Starting Friday, masks are optional inside Madison County Schools buildings
Beginning Friday, Sept. 24, Madison County Schools students will no longer be required to wear masks in the district’s school buildings but will be required to wear masks on school buses, the school district announced in a Thursday, Sept. 23, letter to families.
Efforts underway to build hero a house
Madison County Sheriff’s deputies have launched a campaign to rebuild the home of their colleague, Deputy Brad Sullivan, who survived multiple gunshot wounds in 2019 and has been on the long road to recovery ever since.
GermanFest this Sunday in Gluckstadt
GLUCKSTADT — Get ready to celebrate German culture with bratwurst, sauerkraut and polka music at the annual GermanFest on Sunday.
Alexandria Lauren West to wed Bobby Garrett Hill Sept. 25
Raymond and Stephanie Walters of Madison and Greg and Kim West of Waynesboro announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Alexandria Lauren West, to Bobby Garrett Hill, son of Woody and Kim Hill of Grenada.
UMMC taking part in study that explores use of cold platelets in trauma patients
JACKSON — Dr. Matthew Kutcher remembers treating a patient who was bleeding profusely from gunshot wounds when he arrived at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Adult Emergency Department.
McCollum to retire, Hart to lead city’s public works
RIDGELAND — City officials announced Monday the appointment of Alan Hart, the current community development director, to the head of the city’s Public Works Department effective Oct. 1.
Supervisors issue $6M road, bridge bond with low interest
Madison County this week accepted a low bid on a short-term $6 million capital improvements loan to fund road a bridge work throughout the county.
Madison approves $37M budget for next year
MADISON — A $37.6 million budget for Fiscal 2022 that did not include a tax increase was approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen earlier this month.
COVID deaths increase by 8
Madison County has recorded eight new deaths and 159 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Sept. 22 report.
Cajun Fest returns to St. Francis after 1-year hiatus
MADISON — St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church has been hosting Cajun Fest and celebrating families coming together with the community for three decades.
Madison Central hosts tribute for 9/11
Madison Central Air Force JROTC cadets organized and held a memorial ceremony last Friday honoring first responders and others who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings, the Pentagon and a field in rural Pennsylvania.
BBQ cookoff Saturday on the Square
CANTON — A BBQ Cook-Off competition Saturday on the historic Square will offer plenty of food and activities, organizers said.