Law enforcement and hundreds of people from the community came out last weekend to honor the life of Madison Central school Resource officer Corey Ray and his 22-year career in law enforcement. more

Local dignitaries were on hand along with hundreds of Nissan employees and executives to watch the first 2022 Frontier pickup truck developed and produced at the Canton facility roll off the assembly line last week. more

CANTON — An Arkansas man suspected of murdering the mother of his children died in an officer-involved shooting at an interstate motel here on Saturday. more

Local and state dignitaries were on hand at the Nissan North America plant in Canton Thursday to watch the first 2022 Frontier pickup truck developed and produced at the Canton facility roll off the line. more

The Tuesday arrest of a Jackson man by U.S. Marshals and Madison Police in connection with a Madison car burglary led to a Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigation with further charges pending. more

RIDGELAND — A Hinds County investigator has been arrested and accused of assault after Ridgeland police responded to an emergency call at an apartment building Wednesday evening. more

The City of Jackson will benefit from an increase in law enforcement presence and visibility under a Capital City Safety Initiative announced by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves during a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Jackson. more

Canton officials have begun talks on how to proceed with Ward 2 and Ward 5 special elections ordered for mid-August. more

MADISON — Madison Central School Resource Officer Corey Ray, released from the hospital on Tuesday after an extended illness, has died this evening, Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler has confirmed. more

Longtime Madison County School Board member Wayne Jimenez has resigned the position he has held for 15 years, school officials said. more

Madison County has the state’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rate with 49% of the county’s population having received at least one dose of a vaccine and 45% of the population having received two doses, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. more

RIDGELAND — Sara Hederman grew up taking part in many activities and athletics, but competing this week in Hattiesburg to be Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality is a first for her.  more

MANNSDALE — Plans for a new sixth-grade school building to be built on the grounds of the current Mannsdale Upper Elementary School property are progressing. more

MADISON — Work is underway to repair potholes on portions of Reunion Parkway between Bozeman Road and Madison Station Elementary that have marred the surface for more than a year. more

GLUCKSTADT — Bill Weisenberger is invested in Gluckstadt, literally. more

When 19-year-old McLin Sanders chose to take a gap year in 2020, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with that time. The Madison native and Eagle Scout decided he would embark on an Appalachian Trail “thru-hike” to hike the entire Appalachian Trail by himself.  more

CANTON — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a Jackson man that occurred in late May was apprehended by Canton police last week. more

CANTON — Police continue to search for suspects after they arrested one juvenile in connection to a July 1 drive-by shooting that killed a teen from Texas who was visiting his grandmother. more

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler and the city’s aldermen celebrate after being sworn in for a new term Tuesday at the Annandale Clubhouse. Pictured, from left: Ward 6 Alderman Guy Bowering, Ward 5 Alderman Mike Hudgins, Ward 4 Alderman Paul Tankersley, Hawkins-Butler, Alderman-at-Large Sandra Strain, Ward 1 Alderman Tawanna Tatum, Ward 2 Alderman Pat Peeler and Ward 3 Alderman Janie Jarvis. more

Removing Madison County from the tangled Canton elections controversy is what supervisors have asked their board attorney to investigate following a judge’s order to oversee the vote. more