Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
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.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Photo by Wyatt Emmerich, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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 sky must have fallen. I never thought it could happen. But it did. I actually agreed with most of what liberal Robert Wise wrote in the NSS on January 30. He criticized Trump for his statements on taking over Greenland. Trump antagonized the Danes {owners of Greenland) and also NATO with his brash approach. If he had taken a softer approach, he would have gained friends instead of generating bad feelings. They would have been grateful to him and to the USA for setting up a "golden dome" defense for them (and also for us) at the northernmost extremity of their Greenland island.
By Peter Gilderson on
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The sky must have fallen. I never thought it could happen. But it did. I actually agreed with most of what liberal Robert Wise wrote in the NSS on January 30. He criticized Trump for his statements on taking over Greenland. Trump antagonized the Danes {owners of Greenland) and also NATO with his brash approach. If he had taken a softer approach, he would have gained friends instead of generating bad feelings. They would have been grateful to him and to the USA for setting up a "golden dome" defense for them (and also for us) at the northernmost extremity of their Greenland island.
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