About 35 percent of Madison County’s registered voters turned out for Tuesday’s party primaries that included a small slate of local races. 

Please turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew 25:1-13. I think you will see three sections in the story. In verses 1-4, you will see the character of the bridesmaids described. You have ten wise bridesmaids and ten foolish

MADISON — Dr. Amy Smith was recognized Tuesday night with a proclamation from the city declaring Aug. 1 as her day due to her outstanding achievements in the healthcare field. 

Former Gov. Phil Bryant filed a defamation lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court last Thursday against the Ridgeland-based nonprofit news organization Mississippi Today and Publisher Mary Margaret White in connection with comments made about him in the wake of an alleged $77 million welfare scandal they reported. 

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled for the second time that Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler and the Madison Police Department were not responsible in the wrongful death of a Chris McDaniel supporter who killed himself in 2014 after being prosecuted by the city for his role in a videotaping scheme that backfired. 

There have been so many poisonous and stupid lies about Florida since 2020, it’s almost hard to keep track, but the latest may be the most outrageous. 

The Sanderson Farms Championship announced this week that Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company is back for the fourth consecutive year as a Tournament Partner and Official Volunteer Sponsor for the upcoming PGA TOUR event. 

Madison Central High School’s tennis and golf teams were recognized Tuesday night by the city of Madison for being at the top of their game and winning their respective 2023 MHSAA State Championships. 

MADISON — A three-hour standoff between law enforcement and a man barricaded inside a home in Cypress Lake ended with the man in custody on domestic violence and kidnapping charges Saturday morning, the authorities said.

Absentee voting is generally a strong indication of overall voter turnout in elections, which means Tuesday’s primary elections may result in subpar participation, observers say. 

A pair wanted in Alabama has been arrested and charged in connection with a Monday morning police pursuit that began in Madison and ended in downtown Jackson.

Ground was broken Wednesday on a $26 million project to connect Parkway East with Bozeman Road.

MADISON — Road closures at the railroad will impact drivers here starting Monday.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on a drug warrant earlier today at a Canton apartment complex after a standoff, authorities say.

Randy Tyler, a retired career law enforcement officer who had signed on part-time with Madison PD seven years ago because he still had a desire to serve his community, was laid to rest in Madison …

A Madison Police officer was fatally wounded in the line of duty during a hostage standoff in Brandon Thursday, the authorities said.

Clark Beverage Group, a leading distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages like Coca-Cola, is building a new 400,000 square-foot facility near Amazon at the Madison County Mega Site, officials announced this morning. 

MADISON — A precautionary Boil Water Notice has been given to all city of Madison water customers east of Crawford Street.

A children's book depicting Santa Claus as a gay man married to another man is part of a Christmas display at the Ridgeland Library.

Gov. Tate Reeves today announced that the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture, Andy Gipson, in conjunction with Hinds County and the City of Jackson are opening water distribution supersites throughout the area impacted by the water crisis.