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A homeless Jackson man who shot up a family reunion in Canton last summer, killing two people, was sentenced to 40 years in prison last week.
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Man who stabbed Canton store owner given max time

A Canton man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a series of unrelated crimes that included the February 2024 stabbing of a convenience store owner.

Explore Ridgeland honored at annual tourism conference

The team and partners of Explore Ridgeland were recently honored at the Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) 2024 Governor’s Conference on Tourism, held October 2-4, 2024, in Hattiesburg.
Firefighters with the Flora Fire Department battle a blaze off Virlilia Road Tuesday.

Barndominum goes up in flames

FLORA — No serious injuries were reported in a barndominium fire off Virlilia Road here Tuesday morning.

St. Joe Homecoming Court

The St. Joseph Catholic School Homecoming Court for 2024. 

Canton Flea Market is on Thursday

The Canton Flea Market is on Thursday, Oct. 10.

National merit semifinalists

Madison Central High School is proud to announce its 2024-2025 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars. 
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Flora farm announces $8M expansion plans

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves visits with Jamie Redmond of Salad Days.

FLORA — Salad Days Produce, a producer of hydroponically grown head lettuce, announced a more than $8 million expansion expected to generate at least 12 jobs.

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THOMAS/Obama to the rescue

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 10: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the University of Pittsburgh on October 10, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

“ We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running.”– Barack Obama, last week

GLUCKSTADT JOURNAL

Mayor’s Youth Council has big plans for Fall

Pictured, front row from left, are Alderman Jayce Powell, Alderman Wesley Slay, MAyor Walter Morrison, Alderwoman Lisa Williams, Alderwoman Maya Warfield Bates and Alderman John Taylor (Middle) Aiden Hodge, Jerriona Lewis, Natalee Welch, Anvi Sethi, Shelby Grant, Julia Lever, Jai Moss, Tiffany Lin, Parwan Josan, Matthew D’Alfonso, Austin Sanders, Alex Davis (Back) Tejbir Banipal, Mackenzie Davis, Addison Kellum-Thetford, Madi Davis, Ashby Robinson, Ava Bondurant, Adriana Kroeze, Sage Pendergrass, Miah Schuller, Emiliano Valdez, Bella Brewer, Simar Kamboj, Reese Alman, Regan Alexander, Jerrica Lewis and Celeste Tatum. Not pictured are Scarlett Rolph, Krissy Jo Simmons, Amelia Rose Cook, Elijah Dortch and Presley McCullouch.

Going into their third year, the Gluckstadt Mayor’s Youth Council is expecting their “biggest year yet” with a number of service projects already on tap for this year.

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MADISON — Baptist Memorial Health Care and Lifepoint Rehabilitation broke ground Tuesday on a 40-bed rehabilitation hospital south of Keifer’s on the Highland Colony Parkway.
A homeless Jackson man who shot up a family reunion in Canton last summer, killing two people, was sentenced to 40 years in prison last week.
The Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet is hosting an upcoming fundraising event, Ballet & Barre-BQ.
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MADISON — Jeanelle Viaje Fredericks was her parents’ pride and joy, bringing them much love, light, and happiness.
A couple dozen residents filed an appeal late last month in Madison County Circuit Court over the recent rezoning of two large tracts of land off Clarkdell Road to make way for development of over 800 new homes.
RIDGELAND — An E-Waste disposal event at the Renaissance will allow residents to safely dispose of old desktop computers, laptops, tablets and cell phones free of charge.
Members of the Madison Police and Fire Departments along with Mississippi USAR Task Force sent personnel and resources to stage in Pensacola, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Helene. 
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Holmes art students earn awards at 2024 MCCAIA State Student Art Competition

Pictured are Holmes art students (left to right) Hannah Hurst of Jackson, Emeree Moncrief of Madison and Caroline Newman of Jackson. These three students, along with (not pictured) Allison Mott of Madison, earned awards at the 2024 Mississippi Community College Art Instructors Association (MCCAIA)’s Student Art Exhibition and Competition.

Four students from Holmes Community College’s Ridgeland Campus earned awards at the 2024 Mississippi Community College Art Instructors Association (MCCAIA)’s Student Art Exhibition and Competition. Award winners included Hannah Hurst of Jackson, Emeree Moncrief of Madison, Allison Mott of Madison and Caroline Newman of Jackson. The students were recognized during an awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 27, at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

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