Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Striking Surprises” concert, 7:30 p.m. February 24 at St. James’ Episcopal Church, warms to classical music with a hint of the unexpected, in a concert that showcases MSO Principal Timpanist Bud Berthold and delivers Haydn’s best- known symphony.

GLUCKSTADT — City officials approved the purchase of five more police body cameras bringing the total number to 15.

MADISON — A Vicksburg man arrested here on felony shoplifting charges is also wanted in multiple other jurisdictions.

A Jackson man arrested in Madison in 2022 with cocaine and a stolen handgun was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Madison County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced.

GLUCKSTADT — An Illinois man accused of trafficking fentanyl after he was arrested on foot along Interstate 55 here early Monday remains in jail on a $1 million bond.

RIDGELAND — A man who raised his children here has donated more than $10,000 in trees to the city.

Delaying and breaking the long-awaited Bozeman Road widening project into pieces because of funding concerns was suggested by one county supervisor on Monday.

A federal trial for former Madison County engineer Rudy Warnock scheduled to begin on Monday has once again been continued.

MADISON — Heavily-trafficked Rice Road here was excluded from a road plan in favor of rural roads in northern Madison County and roads in Ridgeland.

Students at Madison Station Elementary had so much fun last month. 

Region 8 Mental Health recently held its 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony. Employees were honored for outstanding performance, professionalism, and tenure.

RIDGELAND — Officials here will consider a redistricting plan that will create two majority-minority wards in the city.

A $10 billion investment by Amazon Web Services in Madison County was announced last Thursday after state lawmakers last convened in a special session to approve an incentive package.  

GLUCKSTADT — No charges are expected in an incident where two police officers revied a young woman who overdosed.

GLUCKSTADT — Developers will have to submit a rezoning application for a $100 million sports facility off of Highway 51 here.

A Madison attorney serving a 12-day jail sentence for shooting a rifle at a neighbor’s dog in 2018 has since been charged with aggravated assault of a corrections officer and escape after allegedly attacking a female guard as she was serving him breakfast on Friday. 

Three county supervisors voted to give themselves a pay raise, the second pay raise in three months, on Friday, with no discussion during the public meeting. 

Madison County is receiving over $4 million from the state to provide broadband internet to homes in the rural northeast part of the county currently unserved. 

Three people were inducted into the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Hall of Fame last week.

GLUCKSTADT — Two police officers revived a young woman who had overdosed Friday night by administering NARCAN and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.