CANTON — A Louisiana man was sentenced to 40 years in prison in connection with a fatal shooting here last June.

GLUCKSTADT — Residents here have been warned to be on the lookout for burglars.

MADISON — St. Joseph Catholic School students raised nearly $20,000 to fund care and aid to children in need last weekend. 

RIDGELAND — Art, Wine and Wheels kicks off here this weekend promising a family-friendly event filled with fun and food.

CANTON — Southern Bancorp held a grand opening here for its first Madison County location last week and plans to open another branch in Gluckstadt next year. 

Madison County supervisors had very little public discussion Monday morning before awarding a contract to Waggoner Engineering for the Cotton Blossom Road Project, which some officials have estimated to cost around $60 million. 

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. 

Phi Sigma Theta is proud to announce that Kennedi Sanders, the daughter of Kenneth and Sandra Sanders of Madison, has recently become a member of Pi Sigma Theta National Honor Society at Lousiana State University. 

Madison’s Tonya Ware and Lynn Wentworth both took part in Opera Mississippi’s recent performance of “Die Fledermaus!” and said it was great fun to work with such gifted individuals. 

GLUCKSTADT — One man is in custody after multiple Madison County law enforcement agencies chased him in a stolen vehicle he was driving down I-55 Tuesday night into Jackson, the authorities said.

The long-awaited Chipotle Mexican Grill on County Line Road opened Wednesday to customers.

MADISON — Bless This Food Catering has officially opened a new location here after a ribbon cutting last week. 

Retiring Madison Crossing Principal Terri Thornton has been described as a wonderful and kind human being who would give you the shirt off of her back. 

MADISON — A Jackson man received a sentence of 35 years in prison after he was convicted on charges related to a high-speed chase with law enforcement that began in the city last year, District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced this week.

Mannsdale Upper Elementary commemorated the school’s history-making Project Blueberry with a permanent plaque installed among freshly planted blueberry bushes last week.

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.

JACKSON — Faucets could start flowing Wednesday evening as water tanks fill, Gov. Tate Reeves told reporters Wednesday afternoon without giving a precise time, as the state took command of the drinking water crisis that’s left hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses without running water. 

MADISON — Hoy Road east of Tisdale Road to Sundial Road will be restricted to local traffic only three days next week.