MADISON — The city honored and celebrated first responders Tuesday night and signed a proclamation marking May 14 through May 20 Law Enforcement Appreciation Week. 

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. 

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.

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

The city of Madison has opted out of medical marijuana.

Entergy officials say that just short of 900 customers remain without power in the city of Madison following storms that downed power lines Wednesday afternoon.

Yandell Road will be closed near Smith-Carr Road beginning Tuesday morning at about 9 a.m. for emergency bridge repair work that could take up to a month, officials said.

Former longtime Ward 4 Alderman Steve Hickok has died, Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler announced Friday evening.

RIDGELAND — Several books being displayed prominently at the public library here including “The Queer Bible” have drawn the concern of citizens over the political nature.

Creating a separate judicial district in Jackson to prosecute and adjudicate cases is one of the most effective ways to combat the soaring crime rate, State Auditor Shad White said on Thursday.