Anderson Rings, Madison native and junior at Mississippi State University, was recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP). Rings is the son of John and Ellen Rings of Madison.      

MADISON — Montgomery Memorial Cemetery is the latest designation here as a historical landmark due to its rich history and significance to the community. 

RIDGELAND — After less than two years of being open for business, the Starbucks on County Line Road will receive a facelift, city officials said.

A Jackson man was fatally injured in a hit-and-run while walking along Interstate 55 in Madison County last weekend, the authorities said.

RIDGELAND — Topgolf is another step closer to opening here following preliminary plat approval by city officials last week.

Former Madison County engineer Rudy Warnock’s federal bribery and wire fraud trial was rescheduled again last week, this time to Oct. 2, following a fourth continuance approved by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate.

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.

A business two Madison County natives launched in Mississippi State’s Entrepreneurship Center is receiving $250,000 and widespread recognition as one of only 24 companies across North America selected for the award from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.

The “handwriting on the wall” is used as a cliché for something bad is about to happen and you can see it coming. Someone may say I still have my job, but the company is in bad shape, so you can see the handwriting on the wall.