The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a Pinning Ceremony for the Practical Nursing Class of 2024 on June 27 at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison.

The Nissan Foundation has named the Two Mississippi Museums—the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History—as a 2024 grant recipient.

On Saturday, July 13, Grace Ann Courtney of Wiggins, was named the Distinguished Young Woman of MS for 2025 and was presented with a cash scholarship of $10,000 at the conclusion of the 68th Distinguished Young Women of MS State Finals. 

The brand new $8 million Gluckstadt Police Station and Municipal Court building will be delayed by about a month.

An alderman who wanted to remove the distance requirement for convenience stores and liquor stores to increase competition was immediately met with opposition during the July 9 board meeting. 

According to preliminary designs presented to city officials earlier this month, a proposed Gluckstadt Park could feature walking trails, a playground, a pavilion, a stage, a splash pad, and more.

The Madison Summer Arts Camp was held last week

A metro-area trio was selected in the early rounds of this week’s MLB Draft, headlined by Jackson Prep star Konnor Griffin, who was selected with the ninth overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony for the Surgical Technology Class of 2024 on June 26 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center.

Magnolia Dermatology & Aesthetics, Mississippi’s premier dermatology and aesthetics group, is excited to welcome Colleen Powers, M.D. to their Jackson clinic. 

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is leasing brand-new medical office space directly across from the future ambulatory surgical center on Colony Park Boulevard in Ridgeland. 

Meade W. Mitchell of Ridgeland was installed as the 119th President of The Mississippi Bar on July 12 at the Bar’s Annual Business Session. The Mississippi Bar is composed of nearly 9,000 active members who are licensed to practice law in Mississippi.

RIDGELAND — Firefighters extinguished a small boat that caught fire while fueling near Pelican Cove last week.

The Lester Penn Invitational was held this past weekend at Mossy Oak and Old Waverly golf clubs in West Point, benefitting the Randy Watkins Junior golf tournament. 

RIDGELAND —  A million-gallon water tank on the south end of the Highland Colony Parkway will improve the city’s water storage capacity by about 30 percent.

GLUCKSTADT — Surveillance cameras from private businesses were instrumental in catching a Georgia pine straw thief here last week.

MADISON — A suspect is still being sought in last week’s Northbay motorcycle shooting.

After over a decade of delays, the Bozeman Road widening project will be under construction soon.

Mississippi is well represented at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

erson suspected of shooting into a dwelling in Madison’s Northbay is being sought by state and local authorities.