Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee signs a proclamation designating May 11-17, 2022 National Law Enforcement Appreciation Week.

Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Guest has spent much of his sophomore term in Washington trying to emphasize the needs of rural America.

A crash on I-55 in Madison County that sent one man to the hospital after a high-speed chase into Madison County from Holmes County, the authorities said.

MADISON — Madison-Ridgeland Academy senior Will Triplett has accepted an appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Madison County supervisors voted 3-2 this morning to opt-out of allowing medical marijuana dispensaries.

Madison’s Swing into Summer makes its 2022 debut on May 5 downtown behind the red caboose.

RIDGELAND — Plans for a mixed-use development with almost 300 residential units in a live, work, dine and play atmosphere proposed on the Highland Colony Parkway were denied by the Zoning Board and will go before aldermen for final consiseration in May.

MADISON — Republican state Rep. Joel Bomgar will not seek a third term, he announced on Tuesday.  

Sarah Beth Solop has spent the last year working on a deeply personal film project with friends new and old about her experience as a military spouse while her husband is on deployment.

The Madison County Business League & Foundation Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee hosted a luncheon on March 23, 2022, with keynote speaker Kassi Rushing, APR who presented “Create Results in Your D,E&I Strategy: Moving from Random Activity to Actions that Make a Real Impact.”

FLORA — Chef David Raines continues his investment here with his third business venture. 

CANTON – Police arrested a Canton man Tuesday morning in connection with the shooting death of another Canton man at a Canton apartment building.

Neel-Schaffer recently announced that Joey Hudnall, PE, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm, effective immediately.

St. Joseph Catholic School seniors Avery Calvert and John Provine have been named the school’s STAR students for the 2021-2022 school year.

The Madison County Schools Education Foundation, Inc. (MCSEF) has officially announced its plans to raise funds to invest in the schools, students and teachers within Madison County Schools. The foundation’s first initiative is a scholarship program to award a $2,500 scholarship to a graduating senior from each of the Madison County Schools attendance zones.

RIDGELAND — County Line Road is getting a  Chipotle, “one of the hottest fast-food restaurants in the country,” city officials say.

RIDGELAND — Police here are investigating a series of catalytic converter thefts reported last Friday morning at apartment complexes across town.

RIDGELAND — A mixed-use development with almost 300 residential units in a live, work, dine and play atmoshpher is being proposed on the Highland Colony Parkway north of the Highland Colony Baptist Church near Lake Castle Road, city officials have said.

Following the hiring of their first headmaster, SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy officials announced Wednesday that they will be open for the 2022-2023 school year in Canton meeting in a local church while the campus is under construction.

Ridgeland’s Fine Arts Festival kicks off next month and some of America’s most talented artists will converge for this juried festival.