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Jackson water rates nearly double in 20 year period 

By ANTHONY WARREN 

Sun Staff Writer 

TWENTY YEARS ago, Jackson residents 

paid about 13 cents to take a 10minute 

shower. 

Beginning on January 1, a 10-minute 

shower that uses 40 gallons of water will 

cost a person living in the city limits about 

24 cents. 

On November 30, the Jackson City 

Council voted 5-1 to raise the water rates 

by 13 percent and sewer rates by six percent. 

The increase will take effect on January 

FAME, Friends of the Arts Musical Experience, will present 

an evening featuring Broadway stars Tim and Jonathan 

Shew of New York City, and Jackson Prep’s award winning 

showchoir, REVEILLON. The event is hosted by Jackson 

Prep’s Applause, an organization of students, family, friends, 

and community leaders committed to advancing the arts. 

The event will be held at The South January 20, at 6 p.m. 

Remodeling 

Remodeling is under way at the McDonald’s 

restaurant on Beasley Road at I-55. The exterior 

will be stone and stucco, and interior changes 

will include new flooring and brighter lighting. 

Completion is expected in mid-January according 

to owner Al Joyner. 

1. 

The board voted 6-0 to have the rate 

hikes take effect on December 1, but because 

all seven members were not present, 

the increases won’t be effective until January, 

said Director of Communications 

Chris Mims. 

The increase will amount to roughly $52 

a year for typical residential users. It’s the 

first increase that the capital city’s water 

and sewer customers will experience since 

2004. 

Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. said 

the increase was needed to help the city 

FAME 

Photos by Beth Buckley 

maintain its high water and sewer bond 

rating and to retire its current bond debt. 

Right now, Jackson has $148 million in 

outstanding principal. It is expected to pay 

$13.5 million in principal and interest this 

fiscal year. 

The city is facing millions more in needed 

repairs and upgrades and is planning to 

spend about $29 million during the 2010- 

11 fiscal year to address a problem outlined 

by the Mississippi Department of 

Environmental Quality. 

In all, water rates were increased from 

See Water Rates, Page 9A 

For tickets call 769-798-9500. REVEILLON, the 43-member 

showchoir, will perform a medley from “Phantom of the 

Opera” with Tim and Jonathan. Shown are (from left, back) 

John-David Polk, Emily Evans, Mosa Molapo, Helen House, 

Wilson Hays; (front) Joy Waller, Zack Watson, Lexie Griffen, 

Scotty Wofford. 

Whitwell, Ward 

seek Ward One 

spot vacated 

by Jeff Weill 

THE RACE FOR Jackson Ward One councilman 

is heating up, with two Northsiders 

throwing their hats in the race: Quentin 

Whitwell and Marcus Ward. 

The two are vying for the seat vacated by 

Jeff Weill. The Northside attorney stepped 

down on January 4 when he was sworn in as 

Hinds County circuit judge, District Seven, 

Sub-District 7-1. 

Officials in the Jackson city clerk’s office 

said the council was expected to set a date for 

a special election the same day. 

Anyone interested in seeking the position 

must pick up a petition from the city clerk’s 

office and obtain signatures from 50 registered 

voters in the ward. The race is non-partisan, 

meaning that no party primaries will occur. 

The deadline to submit the petition is 20 

days prior to the election. 

Both Ward and Whitwell say that addressing 

crime and repairing infrastructure are top 

priorities. 

Ward, who previously served as chief of 

staff and intergovernmental affairs officer for 

former Mayor Frank Melton, said his experience 

would allow him to hit the ground running. 

He pointed to some of his work in the 

Melton administration. “In 2007, we traveled 

to Washington, D.C., and got a $25 million 

congressional authorization for water and sewer 

repairs,” he said. “I’ve got the experience 

no one else has.” 

He also worked with Weill to help the city 

use budget savings to pave over 100 miles of 

city roadway. 

Whitwell points to his experience in both 

the public and private sectors. 

Whitwell believes his background as an attorney 

and lobbyist will give him the ability to 

build bridges and work with city officials and 

council members to get things accomplished 

for Northeast Jackson. 

“I have an understanding of the political climate 

in Ward One and have an understanding 

of city, state and federal government. I believe 

I’ll be able to roll up my sleeves and build relationships 

that will make a difference,” he 

said. 

Both candidates have extensive political experience 

heading into the race. 

Whitwell was a staff intern for former U.S. 

Rep. Roger Wicker; served on the presidential 

See Ward One, Page 11A 

SESSION 

BILL DENNY SHARES GOALS FOR 2011 LEGISLATIVE TERM 

A PROPOSAL by one Northside representative 

would give the children of servicemen 

and women killed in action one 

less thing to worry about. 

The 2011 legislative session began this 

week, and District 64 Rep. Bill Denny has 

again filed a bill that would waive college 

tuition for students whose parents were 

killed in the line of duty or as a result of a 

service-related injury. 

The measure is one of seven that Denny 

pre-filed for lawmakers to consider. Additionally, 

Denny has filed a bill that would 

provide stiffer penalties for those convicted 

of attempted murder, and another one 

that would consolidate the state’s public 

school districts. 

As for the bill to waive tuition, Denny 

believes it will pass. “We have 27 veterans 

on the floor and I believe all will support 

it,” he said. The longtime representative 

said the bill should pass, even in the difficult 

budget year. 

“It will have a minimal impact on the 

state revenue,” he said. 

An e-mail from Denny stated that the 

state faces a $600 million structural 

deficit. The problem is compounded by 

the fact that the federal stimulus funds that 

helped the state through fiscal year 2011 

have run out. 

“Because I serve as a member on the 

Appropriations Committee, a great deal of 

my focus will be on how to deal with our 

continuing revenue shortfall and what 

steps will be necessary ... in order to have 

a balanced budget,” he wrote. 

Denny is also proposing a measure to 

amend state statute to address attempted 

murders. “We do not have a statute for attempted 

murder. That’s what I’m trying to 

create,” he said. 

Right now, Denny said those who attempt 

to murder an individual are typical- 

See Bill Denny, Page 7A

Page 2A Thursday, January 6, 2011 

Colony Park area approved 

as improvement district 



BUSINESSES along Highland Colony Parkway 

will soon be giving more money to the tax collector. 

And local business leaders said they’re glad to be 

doing it, because it could mean higher property 

values in the future. 

The Ridgeland mayor and board of aldermen 

recently approved a request from H.C. Bailey and 

other business leaders in the Colony Park area to 

form the Colony Park Public Improvement District 

(PID). 

As part of the district, businesses will pay a special 

assessment along with their regular property 

taxes to help cover the costs of public improvements 

that would not normally be covered by the 

city. 

A public hearing to discuss the proposal was held 

on December 7. 

Stewart Speed, president of Colony Properties, 

said he’s pleased with the decision. “We have a 

diverse group of businesses who are ready to contribute,” 

he said. “We believe the PID will further 

establish Colony Park as the finest address for 

commercial development in central Mississippi.” 

The PID will have bonding power, meaning that 

it can issue bonds for public enhancements that 

wouldn’t normally be covered by the city. 

The district has the ability to issue bonds not to 

exceed $4.5 million. 

The bonds would be paid back over time, 

through a special assessment businesses pay each 

year to the Madison County Tax Collector. 

Speed said businesses will begin paying the 

assessment in 2012. 

Director of Community Development Alan Hart 

said the PID is a positive for the city. “This might 

prove to be a good model for other business districts 

to use to take charge of their own environments,” 

he said. 

Documents provided by the city show that the 

PID is located on approximately 124 acres bordered 

by Old Agency Road, I-55 and the center 

line of Steed Road. All of the district is located 

within the Ridgeland corporate boundaries. 

The petition submitted to city leaders for consideration 

stated that all 22 parcel owners agreed to 

be part of the district. 

The document states that the PID will acquire 

funds to construct public improvements such as 

lighting, multi-use trails, pedestrian crossings, 

underground utilities, water retention facilities, 

observation decks, mail kiosks and other infrastructure. 

Funds will also be used to boost security, 

improve landscaping and add signage where it’s 

needed. 

One thing that the PID already has plans to do is 

install new light poles along Highland Colony. 

Speed said detailed plans to implement these 

improvements will be developed over the next few 

months. 

HART SAID THE tax collector would collect 

the fees from businesses, pass the amount collected 

to the PID’s trustees and the bond payments 

would be made. 

What separates the Colony Park PID from most 

public improvement districts is the fact that the 

district wasn’t established until after many developments 

had already come online. Because of that, 

Hart said the group will likely be eligible for better 

interest rates when it issues bonds. 

“Most PIDs have the tendency to be speculative. 

Speculative PIDs have to have a municipal guarantee,” 

Hart explained. “If the PID can’t pay, taxpayers 

would be on the hook. This PID will not.” 

The board of directors will include Will Randle, 

William E. Bates, Annette Rayburn, Andrew 

Mattiace and Fred R. Moore. 

Hoy Road widening 

in beginning stages 

ENGINEERS say construction is still a ways off for the Hoy Road 

Widening Project. 

For the thousands of motorists who travel the road each day, that means 

that traffic congestion will continue to be a part of their morning and afternoon 

commutes. 

About four months after having an informal public hearing to discuss the 

project, engineers with Neel-Schaffer say they have their draft environmental 

document ready to submit to the Mississippi Department of Transportation 

(MDOT) and expect it to be approved in the spring. 

Senior Engineer Manager Mark Bailey said that once the state signs off on 

that document, a formal public hearing will be held and a final proposal for 

the project will be drawn up. 

That will then be submitted to MDOT for final approval. Once state transportation 

officials sign off on that, then the actual work can begin, such as 

obtaining right-of-way and relocating utilities. 

Bailey said construction, if everything goes as planned, could get under 

way in late 2012. 

Plans call for adding an additional west-bound and east-bound lane along 

Hoy from U.S. 51 to just east of Honeysuckle Drive. 

An eight-foot-wide sidewalk will be added on the south side of the road, 

and a five-foot sidewalk will be added to some areas on the northern side. As 

part of the project, crews will also have to remove a wrought-iron fence at the 

Cross Creek subdivision, build a retaining wall and put the fence back. 

The intersection at Hoy, Rice Road and Tisdale Road will also be reworked 

to improve turning conditions. 

Construction will affect residents in a number of subdivisions, including 

Hunters Point, Bradford Place, Highland Ridge, Cross Creek, Victoria Park, 

Charlestowne, St. Ives, Stonegate, Geneva Gardens, Hoy Farms, Peppermill 

Drive, Northbay, Lost Rabbit and Northridge. 

The city will spend about $10 million to complete the roadwork. 

Right now, crews are reworking a portion of Hoy from U.S. 51 to Old 

Canton to tie it in with Mississippi 463. Danny Lee, assistant director of 

Madison Public Works, said crews are now working to install a box culvert. 

BankPlus announces that Marie 

Lewis has joined its Wealth 

Management Group as retirement 

services administrator. Lewis has 11 

years of experience in the financial 

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industry and was previously associated 

with Haddox, Reid, Burkes 

and Calhoun as senior manager. 

Lewis and her husband Gary Lewis 

have two children, Beckie and Jake.

a conversation with 

Mayor McGee on R’land plans 

“We try to get the owners to fix the 

apartments, but they refuse to do it. 

We feel that the owners are not willing 

to do anything, and that’s why 

the city needs to take action.” 

--Gene McGee 

Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee said the 

city is pushing forward with its efforts to 

implement the Ridgeland Area Master 

Plan. The city will ask the Mississippi 

Legislature for the authority to hold a referendum 

to raise sales tax by one cent. The 

money, McGee said, will be used to implement 

the Southeast Ridgeland 

Redevelopment, the first phase of the city’s 

master plan. 

Tell me about the city’s request to the 

Legislature. 

“We’ve asked lawmakers to allow the 

city to hold a referendum to add a one-cent 

sales tax to all things that are taxed at seven 

percent in the city limits, so we can use that 

money to do the infrastructure work for the 

Southeast Ridgeland project. We took a 

proposal to the Legislature last year, but we 

got the bill in too late for it to be passed. 

We worked with legislators during the summer 

to get them on board with what we’re 

trying to do. We also met with committee 

chairs to get a bill together and move forward.” 

So Ridgeland isn’t asking for a tax 

increase, but for the authority to ask residents 

to vote for a tax increase? 

“That’s right. Our bill is asking for a 60 

percent majority to pass a tax increase, 

much like the requirements for a school 

bond issue.” 

What is the Southeast Ridgeland 

Redevelopment? 

“Basically, if you review our master plan, 

it’s a plan to tear down the old, dilapidated 

multi-family units that have served their 

purpose and build single-family units in 

their place.” 

How many apartment complexes will 

be affected by the project? 

“Four complexes, about 600 units. All 

the complexes are on Pine Knoll Drive. 

We’re looking to redevelop the entire area.” 

How much will the redevelopment 

cost? 

“We need to raise somewhere between 

$40 million and $60 million. It will take 

between five and seven years to raise that 

much.” 

How will the redevelopment work? Is 

the city buying the apartments and 

building houses? 

“We are working with some developers 

who will actually buy the properties, do the 

demolition work and rebuild there. Because 

of the expense of purchasing the property 

and doing the demolition, it is nearly 

impossible for developers to do the projects 

on their own. We are raising the money to 

put in infrastructure like streets, water and 

sewer lines.” 

Why not simply refurbish the apartments? 

“Most of the apartments have a large 

number of code violations. They have 

served their usefulness and the owners are 

not doing anything to keep them up.” 

What code violations were cited? 

“If you look at code violations, you have 

raw sewage and electrical violations. A 

child could touch wire and it would kill 

them. We found over 1,500 violations on 

one apartment complex alone. It’s a real 

need to have their housing improved. It’s a 

bad situation.” 

Can’t the city get owners to bring the 

buildings up to code? 

“We’ve been citing the owners; they 

appealed to the board of aldermen and tried 

to get code enforcement’s decision overturned, 

but the board will not do it. We try 

to get the owners to fix the apartments, but 

they refuse to do it. We feel that the owners 

are not willing to do anything, and that’s 

why the city needs to take action.” 

Page 3A 

What are the borders of the Southeast 

Ridgeland area? 

“It runs from Lake Harbour Drive to 

County Line Road and from Northpark 

Drive and Woodland Hills Parkway to the 

eastern city limits line.” 

What type of housing does the city 

hope to build in place of the apartments? 

“We want it to be affordable housing for 

families to live in. We have enough million-dollar 

houses. We’re looking to build 

homes that will be good places to live that 

contribute to the quality of life in the city.” 

How many houses are going to be 

built? 

“We have a conceptual plan, but it’s very 

conceptual, so I couldn’t tell you exactly.” 

What will happen to the people living 

in the apartments? 

“A lot of the buildings are vacant right 

now, but for the people that are still living 

there, we will work to find them improved 

housing.” 

Are you worried that the apartment 

owners won’t sell? 

“No. In fact, there was a developer who 

had them ready to sell over a year ago, but 

we weren’t able to get the legislation done 

in time.” 

If the bill is passed, when would you 

expect the issue to be put to a vote? And 

once the increase is in place, will they be 

permanent? 

“I would say sometime in the summer of 

2011. We want it to be in place just long 

enough to raise the funds for the infrastructure 

improvements. Then it will come off. 

We never want any tax increase to be permanent.” 

See Gene McGee, Page 11A 

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operating system put me in a geeky tailspin 

for a week. I swore I would never learn a 

new phone operating system again. 

This time around was much easier. Almost 

all the knowledge I garnered from operating 

the Hero was transferable to the Galaxy S. 

I’m a big believer in open operating systems 

such as the Android and Windows, so I’m 

happy to see the Android pass Apple’s proprietary 

system in volume sales. 

Most people learn a fraction of what these 

By WYATT new smartphones can do. That’s not my style. 

EMMERICH I obsessively master every tiny feature of the 

phone, then freak out over minor bugs I discover. 

There are probably drugs for this. 

Anyway, I am extremely pleased with my 

Cellular South new phone. I have watched cellular technology 

develop over the last 20 years. When I can 

now has a phone answer work e-mails and watch video in a 

deer stand, the technology has finally arrived. 

There were two things that motivated me to 

to match its signal get the new phone: the two for one special 

and a flash for the camera. I take a fair num- 

FOR CHRISTMAS, I got the new Cellular ber of photos for the Northside Sun with my 

South Galaxy S. It is amazing how fast tech- camera phone and not having a flash has pronology 

is advancing. Finally, Mississippians duced some skanky images. 

can get the best network and the best phone The new Galaxy S flash works quite well. I 

at the same time. 

was surprised how little it drained the battery. 

Over the years, I have watched my friends In addition, the high definition video recorder 

with iPhone with envy. But my office is in a is mind blowing. 

hole and only the Cellular South signal reach- Compared to the latest iPhone 4, the Galaxy 

es there. Over the years, I have tried the big S is about 20 percent lighter and thinner. This 

national carriers, but only Cellular South has is a big deal for someone like me, who carries 

the kind of signal throughout the state that I the phone in my pocket. The Galaxy S is 

need in my work travel. 

much thinner than my former HTC Hero, so 

Last year, I got the HTC Hero. It was my it doesn’t stick out of my pants pocket. In 

first Android phone and learning this new fact, it’s barely noticeable, greatly reducing 

Medicare plan is stumbling; 

insolvency looms without action 

ONE OF THE GREAT FALLACIES of the 

entitlement mentality that revolves around 

Medicare is the presumption of recipients 

that they are only cashing in on the health 

care they paid for during their working 

years. 

In fact, the taxes deducted for Medicare 

from workers’ paychecks come nowhere 

close to covering their later medical claims. 

Here’s a typical illustration, as related in a 

recent Associated Press article. 

A two-earner couple earning the national 

average of $89,000 a year and retiring this 

year would have paid about $114,000 in 

Medicare payroll taxes during their careers. 

That same couple can expect to receive 

about $355,000 in Medicare-provided 

services during the remainder of their lifetime. 

That’s an almost 3-to-1 disparity. 

It’s no wonder Medicare is in such poor 

financial condition, with projections that it 

will be insolvent within 20 years based on 

present trends. 

That insolvency date is a moving target. 

Sometimes it moves closer, such as when 

prescription drug coverage was added during 

the George W. Bush administration; 

sometimes it moves out, as with Barack 

Obama’s health care overhaul that included 

reductions in Medicare spending. 

Even if Congress doesn’t backslide on 

those cuts, they are not enough to save 

Medicare for the long haul. It’s going to 

require either radical surgery or a whole lot 

more in taxes. 

THE PREVAILING POLITICIZING of the 

judicial confirmation process is not just 

unfair and frustrating to the nominees. 

It’s clogging up the federal courts. 

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, in his 

year-end report, criticized both parties for 

holding up qualified nominees on no more 

grounds than that they were chosen by a 

president of the opposite party. 

When George W. Bush was in the White 

House, Senate Democrats would block the 

Republican president’s choices. Now the 

Republicans are playing tit-for-tat, holding 

up the nominees of Democrat Barack 

Obama. 

Before adjourning last month, the Senate 

failed to act on 19 judicial nominees, 

including James Graves Jr., the Mississippi 

Supreme Court justice tabbed by the president 

to fill a vacancy on a federal appeals 

court. Thirteen of the stalled nominees, 

including Graves, had received unanimous 

support from the Senate Judiciary 

Committee, the panel that vets nominees to 

make sure they are qualified to serve. 

Graves even had the endorsement of both 

of Mississippi’s Republican senators. Still, 

his nomination languished, leaving the 

president to try again with the new 

Congress. 

Such gridlock in the confirmation 

process creates bottlenecks for the justice 

system, Roberts said, overloading judges 

in the understaffed districts with “extraordinary 

caseloads.” As a result, cases hang on 

without resolution for inordinately long 

periods of time. 

The Senate does have a responsibility to 

ensure that judges appointed to the federal 

bench are ethically and intellectually fit for 

the responsibility. These are lifetime 

appointments, and a mistake can be hard 

to undo. 

Too many times, though, the impasse in 

the Senate has nothing to do with credentials. 

It’s all about whether the nominee is 

perceived to have philosophical leanings 

that are contrary to the party that’s not 

occupying the White House. 

Roberts urged both parties to come up 

with a “long-term solution to this recurring 

problem.” The solution is for senators to 

agree to stick to judging nominees based 

on qualifications and their track record, not 

on their political friends. 

READERS MAY RECALL the Sun did a 

study comparing the city of Jackson’s 1980 

budget to the 2010 budget. Adjusted for 

population and inflation, the city spends 

$100 million more today than 30 years ago. 

That amounts to $1,500 per family. 

One need to look no further than the city’s 

Jatran bus system for the reason why. 

Jatran spends $4.5 million a year to serve 

2,400 people daily. For that money, the city 

could just buy every Jatran user their own 

$2,000 car. 

So during negotiations to control Jatran 

costs, what happens? The union demands 

and gets an 18 percent raise. 

the geek factor. (You will never see me with a 

phone belt clip!) 

Another huge advantage over the iPhone is 

the replaceable batteries. Even though the 

Galaxy S has nearly twice the battery life of 

an iPhone, on camping trips and other times, 

being able to pop in a fresh battery is huge. 

I have a special standby battery charger, so I 

always have two fresh batteries at my disposal. 

This means you can spend all day working 

the phone and not have to deal with recharging. 

TO BE SURE, the battery easily lasts 

through a typical day in Jackson. The problem 

is when you are on the road, using the 

navigator, yakking, taking photos, checking 

e-mail and looking up restaurants on the Web. 

That’s when you need the extra batteries. And 

it’s when you are on the road that a charger 

may not be handy or convenient. 

The Google navigator is very sleek. The 

maps are delivered in real time, so there is no 

need to update the maps. The turn-by-turn 

navigation voice prompts include street 

names. It’s quick and reliable. You will never 

be lost. The navigation also works seamlessly 

with Google Places, all of which can be voice 

activated. 

For instance, punch the icon for Google 

Places. Say the word “sushi.” A map of all 

the nearby sushi restaurants pops up. You can 

then read reviews and look at the menu. Press 

your finger on the phone number to call for 

reservations. Then press the address for driving 

directions. Slick. 

There are several other significant advance- 

water wells 

By 

SCHERRY 

GILLILAND 

Give the gift 

of clean water 

for Malawi 

“IT IS AMAZING TO see how God is 

bringing together everyone and everything 

we need to drill water wells for the people 

of Malawi,” says Victor Smith, Jackson 

businessman and philanthropist. 

Since the first well was drilled by his 

organization in 2008, Smith has championed 

the need for clean water for Malawi, 

Africa. You, too, can become a part of providing 

clean water for the villagers in 

Malawi who currently have no option but to 

drink the filthy water from the holes they 

have dug with their own hands. 

The need for clean water for Malawi is 

great. The threat of severe illness and even 

death looms as families rely on the only 

source of water they have. In one village, 20 

children died when they were forced to 

drink contaminated water or die of thirst. 

USPS 598 760 

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Jimmye Sweat, Editor 

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time is about a fourth as long. Very important 

when switching batteries. Crashes are almost 

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Hero. Processing speed is doubled, which 

makes everything much smoother. E-mail 

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The screen is much bigger, making the phone 

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yet to find a video format that the Galaxy 

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Applications are in the thousands. Most are 

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things like shopping and “to do” lists. 

As a pilot, I have an entire page of links to 

aviation Web sites and applications. I can 

check the weather and file a flight plan from 

the phone. Easy as pie. 

I have a few nits: The voice on the car navigator 

is too quiet and can’t be turned up. The 

backlighting on the four phone buttons lasts 

only two seconds and can’t be changed. If I 

have an e-mail or phone number in my calendar, 

I can’t call or e-mail from within the calendar 

program. All minor stuff. 

My father-in-law and the Creekmores were 

college running buddies. I am friends with 

some of their children. Cellular South’s network 

has forced the big national companies 

to improve their own networks in the state. 

They are a great Mississippi company. Now 

they have the best phone on the market. 

The water was full of bacteria and viruses. 

The children died within days. One mother 

and father lost all three of their children. To 

watch the video of the father weeping is to 

realize the urgency of this need. 

A simple hand-pump well that can save 

dozens of lives can be drilled for only 

$3,500. 

District 6820 (Jackson area) Rotary Clubs 

and the Rotary Club of Lilongwe, Malawi’s 

capital city, have joined forces across the 

miles to carry out the ambitious goal of providing 

clean water for Malawi. Rotary 

International has had a lengthy history of 

humanitarian service and has been instrumental 

in the worldwide fight against polio. 

HENRY JOSEPH, A PASTOR of 

Jackson’s New Horizon Church, has been 

serving in Malawi for over seven years and 

has been on the ground to oversee the 

drilling of the wells. Jackson area Rotarians 

have raised $57,500 to drill 18 wells with 

Rotary International matching all the local 

and district funds raised. Additionally, the 

Landirani Trust, a Lilongwe organization 

that for many years has met the basic needs 

of orphans and children in the area, is 

involved in providing ongoing maintenance 

for the water wells. 

We need your help to drill new wells that 

will provide clean water for the most people. 

Civic clubs, churches, and individuals 

are invited to contact Victor Smith to learn 

how to participate in carrying clean water to 

impoverished Malawians. Contact Victor 

Smith by telephone at 601-932-2223, extension 

300 or e-mail at vpsmith1@aol.com. 

Tax deductible contributions may be made 

payable to Here’s Life Mission to Africa 

and mailed to Victor at P.O. Box 6177, 

Jackson, MS 39288. 

Water is the most basic need to sustain all 

life. Seize this opportunity to provide clean 

water for Malawi TODAY! 

Scherry Gilliland is a Northsider. 

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laus Deo 

By 

WALTER 

REDDEN 

Failure to pass 

military test 

is depressing 

I was somewhat depressed after reading 

the recent Associated Press article concerning 

the entrance exam results for the 

military. It was succinctly stated that 

“Nearly one-fourth of the students who 

try to join the military fail the entrance 

exam.” This is a sad picture of an education 

system whose graduates cannot 

answer basic math, science and reading 

questions. The Education Trust released 

information that 23 percent of recent high 

school graduates did not achieve the minimum 

score needed on the enlistment test 

to join any branch of the military. 

Another study released by Pentagon 

data states that 75 percent of those aged 

17 to 24, do not qualify for the military 

because they are physically unfit, have a 

criminal record or did not graduate from 

high school. 

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan 

said, “too many of our high school students 

are not graduating - and many are 

not eligible to serve in our Armed 

Forces.” 

Arne Duncan further states, “I am 

deeply troubled by the national security 

burden created by America’s underperforming 

education system.” 

A sample question, in math, from the 

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 

Battery is included verbatim: 

“Dana receives $30 for her birthday 

and $15 for cleaning a garage. If she 

spends $16 for a CD, how much money 

does she have left?” 

Answers: choose one: a)$29 b)$27 

c)$24 d)$12 

Possibly an indictment on the education 

system is in order. 

On Christmas Day, I had a short, but 

wholesome chat with my great-granddaughter, 

who is nine years old. After she 

had opened her gifts, she gave me her 

undivided attention for a few minutes. My 

question to her was: “What is your 

favorite subject in school?” Quickly, with 

a bright smile, she said, “Math and science.” 

I gave her the very same example from 

the test battery used for the enlistment 

into the military service. Jessica read the 

math problem and within 20 seconds, the 

problem was solved and the right answer 

was so easy for her. She is a bright gal. 

She deserves the rank of master sergeant 

rather than a lowly raw recruit in basic 

training. From a military point d’appui, to 

jump from a raw recruit to a four star general 

is a huge leap and can only happen in 

North Korea - the North Korean dictator 

gave his young son a rank of general with 

no military background. 

IN FRIGID WEATHER water lines 

burst and water pops up like “Old 

Faithful” in Yellowstone National Park. 

This was the case over the metro. It would 

be impossible to compare broken water 

lines with the porous educational system - 

but to put it in football vernacular - could 

there be a leak in the line of the academic 

program in America? My plea: please 

read, read, read! ‘Tis the season to be 

jolly, but ‘tis the season to be reading. 

Research shows that students who read 

during the holiday breaks and vacations 

maintain their academic progress. 

Common sense speaks with a loud voice 

- the better you read, the better you write, 

and the better you communicate - the better 

opportunity you shall have for the 

work world. 

The poet, Francis Bacon, said it centuries 

ago, “Reading maketh a full man, 

conference a ready man and writing an 

exact man.” 

Walter Redden is a Northsider. 

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welfare state 

By 

ED 

SIVAK 

Welfare benefits 

not as generous 

as it may seem 

IN OCTOBER, the Northside Sun published 

an editorial on Mississippi’s welfare 

programs titled “With welfare it makes 

sense to work less.” While the article certainly 

stoked conversation, it unfortunately 

contained errors and misleading information. 

Of most concern, the editorial reinforced 

old stereotypes instead of advancing 

a dialogue that moves the state forward. 

First, a quick fact check of the data listed 

by the editorial revealed the reporting of 

wrong information. For example, the 

Mississippi Income Tax values cited for 

four different family incomes were not correct 

because they did not account for standard 

deductions and exemptions. 

Second, the editorial included the inaccurate 

premise that a “one parent family of 

three making $14,500 a year (minimum 

wage) has more disposable income than a 

family making $60,000 a year.” To arrive 

at this conclusion the editorial listed 

Medicaid, School Lunch and the Low 

Income Heat and Energy Assistance 

Program as “disposable” income. 

The problem with this conclusion, however, 

is that Medicaid payments go to 

health care providers, school lunch payments 

go to schools and energy payments 

go to utility companies. For the income to 

be truly “disposable” the payments would 

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need to go directly to the family where a 

choice could be made regarding the best 

use of the dollars. 

Third, the editorial paints a picture of a 

welfare system in Mississippi that is fully 

funded and rampant with fraud. This portrait 

ignores the reality facing many working 

families that find themselves in need of 

social assistance. In practice, many programs, 

like the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for example, 

operate with wait lists because the 

money is simply not available to fully fund 

the program year round. For families on 

wait lists, the editorial’s conclusions break 

down once again as no benefit is received 

if the money is not available. Mississippi 

also has some of the most effective safeguards 

against fraud in the country. 

Finally, the editorial leaves the readers 

with a very misleading profile of “welfare” 

recipients. In Mississippi, the welfare program, 

called Temporary Assistance for 

Needy Families (TANF), requires participants 

to be engaged in approved work 

activities to receive monthly payments and 

it is time limited. After 60 months of 

receiving TANF benefits, cash assistance 

generally terminates. Mississippi families 

with TANF benefits received an average 

monthly payment of $141 in October. 

FURTHERMORE, the primary beneficiaries 

of the program are children. In 

October, 25,751 people received a “welfare” 

payment through Mississippi’s TANF 

program – less than one percent of the 

state’s population. Seventy-four percent 

(74%) of the recipients were children. 

In fact, an examination of just about 

every social program in Mississippi will 

show that children are the primary service 

recipients. Regardless of any judgments 

that one may cast on parents, should the 

children be denied nutrition before school 

or health care to treat illness? 

In the end, the editorial reinforces old 

misperceptions that hold the state back and 

hinder progress. A more fruitful dialogue 

on advancing educational attainment or 

moving families from income supports to 

asset accumulation would prove to be 

much more relevant and useful for building 

the Mississippi to which we all aspire. 

Editor’s Note: The original article 

referred to “economic benefit” not “disposable 

income.” 

Ed Sivak is a Northsider. 

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For $100, you can save a life. 

What did you spend it on today? 

One phone call or email to Victor Smith can get 

the ball rolling for you, your civic club or your 

church. The drilling rig is ready to go. It takes 

about $3,500 to drill a water well, but any donation 

is welcome. Victor’s number is 601-932- 

2223 extension 300. His email is 

vpsmith1@aol.com 

Victor Smith and Henry Joseph--Mississippians serving God. 

FOR JUST $3,500 we can drill a simple hand-pump well that can 

save dozens of lives. Think about that. 

The beauty of this project is that it is led by local men who have 

earned our trust. They are personally overseeing the construction of 

these wells and confirm that every dollar is going to build these 

wells. 

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the great state of Mississippi adopted 

Malawi as a sister state and helped its kind, generous, Christian 

people have the gift of fresh water? This is achievable. 

Henry Joseph told me, "As opposed to giving money to a large 

organization, Victor and I are from Jackson and personally involved. 

I am personally on site when the well is drilled. One hundred percent 

of your money will go to drill wells." 

HENRY IS A MEMBER of the Rotary Club in Lilongwe. The club 

is actively involved in getting this project done. Rotary has a great 

track record of success and was instrumental in ridding the world of 

polio. 

In one village, 20 children died when they were forced to drink 

contaminated water or die of thirst. The water was full of bacteria 

and viruses. The children died within days. One mother and father 

lost all three of their children. To watch the video of the father weeping 

is to realize the urgency of this need. 

Malawi is the poorest place in the world. Almost every village relies 

on shallow "bore holes" for their water supply. These are only a few 

feet deep and easily dry up or get putrid. Animals drink out of these 

bore holes and insects breed in the water. 

Victor Smith is a successful businessman 

well known in Jackson, Mississippi, for his 

Christian philanthropy. He owns the drilling 

rigs, based in Lilongwe, the Malawi capital. 

Victor is raising money from any and all 

sources to bring clean water to impoverished 

Malawians. He feels called by God 

to do this. 

Henry Joseph is a former Jackson 

pastor living in Lilongwe where he is a 

member of the Lilongwe Rotary Club 

and is the pastor of the Capitol Street 

Baptist Church there. Henry’s email is 

hjosephiii@gmail.com 

Malawi, Africa 

Poorest place on Earth. 

Children such as these 

Malawians are dying daily for 

lack of a clean water source. 

Victor Smith is shown talking to Malawian villagers just after the 

completion of one of his water wells. 

It takes several organizations working together to 

bring clean water to the poor people of Malawi 

Churches, individual donors and 

civic organizations can drill a well. 

Simply contact Victor Smith at 601- 

932-2223 extension 300. Victor’s 

email is vpsmith1@aol.com. Here’s 

Life Mission to Africa is the entity to 

whom your tax deductible contribution 

should be made out to. The 

address is P. O. Box 6177, Jackson, 

MS, 39288. 

Jackson area Rotary Clubs have already 

raised $50,000 to build 16 wells. Rotary 

International has matched all the local 

money raised. Other civic clubs and local 

churches can get their own organizations 

involved. 

Landirani Trust has been running orphanages 

and meeting basic human needs in 

Malawi for many years. The Lilongwe Rotary 

Club and Henry Joseph employ the 

Landirani Trust to maintain the water wells. 

Without proper maintenance, the wells quit 

working after three years. Find out more at 

www.landirani.org.

Junior professional 

The Mississippi Hospital Association’s Society for 

Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations recently 

named Laurie Powell of St. Dominic Hospital the Junior 

Professional of the Year for 2010. This award is given 

each year to an outstanding professional in the field of 

health care marketing and public relations. Powell 

serves as a marketing specialist for St. Dominic Hospital 

in Jackson. Shown are (from left) Amy Sharpe, cancer 

services coordinator for St. Dominic Hospital, and 

Powell. 

Bill Denny 

Continued from Page One 

ly charged with aggravated 

assault, which carries a 

penalty of one year in county 

jail or not more than 20 

years in the state penitentiary, 

plus fines. 

“Another part of our current 

law, which speaks to 

attempted murder, would be 

imprisonment not to exceed 

10 years,” he said. “My bill 

carries not less than 20 

years in the penitentiary or 

imprisonment for life at the 

discretion of the court,” he 

said. For the second 

offense, a person convicted 

of attempted murder would 

serve life in prison without 

possibility of parole. 

The measure would amend Bill Denny 

Mississippi Code Section 

97.17. Denny believes the bill stands a good chance of 

passing. He said he’s introduced the measure before, with 

it making it to the House floor for a vote on several occasions. 

In most instances, the bill has passed in the House, 

but failed in the Senate. 

Last year, Denny said the bill failed to make it out of 

committee. However, he added an amendment to a child 

abuse bill and the bill, along with the amendment adding 

the attempted murder clause to state statute, passed 104 to 

13. 

Denny’s amendment, though, was removed in conference 

committee. 

DENNY said the bill is needed to get dangerous criminals 

off the street. “Some years ago, I had a constituent 

who was shot four times in the chest. He had surgery for 

two years, lost his job and his house,” he recalled. “The 

guy who shot him pled down and didn’t serve any time.” 

The Northside lawmaker is again proposing to consolidate 

public school districts across the Magnolia State. The 

action would reduce the total number of districts from 152 

to 81. Each county would have one school district, with 

Sharkey and Issaquena sharing a district. 

If passed, the bill would not require any school facility 

to close or any attendance zone to change. It would, however, 

save the state as much as $20 million a year. Denny 

said that money could be applied directly to the schools 

through the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. 

Another measure would give parents and donors another 

incentive for giving to public schools. Denny is presenting 

a bill to create the Mississippi Public School Relief Act. If 

passed, it would provide an income tax credit for taxpayers 

who make cash contributions to school tuition organizations 

or public schools. 

WHILE WORKING to deal with education, the longtime 

representative is also presenting a bill to give taxpayers 

another break. Denny has pre-filed one bill that would 

increase the homestead exemption for homeowners 65 

years old or older from $75,000 to $100,000. The bill also 

calls for the same percentage increase of the current homestead 

exemption for those under 65. 

Denny said the bill is needed to offset the recent property 

reappraisals that have “caused a serious tax burden for 

some homeowners.” Increasing the homestead exemption 

would reduce the amount of the property’s value that a 

person would have to pay taxes on, he said. 

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northside facts 

Crime Report 

Jackson Crime 

The Jackson Police Department 

received the following reports 

for: 

Ashley Drive, 5000 block, auto 

burglary, December 22; 

Beasley Road / Hanging Moss 

Road, auto burglary, December 

21; 

Beasley Road, 500 block east, 

auto burglary, December 21; 

Council Circle, 3900 block, auto 


County Line Road, 700 block 

west, house burglary, 

December 23; 

Eastover Drive, 1300 block, auto 

theft, December 21; 

Eastwood Place, 4000 block, auto 

theft, December 23; 

Fortification Street, 800 block 

east, auto theft, December 21; 

Hanging Moss Road, 4200 block, 

house burglary, December 22; 

I-55, 4800 block north, larceny, 

December 21; 

I-55, 5000 block north, auto burglary, 

December 22; 


December 21; 


December 22; 


December 23; 

Keele Street, 5600 block, larceny, 

December 23; 

North State, 800 block, auto burglary, 

December 21; 

North Street, 800 block, auto burglary, 

December 23; 

Northside Drive, 1000 block east, 


Northside Drive, 1000 block east, 

larceny, December 23; 

Old Canton / Ridgewood, auto 


Quinn Street, 1100 block, auto 


Ridgewood Court, 6300 block, 



auto theft, November 23; 







Ridgewood Road, 1000 block, 

auto theft, December 10; 


auto burglary, November 14; 


business burglary, River Hills 

Club, November 16; 














fraud, December 11; 


robbery - carjacking, 

December 18; 


aggravated assault, December 

7; 






house burglary, November 2; 


house burglary, November 7; 


larceny, November 11; 






rape, December 14; 


robbery - carjacking, 

November 25; 





Riverwood Drive, 1600 block, 


Riviera Drive, 100 block, house 


Rolling Meadow Drive, 100 

block, three counts, December 

9; 

Sedgwick Court, 100 block, burglary, 

December 13; 

Sheffield Drive, 1900 block, larceny, 

December 19: 

South Brook Drive, 100 block, 


South Park Drive, 100 block, 


St. Andrews Drive, 400 block, 


State / Patton, robbery - strong 

armed, December 11; 

State Street, 3000 block north, 

truck theft, December 10; 


bomb threat, Krystal, 

December 21; 


stolen license plate, December 

18: 

State Street, 800 block, auto burglary, 

December 21; 

Windermere Terrace, 4800 block, 

larceny, December 14. 

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Water Rates 


$2.20 to $2.48 per hundred 

cubic feet (CCF). Sewer 

rates were bumped up from 

$2.03 to $2.15 per hundred 

cubic feet. One CCF is 

approximately 750 gallons 

of water. 

Those voting in favor of 

raising the rates included 

Councilwoman Margaret 

Barrett-Simon, and 

Councilmen Frank 

Bluntson, Charles Tillman, 

Chokwe Lumumba and 

Tony Yarber. 

Councilman Jeff Weill 

voted against the measure, 

but voted alongside his fellow 

council members for 

the increases to take effect 

on December 1. That measure 

was negated, though, 

because it required a vote 

from the full body. 

Councilman Kenneth 

Stokes was absent from the 

meeting. 

Residents also noticed 

increases in their water and 

sewer bills in 2004, 2001, 

1998 and 1996. The last rate 

increase before that was in 

1988, when water went up 

to $1.04 per CCF and sewer 

went to $1.29 per 750 gallons 

used. 

Public Works Deputy 

Director David Willis said 

rates went up six years ago 

business 

notes 

Dr. Lydia Weisser of 

Whitfield recently assumed 

responsibility as medical 

director for the Mississippi 

Department of Mental Health. 

She also serves as the chief 

psychiatrist and administrator 

of psychiatric and medical 

care for Mississippi State 

Hospital. 

Jeffery P. Reynolds, P.A., 

has welcomed attorney 

to pay debt service on a $78 

million bond. Of that, $24 

million was used to refund 

an existing water and sewer 

bond to get a better interest 

rate. The remaining $54 

million was used for new 

construction. 

“Almost all of it went to 

the O.B. Curtis and J. H. 

Fewell plants,” he said. 

Curtis and Fewell are the 

city’s water treatment 

plants. Another $3 million 

was allocated for Jackson’s 

well water system. 

It’s slightly cheaper to 

keep clean north of County 

Line Road. 

MADISON residents 

haven’t seen a water and 

sewer hike since February 

2007. Ridgeland customers 

see a slight increase each 

year to help offset rising 

water treatment costs. 

Ridgeland City Clerk 

David Overby said the city 

has an automatic two percent 

increase each year. 

Water, at the end of 2010, 

was $1.69 per thousand gallons 

used. Sewer was $3.02 

per every thousand gallons 

of wastewater that flows 

back into the system. 

The same shower that a 

resident would take in the 

capital city would cost 19 

Patricia Kennedy to the 

firm. Kennedy will focus her 

practice on oil and gas/environmental 

litigation, creditor 

litigation, construction litigation, 

insurance defense and 

corporate litigation. 

M and F Bank names 

Brenda Thomas as branch 

manager in Jackson. She will 

oversee all operational aspects 

of the branch while maintaining 

a consumer and small 

business loan portfolio. She 

has more than 23 years total 

banking experience. 

cents. And in Madison, 

washing off would cost a 

penny more than Ridgeland, 

based on rates. 

Madison charges customers 

a flat rate of $1.315 

for minimum usage. After 

that, water is $1.50 per 

every 1,000 gallons; and 

sewer is $3.50 per thousand 

gallons, said Public Works 

Director Denson Robinson. 

A portion of Madison’s 

sewer fees go to the cities of 

Ridgeland and Jackson. Part 

of Ridgeland’s fees also go 

to the city of Jackson. 

Robinson said he doesn’t 

expect rates to increase as a 

result of Jackson’s rate hike. 

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Angel tree 

Eaton Aerospace’s Community Involvement 

Team members Leon Gibbs (kneeling) and 

(from left) Tracy Tatum, Glenda Schuett, 

Rachel Guy, Vicki Arthur-Thornton, Suzanna 

Cade, Keith Turner and Elizabeth Brooks dis- 

Fast food 

Buddy McClain, chief executive officer of McClain, Vaughn 

and Partners Sonic Franchise Group, recently spoke to the 

Rotary Club of Jackson about his career with fast food 

restaurants. He started working as a manager/trainee 

while going to school at Mississippi State University. He 

now has 70 restaurants in Mississippi, Alabama and 

Florida. Shown are (from left) Heber Simmons III, president-elect 

of the Rotary Club; McClain; and Danny 

Williams who introduced the program. 

tributed gifts from Eaton employees for the 

Salvation Army Angel Tree - 65 decorated 

teddy bears, 30 stuffed stockings and gifts 

for 30 adopted Angels. 

happenings 

History is lunch 

Mississippi Department of 

Archives and History 

upcoming History is Lunch 

programs include January 

12, preservationist Jennifer 

Baughn discusses 

Mississippi’s Rosenwald 

schools and equalization 

period schools; January 19, 

historian Walter Howell on 

the duel of Clinton; 

February 9, Fred Clark on 

the Freedom Riders; 

February 23, Oxford author 

Neil White. Meetings are 

held noon - 1 p.m. in the 

William Winter building. 

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE FIRST` JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 

MARY FRANCES OWENS TOMLINSON, DECEASED 

NANCY TOMLINSON BREWER, PETITIONER 

No. P201D-585 S/2 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

I, the undersigned, NANCY TOMLINSON, hereby gives notice that on the 1st day of 

December, 2010, I was appointed Executrix of the estate of MARY FRANCES OWENS TOM- 

LINSON, deceased, in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, 

Mississippi, in the above entitled and numbered cause. I therefore give notice to all persons having 

claims against the estate of MARY FRANCES OWENS TOMLINSON, deceased, to file, probate 

and register their claims in said cause in said Court, as required by law, within ninety (90) 

days from the date of the first publication of this notice or they will be forever barred. 

THIS the 1st day of December, 2010. 

/s/ NANCY TOMLINSON BREWER 

W.E. GORE, JR. 

P. O. Box 186 

Jackson, MS 39205 

601/355-8775 

MSB# 4918 

(December 30, 2010, January 6, 13, 2011) 

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campaign and media advisory 

team for Sen. Lamar 

Alexander; and was tapped 

by Gov. Haley Barbour to 

serve as chair of the 

Mississippi Tort Claims 

Board. 

Ward’s resume includes a 

stint as executive special 

assistant to former Senate 

Majority Leader Trent Lott; 

staff assistant to Sen. Thad 

Cochran; and as special 

assistant to the assistant secretary 

of the Department of 

the Interior for Fish, 

Wildlife and Parks. 

He was appointed to that 

position by President 

George W. Bush. Ward now 

serves as a reserve Jackson 

police officer. 

WARD HAS LIVED in 

Northeast Jackson since 

2006. Shortly after returning 

to the capital city, he purchased 

a home in the Lake 

Trace subdivision. 

“I knew this was where I 

wanted to be,” he said. 

Ward was in the nation’s 

capital when Melton asked 

him to be his chief of staff. 

Ward said he had gotten 

“tunnel vision” while in 

Washington and sought 

advice from Lott about coming 

home. 

“I was excited to work on 

the staff of such a vocal person,” 

he said. “It was my 

duty to come back to the 

capital city of my home 

state and help move the city 

Gene 

McGee 

Continued from Page 3A 

When was the master 

plan completed? 

“It was adopted in 2008 

and readopted by the new 

board of aldermen when 

they were elected in 2009. 

It was a two-year process 

that the city went through, 

with over 500 residents participating 

in the visioning 

sessions. The master plan 

was led by a steering committee 

made up of citizens. 

The board and I stayed 

away from it until it was 

nearly finished. This is a 

citizen-based master plan 

that will decide what the 

city will be like for the next 

20 years. The Southeast 

Ridgeland area was named 

a top priority among those 

who were involved in the 

process.” 

business 

notes 

Stephanie M. Rippee, of 

the law firm Baker, 

Donelson, Bearman, 

Caldwell and Berkowitz, 

PC, has been appointed cochair 

of the Women in the 

Profession Committee of 

the Capital Area Bar 

Association (formerly the 

Hinds County Bar 

Association). Rippee, who 

has been a member of the 

committee since 2007, will 

serve a one-year term as cochair. 

forward.” 

Whitwell has lived in 

Northeast Jackson for 10 

years. He is married to the 

former Ginger Gordon and 

has a son and daughter. 

He recently published a 

novel that was nominated 

for the 2010 best fiction 

award by the Mississippi 

Institute of Arts and Letters. 

He’s running for council 

because of a desire to give 

back to the community. 

Previously, Whitwell 

resided in Lafayette County, 

where he ran unsuccessfully 

to unseat state Sen. Gray 

Tollison. 

“I’ve been interested in 

public service. When Jeff 

Weill was able to win the 

judgeship, the timing was 

good for me to be able to 

run,” he said. “When I was 

working for the Mississippi 

Association of Realtors, I 

put together a platform of 

quality of life issues that 

were important to cities on a 

local level. That created an 

interest for me in local government.” 

He spoke to his family 

and friends and prayed 

before he decided to throw 

his name in the hat. 

He’s been endorsed by 

Sen. Walter Michel and former 

Ward One Councilman 

Ben Allen. 

BOTH HAVE extensive 

education as well. Whitwell 

graduated with a bachelor’s 

degree from the University 

of Mississippi. There, he 

served as student body president 

and was elected to the 

school’s hall of fame. 

In 1998, he graduated 

from the University of 

Mississippi Law School. He 

is now a partner in several 

companies, including managing 

partner for 

Meadowbrook Strategies. 

Ward completed his 

undergraduate work at 

Alcorn State University. 

The West Point native 

received his master’s degree 

from Syracuse University in 

New York, where he 

received a fellowship to the 

Maxwell School of 

Citizenship and Public 

Service. 

Ward, too, was encouraged 

by his friends to seek 

the position. He first considered 

it in March or April, 

after he learned that Weill 

had jumped into the judge’s 

race. “They told me they 

wanted me to consider it,” 

he said. “I spoke to my 

friends and family about it 

and in September and 

October I began getting 

organized. 

“I want to do everything I 

can to make this good city 

great,” he said. 

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604 Goodridge Dr 

Ridgeland, 601-956-1616 

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12586 Midway, 

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BAPTIST 

BRIARWOOD DRIVE 

245 Briarwood Dr., 

956-4561 

BROADMOOR BAPTIST 

1531 Highland Colony, 

Madison, 898-2345 

CALVARY BAPTIST 

1300 W. Capitol St., 

354-1300 

CASTLEWOODS 

175 Castlewoods Blvd., 

992-9977 

COLONIAL HEIGHTS 

444 Northpark Drive 

Ridgeland, 956-5000 

CROSSGATES BAPTIST 

8 Crosswoods, 

Brandon, 825-2562 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 

OF JACKSON 

431 N. State St., 949-1900 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 

OF MADISON 

2100 Main St., 856-6177 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF 

RIDGELAND 

302 W. Jackson St., 

856-6139 

FLOWOOD BAPTIST 

1649 Old Fannin Rd., Flowood, 

992-6464 

GREATER RICHMOND 

GROVE BAPTIST 

Complex Road, 


GREATER ROSS CHAPEL 

BAPTIST 

Gluckstadt Road, 

Madison, 856-8778 

HIGHLAND COLONY 

1200 H.C. Pkwy., Ridgeland, 

856-4031 

HORIZON COMMUNITY 

CHURCH 

4711 I-55 North, 982-8889 

MOUNT CHARITY 

964 Lake Harbour Dr., 


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Gluckstadt Rd. 

Madison, 856-5862 

NEW HOPE GROVE 

Old Agency Rd., 

Madison, 856-5279 

NEW LIFE BAPTIST 

385 N. Old Canton Rd., 

Madison, 209-9500 

NORTHMINSTER 

3955 Ridgewood Rd., 

982-4703 

PARKWAY BAPTIST 

802 N. Frontage Rd., Clinton, 

924-9912 

PEAR ORCHARD 

5725 Pear Orchard Rd., 

957-2086 

PILGRIM’S REST 

BAPTIST 

409 Main St., 

Madison, 856-2609 

PINELAKE BAPTIST 

Lakeland Drive 

RIDGECREST BAPTIST 

7469 Old Canton Rd., Madison, 

853-1090 

RIDLEY HILL BAPTIST 

1034 N. Livingston Rd., 

Madison, 853-1068 

RIVERCREST FELLOWSHIP 

21 Northtown Dr., 991-0046 

ROCKY HILL BAPTIST 

Rocky Hill Rd., 

Madison, 856-0759 

SIMON HILL BAPTIST 

139 W. Ridgeland, Ridgeland, 

853-2669 

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BAPTIST (Cont.) 

TWIN LAKES BAPTIST 

673 Lake Cavalier Rd., 

Madison, 856-2305 

VICTORY BAPTIST 

420 Hoy Rd., 

Madison, 856-4260 

WOODLAND HILLS 

BAPTIST 

3327 Old Canton Rd., 

981-1441 

WOODMAN HILLS MB 

468 Kearney Park Rd., Flora, 

879-8347 

GREATER MT. MORIAH 

3672 Medgar Evers Blvd. 

362-9088 

BIBLE 

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 

380 Highland Colony Pkwy. 

991-1910 

RIVERWOOD BIBLE 


956-5694 

CATHOLIC 

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 

CATHOLIC 

4000 W. Tidewater Ln., 

Madison, 856-5556 

ST. PETER’S CATHOLIC 

123 N. West St., 969-3125 

ST. RICHARD CATHOLIC 

1242 Lynnwood Dr., 

366-2335 

CHRISTIAN 

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 

543 Eldorado Rd., 

Pearl, 936-9618 

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST 

FIRST CHRISTIAN 

645 Briarwood, 977-9477 

NORTHEAST 

CHRISTIAN 

3169 W. Tidewater Ln., 

Madison, 856-7399 

UNITED CHRISTIAN 

1730 Florence Ave., Ridgeland, 

354-1177 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST 

SCIENTIST 

731 S. Pear Orchard Rd., 

Ste. 9, 952-0307 

CHURCH OF CHRIST 

MEADOWBROOK CHURCH 

OF CHRIST 

4261 I-55 N., 362-5374 

SOUTH MADISON CHURCH 

OF CHRIST 



CHURCH OF GOD 

CHRISTWAY 

1501 Old Fannin Rd. 

992-7474 

COBBLESTONE CHURCH OF 

GOD 

444 Pebble Creek Dr., 

Madison, 853-6910 

FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 

829 Hwy. 51 N., 

Madison, 856-0652 

EPISCOPAL 

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS 

EPISCOPAL 

674 Mannsdale Rd., Madison, 

856-2593 

ST. ALEXIS 

EPISCOPAL 

650 E. South St. 

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ST. ANDREW’S 

EPISCOPAL 

305 E. Capitol St., 

354-1535 

ST. COLUMB’S 

EPISCOPAL 

550 Sunnybrook Rd., 


ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL 

3921 Oakridge Dr., 

982-4880 

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL 

CHURCH 

N. College, Brandon, 

825-5836 

ST. PETER’S BY-THE-LAKE 

EPISCOPAL 

1954 Spillway Rd., Brandon, 

992-2691 

ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL 


956-5788 

EPISCOPAL (Cont.) 

ST. STEPHEN’S REFORMED 

EPISCOPAL 

5049 Lakeland Dr., 

992-4317 

JEWISH 

BETH ISRAEL 

CONGREGATION 


956-6215 

LUTHERAN 

ASCENSION LUTHERAN 

Old Canton Rd./E. County Line 

Rd., 956-4263 

CHRIST LUTHERAN 

4423 I-55 North 

366-2055 

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN 

Hwy. 25, 992-4752 

NATIVITY LUTHERAN 

495 Crossgates Blvd., Brandon, 

825-5125 

METHODIST 

ALDERSGATE UNITED 

METHODIST 

655 Beasley Rd. 

366-6630 

ANDERSON UNITED 

METHODIST 

6205 Hanging Moss Rd., 

982-3997 

BELLWETHER, Flowood 

2625 Courthouse Cir. 

BRIARWOOD UMC 

320 Briarwood Dr., 

956-4035 

BROADMEADOW UNITED 

METHODIST 

4419 Broadmeadow Dr., 

366-1403 

CHRIST THE WAY 

FREE METHODIST 

978-3423 

CROSSGATES UMC 

23 Crossgates Dr., Brandon, 

825-8677 

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST 


956-6974 

EAST JACKSON UMC 

855 S. Pear Orchard Rd., 

957-0515 

EMMANUEL UNITED 

METHODIST 

100 Shands St., 372-9424 

FIRST INDEPENDENT 

METHODIST CHURCH OF 

MADISON 

551 Ridgecrest, 605-9950 

FIRST UNITED METHODIST 


GALLOWAY MEMORIAL 

UNITED METHODIST 

305 N. Congress St., 

353-9691 

MADISON UNITED 

METHODIST 

2050 Main St., 

Madison, 856-6058 

PARKWAY HILLS 


1468 Highland Col. Pky., 

Madison, 856-2733 

RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENT 

METHODIST 

1127 Luckney Rd 

Flowood, 919-8311 

ST. LUKE’S UNITED 

METHODIST 

621 Duling Ave., 362-6381 

ST. MARKS UNITED 

METHODIST 

400 Grants Ferry Rd., Brandon, 

922-2131 

ST. MATTHEW’S UNITED 

METHODIST 

7427 Old Canton Rd., Madison, 

856-9581 

WELLS CHURCH 


2019 Bailey, 353-0658 

WESLEY BIBLICAL 

SEMINARY CHAPEL 

787 E. Northside, 366-8880 

NAZARENE 

FIRST CHURCH OF THE 

NAZARENE 

5416 Lakeland Dr., Flowood, 

992-8680 

ORTHODOX 

ST. PETER’S ORTHODOX 

180 St. Augustine Dr., Madison, 

856-3894 

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THEOLOGIAN GREEK 

ORTHODOX CHURCH 

1417 West Capital St 

Jackson, 601-355-6325 

PENTECOSTAL 

APOSTOLIC REVIVAL 

CENTER-UPC 

301 W. Washington St., 


DAVIS TEMPLE CHURCH OF 

GOD IN CHRIST 

1700 Dalton St., 

969-9519 

FIRST PENTECOSTAL 

5000 I-55S, 373-9000 

LANDMARK CHURCH 

Springridge Rd., 372-7761 

PARKWAY 

1620 Mannsdale Rd., Madison, 

853-2607 

PRESBYTERIAN 

BRIARWOOD 

PRESBYTERIAN 

620 Briarwood 

956-4553 

COVENANT 

PRESBYTERIAN 

4000 Ridgewood Rd 

981-7236 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 

1390 N. State, 353-8316 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 

CHURCH OF MADISON 


856-6625 

FONDREN 

PRESBYTERIAN 


982-3232 

GRACE CHAPEL 

Hwy. 463, Madison, 

856-7223 

HIGHLANDS 

PRESBYTERIAN 

1160 H.C. Pkwy., Ridgeland, 

853-0636 

LAKELAND PRESBYTERIAN 

5212 Lakeland Drive, Brandon, 

992-2448 

LAKESIDE 

PRESBYTERIAN 

2070 Spillway Rd., Brandon, 

992-2835 

NORTH PARK 

PRESBYTERIAN 


362-2886 

PEAR ORCHARD 

PRESBYTERIAN 

750 Pear Orchard Rd., 


TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN 


977-0774 

REDEEMER CHURCH 

640 E. Northside Dr., 

362-9987 

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110 College Dr., Pearl 

664-1408 

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109 Jetport Dr., Pearl, 

932-9673 

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110 Jones Ln. Ste F, Flowood 

601-933-4913 

CORNERSTONE CHURCH 

2460 Terry Road, 

371-3323 

RIDGELAND FAMILY 

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Old Agency Rd., Ridgeland, 

856-2101 

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5075 I-55N, 898-2527 

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4872 N. State, 982-5919 

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4660 McWillie, 981-9412 

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600 Grants Ferry Rd., 

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in memoriam 

Obituaries 

Earl William 

Fowler 

A Requiem 

Eucharist was 

celebrated 

December 31 at St. James’ 

Episcopal Church for Earl 

William Fowler. Inurnment 

followed in the church 

columbarium. 

Fowler, 85, died 

December 28 at his home. 

Fowler was born January 

29, 1925 in Birmingham, 

the son of the late David and 

Ora Fowler. 

A decorated veteran, he 

served his country in the 

United States Army during 

World War II. Serving in the 

European Theatre of operations, 

Fowler participated in 

the Normandy invasion, D- 

Day plus one. 

After returning home from 

the war, Fowler began 

working for Vulcan 

Materials in Birmingham 

before moving to Jackson in 

1969 to accept a position 

with Mississippi Aggregate 

Co., a company in which he 

later became part owner 

before his retirement. 

Fowler was a longtime and 

faithful communicant of St. 

James’ Episcopal Church, 

serving on the vestry twice. 

He was a master woodworker 

and craftsman who 

loved spending time in his 

workshop and sharing his 

talents with others. Fowler 

was an avid golfer and 

member of Colonial 

Country Club. He cherished 

the time he spent with family 

and friends and will 

always be remembered for 

his homemade fudge. 

Fowler will be most 

remembered as a beloved 

husband, a loving father and 

cherished grandfather. 

Survivors are his loving 

wife Katherine Hall Fowler 

of Ridgeland; daughter 

Donna Williams of Jasper, 

Ala.; son David Fowler of 

Vicksburg and Dorothy 

Fowler of Moselle; grandchildren 

Molly Williams of 

Birmingham, Wendy 

Bofenkamp of Huntsville, 

Katie Sorrells of Purvis, 

David Fowler Jr. of 

Vicksburg, Brian Fowler of 

Vicksburg; six great-grandchildren; 

and numerous 

nieces and nephews. 

Along with his parents, 

Fowler is preceded in death 

by his first wife, Nancy, and 

brothers David and Pierce 

Fowler. 

The family would like to 

thank Lena, Vicky and 

Meka for all their care and 

compassion they have 

shown for him and his family 

during this time. 

Memorials may be made 

to St. James’ Episcopal 

Church, 3921 Oakridge Dr., 

Jackson, 39216; or St. 

Jude’s Children’s Research 

Hospital, 262 Danny 

Thomas Pl., Memphis, 

Tenn., 38105. 

Mignonne 

Lockhart Saulters 

Services were held 

January 3 at Woodland Hills 

Baptist Church for 

Mignonne Lockhart Saulters 

of Jackson. The Rev. Ty 

Piggott, nephew Dr. John D. 

Lockhart, and the Rev. 

Tommy Anthony, greatnephew 

officiated. 

Mrs. Saulters, 93, died 

December 30, at Mississippi 

Baptist Medical Center after 

a brief illness. 

Mrs. Saulters was born 

July 20, 1917 to Mr. and 

Mrs. Estes J. Lockhart of 

Magee. She was graduated 

from Magee High School 

where she was class valedictorian. 

She attended 

Belhaven College for two 

years and was elected secretary 

of her freshman class. 

She was a 1939 graduate of 

State Teacher College, now 

University of Southern 

Mississippi, with a degree in 

business administration. 

After graduating, she taught 

business in Carson and 

Brandon. 

She married Howard B. 

Saulters from Carson in 

1942. In 1946, they moved 

to Jackson. She worked as a 

secretary at Ridgeway and 

McGhee Real Estate Firm 

for several years. 

Mrs. Saulters and her late 

husband Howard were two 

of the earliest members of 

Woodland Hills Baptist 

Church, joining in 1948. 

Together they worked in the 

young people’s Sunday 

school department. During 

her years at Woodland Hills, 

she was a member of the 

Mary Martha Sunday 

School Class, the Ladies 

Bible Study Group, the 

WMU and the art class. 

Mrs. Saulters chose life 

every day. She was active in 

the water aerobics class at 

Baptist Fitness Center for 

many years and enjoyed the 

friendships that developed 

with other water class members. 

At the age of 88, she 

became interested in oil 

painting and took lessons 

from Mary Alice Lee at 

Woodland Hills Baptist 

Church. She painted many 

pieces that her children now 

proudly hang in their homes. 

Also, she was a former 

member of the Pierrean 

Club. She looked forward to 

her Tuesday morning Bible 

study class at the church, 

taught by Shirley Fulton. 

Mrs. Saulters’ church, her 

love for God, her faith, her 

friendships and her family 

sustained her. 

Survivors are her two 

sons: John Howard Saulters 

and Robert Lockhart 

Saulters, M.D. both of 

Jackson; grandchildren: U.S. 

Army Specialist Adam 

Saulters, Casee Saulters, 

Mary Margaret Saulters, and 

Hannah Saulters; two nieces 

and two nephews: Sherry 

Obituary Policy 

The Sun publishes obituaries of Northsiders and their 

families. Typically, we receive obituary information from 

the funeral homes. For a small charge, we invite readers 

who are so inclined to supplement this with more 

descriptive text capturing the spirit of the person’s life. 

Finch McCall of Magee, 

Mary Guy Lockhart of 

Jackson, Dr. John D. 

Lockhart of Richmond, 

Texas, and Dr. James B. 

Lockhart Jr. of Tulsa. 

Mrs. Saulters was preceded 

in death by her husband 

of 57 years, Howard B. 

Saulters, parents Mr. and 

Mrs. Estes J. Lockhart, 

brothers Jim Bishop 

Lockhart of Jackson, and 

Estes J. Lockhart Jr. of 

Gulfport, and sisters Mary 

Alice (Mamie) Lockhart and 

Lillian Lockhart Finch, both 

of Magee. 

Memorials may be made 

to Woodland Hills Baptist 

Church, 3327 Old Canton 

Rd., Jackson, 39216. 

The family wishes to 

thank Dr. Jon Michael Beall 

for his loving and professional 

care throughout many 

years. Special thanks also to 

the physicians and staff at 

Baptist Medical Center, 

especially the nurses in the 

SICU. Their professionalism 

and compassion made a 

very difficult time much 

more bearable for the family. 

Interment was at 

Lakewood Cemetery. 

happenings 

Welty exhibit 

An exhibit of Eudora 

Welty’s photographs from 

the 1930s, “Welty 

Snapshots: At Home and 

Away,” will be on display at 

the Eudora Welty House 

Education and Visitor Center 

on Pinehurst Street through 

January 17. 


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St. Joseph building larger sanctuary 



MEMBERS OF ST. Joseph Catholic Church will soon be 

able to bid farewell to the folding chairs that have become 

commonplace during Sunday morning mass. 

Construction began in October on a new, larger sanctuary 

and classroom facility in Gluckstadt. 

Work is expected to be complete in September. 

Lay Ecclesial Minister Pam Minninger said the space is 

needed to better serve the church’s growing population. 

St. Joseph has grown alongside the Gluckstadt community, 

seeing a more than 400 percent increase in its membership 

in the last four or five years. 

The church has 375 member families, up from 90 in 

2006. That’s the year that Bishop Joseph Latino, with the 

Catholic Diocese of Jackson, named St. Joseph a full 

parish. 

“St. Joseph was a mission parish for over 100 years, 

meaning that it was under the umbrella of a larger church,” 

Minninger said. 

Minninger credits the parish growth to the explosion of 

new construction in the Gluckstadt area. She also believes 

the growth can be attributed to something else. “I would 

say there’s a very special spirit in our parish community. 

People who come here feel very welcome and want to be a 

part of it,” she said. 

The growth, though, has led to some growing pains. 

During Sunday morning service, additional chairs have to 

be brought in to accommodate overflow crowds. St. Joseph 

has to set up tents and leave the sanctuary doors open to 

meet the needs of the crowds who attend masses at 

Christmas and Easter. 

The church is adding a classroom facility and 

larger sanctuary 

Three masses are held on Sunday, two in the morning 

and one in the evening. 

Between 200 and 250 people attend each Sunday morning 

mass, a number that seems much smaller when compared 

to the number of people who attend at Christmas and 

Easter. On Christmas Eve, Minninger said more than 600 

attended mass at 4 p.m. More than 200 attended the 6 p.m. 

service, she said. 

The new facility is being constructed to the south and 

west of the current sanctuary on church property. 

It includes the construction of a 500-seat sanctuary, as 

well as eight Sunday school classrooms. 

Minninger said the current facility, which was completed 

in 1975, will likely be repurposed. 

The mobile home that currently serves as church offices 

will be removed, and the present education facility will be 

transformed into parish offices, she said. 

The new facility was designed by architect Michael 

Barranco and is being constructed by Malouf Construction. 

BARRANCO SAID the design phase took about a year 

to complete. As part of the process, church members were 

interviewed to come up with a design that everyone would 

be pleased with. Barranco also looked into the church’s history 

and its roots in the historic German community. 

“That formed the basis of our design,” he said. 

Barranco said the original building was a church with 

white clapboard siding. The new building will have a similar 

look, but will also incorporate elements of European 

architecture. 

For example, he explained that it is being built so that 

when additional facilities are added on in the future, it will 

create a courtyard in the center. 

He said the structure is also being built so that the church 

can easily expand down the road - something that many 

people believe is inevitable in the Gluckstadt area. “It 

already has accommodations for plumbing and a kitchen,” 

he said. 

Minninger said the project is being paid for with funds 

raised through a capital campaign.

keeping up with lottie Walk to Quick Stop 

results in meal of humble pie 

By 

LOTTIE 

BOGGAN 

THE ROAD IS QUIET, the early morning 

sky marbled with white clouds. June 

Cleaver and I wander down Catfish Lane 

on our way toward the Quick Stop to pick 

up a newspaper. Hopefully there will be a 

mention of our book signing from the day 

before. 

My dog and I walk slowly, and as we do 

I can’t help but notice the scenery. There 

is a certain undisciplined beauty to Catfish 

Lane, I think; perhaps a subject for artists 

to commit to canvas. This is Savannah, 

Tenn., but it’s just over the line from 

Mississippi, and to a Mississippi girl, who 

grew up fishing in Eagle Lake and spending 

her summers in Summit, all of this is 

familiar. 

Some of the mobile homes, travel trailers 

and low-roofed prefab houses have 

been tarted up. Rooms have been added 

on, but like shrinking violets some of 

them have pulled away. A garage covered 

with only black tar paper sits out from a 

house. Longneck beer bottles, rusted cans 

and empty pizza boxes are tossed aside 

through doorways. Inside the dwellings 

you know there are probably cockroaches 

as big as a fist commanding the kitchen 

and resolve to be better 

counters. 

Swaying together as if we’re walking to 

music, the dog and I pass a barbed wire 

fence. I make out a knotty, pink chenille 

bathrobe, tattered bedspread, a toilet seat 

cover and a stringy gray mop snagged on 

the barbs. Hanging for all to see; they 

seem to call out, ‘please know our grievances.’A 

rotting mattress at the edge of 

one yard may have been brought out to be 

thrown away but it has never been pulled 

to the street. Or perhaps, it was dragged 

out to air and never carried back inside. 

Someone opens a front door and throws 

out a skillet of hot grease, a great temptation 

for vermin and bony strays. 

IN ANOTHER YARD, graceful, plastic 

flamingos with curved necks balance on 

one leg and seem to pluck at dried and 

tangled broom sage. As if awaiting a reading 

from some fortune teller, opaque blue 

and gold glass globes on conical holders 

glitter in the first kiss of sunlight. Farther 

along the lane, a few chipped-winged 

ceramic angels stand and pray alongside a 

gravel driveway; while others kneel and 

bow their heads in front of hay bales decorated 

with clay pots of dead chrysanthe- 

mums. Still farther down the lane we pass 

by seven cement dwarfs and Snow White, 

frozen forever in playful poses. 

June and I leave trailers, cabins, leaky 

boats, sheds and early landfill yard decor 

behind. We pass one last overgrown 

vacant lot and reach the convenience 

store. Standing in the neon light of an outside 

phone booth I see the silhouette of a 

man and wonder if maybe he’ll hold my 

dog’s leash while I run into the store for a 

newspaper. I know I can’t carry the dog 

into the service station and I have to do 

something with her. 

Up close, I change my mind. Down and 

dirty looking, obviously drunk, the phone 

tucked under his chin, the man embraces 

the telephone mounting as if he’s in love 

with it. “I’m gonter set your record 

straight,” he slurs, “ ‘n you kin smoke hit 

in yer pipe. It ain’t gonter be that away!” 

No way will I entrust my canine companion 

to him. Instead, I tie June Cleaver to a 

magazine rack where I can watch her. 

INSIDE THE STORE, standing 

behind the cash register and sucking on 

yellowed teeth, a sullen woman wearing a 

stained burka reaches out her hand. Her 

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sleeves do an awkward ballet as she takes 

my money. “Have a nice day,” I say. 

There’s no answering ‘you too,’ or even 

an acknowledgement that I have spoken. I 

tuck the paper under my arm and untie 

June Cleaver. Down the road aways and 

out of eyesight of the store, I stick out my 

tongue, thumb my nose at the lady and 

then tell myself to cut it out. I have done it 

again. Someday, someday, you will get in 

trouble. 

Now it’s time to eat humble pie, and for 

me to confess how sorry I am. It should 

be easy. I’d done it so many, so many 

times before. If I don’t stop this, someone 

may cancel my reservation on the Glory 

Train. I make the sign of the cross, uncertain 

if it’s for protection and penance for 

me, or grace for her. 

“Lord, keep your arm over my shoulder 

and your hand over my mouth. Please 

don’t let me do this again.” 

‘O that day when freed from sinning.’ 

But just as I know what’s around the next 

bend on Catfish Lane, and remembering 

old sins confessed to in the Summit 

Baptist Church on hot summer Sundays, 

in my heart I know there will be a next 

time. 

“Lord, keep your arm over my shoulder and your hand over my mouth. Please don’t let me do this again.”


OUTDOORS IN THE SUN 

b y J e f f N o r t h 

Maybe we should hang sunflower 

heads from our cedars at 

Christmas and the male cardinals 

can serve as our ornaments as they 

light among the branches. 

Beautiful male cardinals 

fill landscape during season 

YOU MAY THINK I am about to embark 

on another whitetail story after sitting in 

my climber and once again becoming captivated 

by what I saw. Alas, not the case 

this time. 

The brilliant red glow that emerged from a hedge of 

privet resembled that of the head of a springtime gobbler. 

It was so intense that even at close range I peered 

through my binoculars to better discern what was sitting 

on the limb. As I brought the image into focus, I was 

looking at one of the most brilliantly plumaged cardinals 

that I have ever seen. As I continued to watch, male redbirds 

(as most of us refer to them) by the dozens filtered 

out of the thickets and began to feed along the woodline 

I was guarding. 

The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is one of 

the most common visitors to our birdfeeders in our backyards. 

They are especially noticed this time of year and 

are the birds that are most associated with the Christmas 

season, appearing on cards and decorations almost everywhere. 

In fact, they are so popular that they are the official 

state bird of seven states. Though they are nonmigratory, 

they are protected nationwide under the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. 

This may not be good news to all of those youngsters 

that received their first Daisy BB gun under the 

Christmas tree. On the other hand, if I was a redbird, I’d 

still be on the lookout for these neighborhood “hunters.” 

Their name is derived from the red-robed Roman 

Catholic cardinals. Its crested head is also said to resemble 

a bishop’s mitre. 

MELANIE AND I enjoy all of the bird species that 

frequent our feeder, but one of us is always quick to 

point out to the other when a brilliant male lands and 

helps himself to a serving of black oil sunflower seeds. 

In the past, I have tacked a board to a tree and poured 

bird seed atop it next to my deer stand. If the deer activity 

is at a standstill, the feathered visitors really make for 

an interesting afternoon that would have otherwise been 

boring. 

Of course many other birds frequent the platform, but 

the cardinals really catch your attention. I would recommend 

you setting up a couple of bird feeders around your 

stand for enjoyment. They’re also pretty good about giving 

you a heads-up as to what else may be making its 

way to you. 

Their diet consists of seeds, fruits, insects, and small 

lizards. They are really fond of peanuts and sunflower 

seeds though. They nest in dense shrubbery and small 

trees from one to 15 feet off the ground. The female will 

lay from two to five eggs, and the male helps protect the 

nest and brings food to the female while she is incubating. 

Being non-migratory, the males do not molt into a 

dull plumage, therefore keeping their radiant color all 

year. The most brilliant males are also the most receptive 

ones to the females. 

I have counted as many as 25 to 30 males at one time 

around a feeder, especially on those cold, clear, winter 

days. It’s almost as good as having a decorated yard all 

winter long with the luxury of not having to pack everything 

up after the holidays and take it to storage. Maybe 

we should hang sunflower heads from our cedars at 

Christmas and the male cardinals can serve as our ornaments 

as they light among the branches. Of course we 

may still have to string a few lights for Santa to find his 

way at night, but wouldn’t it be pretty in the daylight by 

having a true “live” tree full of these moving ornaments? 

I may be on to something here. Take time to notice 

these beautiful birds with their plumage on those frosty 

mornings while having your coffee, you’ll be glad you 

did. 

Until next time enjoy our woods and waters and 

remember, let’s leave it better than we found it.

social news section B 

Thursday, January 6, 2011 

Cheryl Wells, second vice president; Gay Drake, treasurer; Cathy May, publicity chairman; Susie Brabee, corresponding chairman; Becky Ivison, president; 

Kay Patterson, first vice president; Deborah Allen, recording secretary 

Debutante mothers 

Tea held at country club 

The Debutante Mothers Club met 

December 3 at the Country Club of 

Jackson. 

Shown are scenes from the meeting. 

Marty May, Frances Cole 

Carroll Waller, Julie Blevins 

Sandy Black, 

Elizabeth Black Culbertson 

Mary Eliza McMillan, Eliza Garraway 

Sylvia Tighe, Beth Kennedy, Mary Shell 

Ann Hawthorne, Sarah Seabrook, 

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John Christian, Peggy and Walter Denny 

Innovators Hall of Fame 

Don Primos, Mary Ann and Kenneth Primos, Virginia Primos 

Awards gala held at convention complex 

Cellular South and Mississippi Technology 

Alliance presented the third annual Innovators 

Hall of Fame Awards Gala December 7 at the 

Jackson Convention Complex. 

Shown are scenes from the event. 

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Chancellor Robert Khayat, Jim Barksdale, 

Ambassador John Palmer 

Jimmy and Meredith Creekmore, Louis and Diane Honeycutt, 

Mary and Will Primos 

David and Brenda Powe, John and Becky Hall, 

Lydia and Chancellor Dan Jones 

Kelly Shannon, Jake Greer, Suzanne Davis, Kelly Scrivner, 

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MDAH 

History is Lunch 

FAME and Reveillon 

Performance 

JDRF 

Hope gala 


SATURDAY 

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 

Jackson Audubon 

Society 

Meeting 

MDAH 


Jackson Convention 

and Visitors Bureau 

Party 

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 

Jackson Symphony 

League 

Tea 

January / February events 

MCRW 

Meeting 

Madison County 

Mystery Readers 

Book Club 

Meeting 

January 5, Wednesday 

• Mississippi Department of Archives and History resumes its ‘History is Lunch’ programs 

with Andy Anderson, “Memoirs of the Original Rolling Stones.” Noon - 1 p.m. in the 

William Winter building. 

January 7, Friday 

Downtown at Dusk: The Marathon Edition, 5 - 8 p.m. on the Old Capitol Green. 

Held in conjunction with the Mississippi Blues Marathon. 601-960-1891. 

January 8, Saturday 

Mississippi Museum of Art presents Natchez Day. 

January 9, Sunday 

Jackson Symphony League mother - daughter tea, 2 - 4 p.m. Kay Pace, 601-331-1111. 

January 11, Tuesday 

Madison County Republican Women meeting, 6 p.m., at the corner of Main and 

Crawford streets in Madison. Guest speaker, Becky Currie. 

Madison Co. Mystery Readers Book Club meeting, 10:30 a.m., Ridgeland Public Library. 


Mississippi Department of Archives and History ‘History is Lunch’ program with 

preservationist Jennifer Baughn, Mississippi’s Rosenwald schools and equalization 

period schools, noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building. 

Ann Smith Elementary open house, January 12, 9:30 a.m., and January 13, 6 p.m. 


Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, historian Walter Howell 

on the duel of Clinton, Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building. 

January 20, Thursday 

FAME and Prep’s showchoir Reveillon perform at The South, 6 p.m. 769-798-9500. 

January 22, Saturday 

The 2011 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Hope Gala, Focus on the Cure, 

Country Club of Jackson. Includes a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions. 

Entertainment by The Raphael Semmes Orchestra including These Days with Jewel Bass. 

January 25, Tuesday 

Jackson Audubon Society meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Eudora Welty Library. 

Speaker Sean Sullivan, impact of the U.S. / Mexico border fence on wildlife. 

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Ann Smith 

Elementary 

Open house 

Ann Smith 

Elementary 

Open house 

American Guild of 

Organists 

Concert 

MS Museum of Art 

Natchez Day 

January 28, Friday 

Jackson Chapter of American Guild of Organists presents David Higgs in concert 

at St. Andrew’s Cathedral,7:30 p.m. No admission charge. 601-362-3235. 

February 1, Tuesday 

A support group for families affected by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome meets the 

first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at River Oaks Hospital. 601-362-0242. 

Ongoing events 

St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Madison will feature a moving nativity scene 

on the church grounds through January 6. Call 601-856-9581 for more information. 

An exhibit of Eudora Welty’s photographs from the 1930s, “Welty Snapshots: At Home 

and Away,” will be on display at the Eudora Welty House Education and Visitor Center 

on Pinehurst Street through January 17. 

The Mississippi Museum of Art will feature an 18th century creche collection, 

“Bethlehem Tree: Younger Foundation Creche Collection,” through January 9. 

For more information call 601-960-1515 or visit www.msmuseumart.org. 

special days 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

January 6: Paul Groebe, Dorian V. Taylor, Mary Catherine Collier, Billie Ruth Lee. 

January 7: Stanley Ryan Viner, Mrs. Cecil Copeland Jr., Rusty McAdory, Marion 

Martin, Ann McRaney. January 8: Todd Allen, Wayne Herbert, Shirley Giddens, 

Walterine Odom, Sal Ansah. January 9: April Payne, Mark Dreher, Huldah Merchant. 

January 10: Sherry Winstead, Austin Pierce, Randy Bolen. January 11: Lisa Donica, 

Annette Switzer, Krista L. Rhemann, Bill Dossett, Julie Maisel, Bubba Weir. January 

12: John Dilmore, Ray Lewand, Mrs. Harold McDiarmid, Walter B. Blevins, Leota 

Williams. 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 

January 8: Charles and Linda Strong, W. Scott and Gay E. Phillips. January 10: Mr. 

and Mrs. David B. Allen. January 12: John and Anna Slay. 

To add your ‘Special Days’ call 601-957-1122, write to P.O. Box 16709, Jackson, MS 39236 or e-mail 

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Solution for this week’s puzzle next week. 

This solution for December 30 puzzle 

League tea 

The Jackson Symphony 

League mother - daughter 

tea will be held January 9, 2 

- 4 p.m. For more information 

call Kay Pace, 601- 

331-1111. 

Concert 

The Jackson Chapter of 

American Guild of 

Organists presents David 

Higgs in concert at St. 

Andrew’s Cathedral, 

January 28 at 7:30 p.m. No 

admission charge. For more 

information call 601-362- 

3235. 

Musical event 

FAME, Friends of the Arts 

Musical Experience, will 

present an evening featuring 

Broadway stars Tim and 

Jonathan Shew of New 

York City, and Jackson 

Prep’s showchoir Reveillon. 

The event will be held at 

The South, January 20 at 6 

p.m. For tickets call 769- 

798-9500. 

MCRW meeting 

Madison County 

Republican Women will 

meet January 11, 6 p.m., at 

the corner of Main and 

Crawford streets in 

Madison. Guest speaker, 

Becky Currie. 

Bethlehem tree 

The Mississippi Museum 

of Art will feature an 18th 

century creche collection, 

“Bethlehem Tree: Younger 

Foundation Creche 

Collection,” through 

January 9. For more information 

call 601-960-1515 

or visit www.msmuseumart.org. 

Winter rates 

The Jackson Zoo will 

offer special winter rates 

through February 25: $5 for 

adults, $3.50 for children 2- 

12, $4.50 for senior adults. 

Visit www.jacksonzoo.org 

for a schedule of upcoming 

events. 

Open house 

Ann Smith Elementary 

will host two open houses: 

January 12, 9:30 a.m., and 

January 13 at 6 p.m. For 

details call Carrie Blount at 

601-856-7193. 

Natchez day 

The Mississippi Museum 

of Art and the Historic 

Natchez Foundation will 

present Natchez Day 

January 8 at the museum. 

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Weddings & Engagements 

Miss Hill and Sims 

to exchange wedding vows 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Johnson of 

Haughton, La., and Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Hill 

of Aberdeen, announce the engagement of 

their daughter, Anne Marie Hill, to Bryan 

James Sims, son of Mr. and Mrs. James 

Sims. 

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doss and the late Mr. 

and Mrs. B.C. Hill, and Ruby Bridgeman 

and the late Robbie Bridgeman, all of 

Aberdeen. 

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson 

of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hewey C. 

Holmes Sr. of Jackson, and the late Mr. and 

Mrs. James F. Sims of Camden. 

Miss Hill is a 2007 graduate of Haughton 

High School. She is pursuing an elementary 

education degree from Louisiana State 

University, where she is a member of Kappa 

Kappa IOTA honor society for education. 

Sims is a 2001 graduate of Madison 

Central High School. He attended 

Mississippi State University and was graduated 

in 2008 with a degree in mechanical 

engineering. Sims is associated with Baker- 

Hughes of Houston, Texas, as an engineer. 

The couple will exchange vows January 8. Bryan Sims, Anne Hill 

Miss McLemore, Russ 

to wed on January 14 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken M. McLemore of Port 

Gibson announce the engagement of their 

daughter, Meredith Lacy McLemore, to 

Claude Fair Russ of Memphis. 

Miss McLemore is a graduate of 

Mississippi State University and is associated 

with the Pear Orchard Presbyterian 

Church in Ridgeland. Her grandparents are 

Joan M. McLemore of Natchez and the late 

Kenneth McLemore of Kirby, and the late 

Mr. and Mrs. James Lovey Arnold of 

Meadville. 

Russ is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roderick 

S. Russ III. He is a graduate of the 

University of Mississippi and is associated 

with FedEx Corporation in Memphis. He is 

the grandson of Henry Jamison Fair of 

Chesapeake, Va., and the late Jeanne 

Bourdeaux Fair of Louisville, and the late 

Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Seal Russ Jr. of 

Jackson. 

The wedding will be solemnized at 7 p.m. 

January 14 at the Mississippi Craft Center 

in Ridgeland. Claude Russ, Meredith McLemore 

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social news 

Gardening Glimpses 

Foliage can highlight monochromatic gardens 

WINTER IS AN excellent season to 

think about monochromatic garden designing. 

Nature shows us the way, wherever 

we are. Right now, and much of the next 

few months, friends from northern climates 

look out and see a snow-colored 

world, snow covering everything (including 

our gardening mistakes and shortcomings), 

snow outlining the “bones” of our 

garden. A truly white world. Very peaceful 

and beautiful. 

In our part of the world right now, brown 

is the predominant color, and again, 

because nature plans it that way. Following 

the brilliant clear colors of springtime, and 

the vibrant hues of summer, the garden and 

the entire landscape begins winding down, 

with the blues and purples and oranges of 

the fall flowers, the crimson and gold of 

the trees, and behind it, the evergreens 

contrasting with the dying leaves. Then 

everything is brown - the trees, the lawn, 

the mulches in the flower beds. (And don’t 

be too quick to rake away the leaves. They 

are a protection of great value, unless 

they’re the type of large leaf that packs 

down, such as some oaks and all magnolias.) 

If you want a monochromatic garden, 

focused on your favorite color, you pick 

the color, and then the season it is most 

likely to succeed. Next, choose flowers 

with long-lasting blooms, or a succession 

of bloom times, in that palette of hues. 

Because the colors won’t vary, select a 

variety of textures and shapes. 

And consider the foliage. Foliage isn’t all 

the same green; it isn’t even always green. 

The maroon or burgundy toned foliage can 

contrast and highlight a monochromatic 

color scheme. Many green-foliaged plants 

Michael Caden Fowler 

Michael and McKenna Fowler of 

Brandon announce the birth of their child, 

Michael Caden Fowler, October 19 at St. 

Dominic Hospital. Grandparents are Cindy 

and Ron Jones, Robert and DLindsey and 

Kevin O’Connellonna Gray, and Buddy 

and Paula Fowler. 

sunbeams 

feature white or gold. But you have to do 

your shopping homework: What will fit 

together, and what will bloom at the same 

time? 

THE MOST FAMOUS monochromatic 

garden in that part of the gardening world 

which has honed its plans and its preferences 

on the British garden is the White 

Garden at Sissinghurst, a short train ride 

down from London. An all-white garden is 

cool, clean-cut, peaceful, and absolutely 

elegant. At Sissinghurst, Sir Harold 

Nicholson designed the white garden 

under an antique framed arbor, situated in 

full sun. This is always a mecca for visitors 

to Sissinghurst, and the most striking white 

flower, at least in June, is the ‘Icicle’ rose, 

beneath white wisteria twinging on the 

curving roof poles of the arbor. This is a 

favored spot for weddings - that’s how 

spacious it is. 

Your white garden doesn’t have to be a 

famous destination. But it does need careful 

placement and focus. First, choose the 

location. Where can you enjoy it at twilight 

or by moonlight? Perhaps it should be 

near a patio, or outside a kitchen or a dining 

room window. There ought to be some 

height. A ‘Natchez’ crepe myrtle would 

furnish white blooms for a hundred days of 

summer, and the smooth mottled bark all 

year long. Equally satisfactory though of a 

shorter bloom time, would be a magnolia 

stellata, or a plum tree. Middle height 

within the designed bed can most ideally 

be provided by white hydrangeas. The 

summer’s white fades to cream as the blossoms 

dry on the stems. 

White accents can also be provided by 

plants with white or cream in their leaf 

Bryson Travis Smith 

Robert Alan Smith and Natalie Tanksley 

Smith of Brandon announce the birth of 

their son, Bryson Travis Smith, September 

16 at Baptist Medical Center. Grandparents 

are Ricky and Kathy Tanksley, Norm and 

Shellie Watson, Ben and Teresa Gill, and 

Alan and Nikki Smith. 

foliage, such as hostas - there are dozens 

of these, all varying, all lovely. Or perhaps 

some ferns - the Japanese painted fern 

gives a silvery-white echo to this planting. 

Ground covers fitting the color scheme can 

range from the Madagascar periwinkles to 

the white wax begonias. And a continually 

changing white accent can be provided by 

the irregular but carefully planned placement 

of spring blooming bulbs - hyacinths, 

tulips and daffodils all exist in beautiful 

white shades. 

This white garden ought to have some 

shade from your basic landscaping plan, 

unless the existing tree is already in place 

and quite large. And if you have chosen a 

patio-side location, white blooming flowers 

that have the bonus of fragrance will 

add to your pleasure. I’d start here with the 

nicotiana, or flowering tobacco. 

IN THE SHADE, or where you’d like 

to give the illusion of cooling shade, a 

monochromatic green garden works its 

magic. You will learn the vast number of 

greens, and the variety of leaf shapes and 

textures. There are very few flowers with a 

truly green bloom, but they’re worth looking 

for, though not absolutely necessary for 

the peaceful cooling effect. 

The monochromatic garden I’ve always, 

well, for more than 20 years, wanted to 

create is a grey and silver garden. The idea 

is not original by any means; it comes 

from chapter six of Beverley Nichols’ 

“Garden Open Tomorrow,” the last of his 

major works, describing his garden in the 

London suburbs. 

Nichols came to the grey garden partly 

because of soil. He had always gardened, 

often rebelliously, in chalky alkaline soil. 

By Mrs. Herman McKenzie 

He took decades learning about the magic 

of grey in the garden, and its adaptability 

to soils filled with chalk, or alkaline soil. 

But grey plants also thrive in neutral or 

slightly acid soil, thank goodness. He stipulates 

for the reader that “grey” is not a flat 

description - the hue includes silver, steel, 

slate, ivory, pearl, frost, cream, alabaster 

and jade. And he delights in the fact that 

his grey garden is usually at its best in 

November 

I could list for you the plants he chose 

for his grey garden, but they’d have to be 

translated out of botanical Latin. Even with 

the cultivar names, there’s an aging 

process - the book was written in 1968. 

But you can furnish your own grey or silver 

favorites. And most of them, delightfully, 

are drought-proof and highly deerresistant. 

And if you tire, briefly, of the allgrey 

effect, think of the marvelous contrasting 

colors that could be used, only one 

at a time, and forcefully, as in one large 

urn or neutral flower pot - the red tending 

toward crimson, the pure brilliant purple, 

the clearest of orange, and many strong 

blues. Only one at a time, but you could 

manage a succession of plants. 

So think about whether, in one part of 

your garden, for just one season, monochromatic 

might be the way to go.

school news 

Celebrate Halloween 

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School kindergartners celebrated 

Halloween with costume parties in their classrooms. 

Showing off their costumes are students (from left, back) 

Ava Giddens, Allie Mott, Hadley Simms, Eliza Beckett, 

Cross country team 

The Jackson Academy Raiders cross country boys track 

team members are (from left, back) Gabriel Escude, 

Matthew McMullan, James Peeples, Bo Bickerstaff, Bryan 

Pace, Drew Wheeler, Carter Higgins, Cameron Crain, Cole 

Serve in session 

Madison Central students were active participants in the 

recent Youth Legislature sessions. Jared Powell, a junior, 

was elected as the youth governor for the 2011 session. 

Powell is the first Madison Central student to receive this 

honor. Juniors Mark Dawson was elected speaker pro tem 

and Melissa Curtis will be the House floor leader. Shown 

are (from left) Powell, Dawson and Curtis. 

As another year draws to a close, we sincerely 

appreciate the confidence you have shown in 

us during the past year. 

May you and those you love, 

enjoy a happy and 

prosperous New Year! 

Jasmine Bennett, Enyla Blackmon, Anne Avery Boling, 

Rainey Hoffman; (front) Gigi Frazer, J.C. Cook, Sidney 

Wilson, Patrick McClintock, Heath Seawright, and Preston 

Daily. 

Stacy, Sykes Moak, Ben Hansen; (front) Dalton Gibson, Matt 

Whitfield, Curt Knight, Zach DePriest, Jacob Fortenberry, 

Nathan Weissinger, Will Parrish, Bracken Ray, Wade Higgins. 

Junior high officers 

Jackson Prep 2010-2011 junior high student body officers 

are (from left) Ross Hester, president; Sarah Neal Secrest, 

secretary; and Cade Hood vice president. 

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Play at Yale 

William Chism, (left) offensive lineman at St. Andrew’s 

Episcopal School, will play football at Yale University next 

fall. After being recruited by all eight Ivy League institutions, 

as well as other FCS football programs in the South, 

the four-year starter committed to Yale. He is shown with 

Yale Head Football Coach Tom Williams. 

Collect for others 

The Madison Ridgeland Academy middle school student 

council collected canned goods for Our Daily Bread. 

Helping are (from left) Caroline Cobb, Sawyer Galatas, 

Hayden White. 

names in 

the news 

The Sisters of Delta Delta 

Delta at Mississippi State 

University announce its new 

officers for 2010-2011. 

Kerri Freeman, daughter of 

Gille Freeman, is a junior 

majoring in elementary education. 

She has been elected 

as president. Sloan Chesney, 

daughter of John and Amy 

Chesney, is a sophomore 

majoring in English. She has 

been elected as vice president 

of public relations. 

Amber Twiner, daughter of 

George and Charlene 

Twiner, is a junior majoring 

in psychology. She has been 

elected as secretary. Katie 

Ruth Robertson, daughter 

of Gene and Cyndie 

Robertson, is a sophomore 

majoring in communications 

with an emphasis in public 

relations and broadcasting. 

She has been elected as new 

member educator. Emily 

Cole, daughter of Charles 

and Frances Cole, is a 

freshman majoring in biological 

sciences. She has been 

elected as chapter correspondent. 

Brittany Tate, daughter 

of Michael and Wendy 

Tate, is a sophomore majoring 

in kinesiology. She has 

been elected as sponsor 

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Tree recycling 

The Ridgeland Recreation 

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Outstanding educator 

St. Anthony Catholic School’s art teacher Amanda 

Cashman was named as the 2010 Outstanding 

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Mississippi Association of Art Educators. Shown are (from 

left) Cashman and Angela Brunini, principal of St. Anthony 

Catholic School. 

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Junior high awards 

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Students at Jackson 

Academy listed to the honor 

roll for the first quarter 

include: 

Seventh Grade 

Academy honors: Brennan 

Canton, Robert Crisler, David 

Crystal, Jacob Fortenberry, 

Reid Fracchia, Sarah French, 

Georgia Gibson, Dalton 

Gibson, Robyn Hadden, Rob 

Hall, Sydney Hays, Kyle 

Kantor, Parker Kennedy, Jace 

Lacoste, Abbey Lindsay, 

Rose Maxwell, Tyler 

McClellan, Hannah 

McCowan, Ben McDowell, 

Bryn Noble, Rebecca Nosef, 

Mary Ousley Owen, Annalee 

Purdie, Amanda Ray, Alexis 

Ridgeway, Davis Rippee, 

Taylor Rotolo, Blaine 

Tierney, Clarke Wilkirson, 

Steven Winford, William 

Youngblood; 

Honors: Ford Adams, 

Makenna Adams, Nick 

Beddingfield, Allie Brown, 

Sarah Buchanan, Madison 

Carroll, Wilson Clement, 

Kendall Cockayne, Maggie 

Cross, Candice Fielder, 

Kathleen Giddens, Ford 

Gordon, J. Leslie Hardin, 

Taylor Healy, Cash Heath, 

Chris Howie, Hannah 

Hudson, John Christopher 

Hughes, Keaton Kennedy, 

Camryn Kestenbaum, Nathan 

Lucas, Glennis McWilliams, 

Max Milam, Charles Moor, 

Michael Morgan, Caroline 

Nall, Avenell Newman, Allan 

Thomas Pickle, Sam Rhodes, 

Hays Rogers, Davis 

Simmons, Avery Smith, 

Brady Stringer, Mac Temple, 

Drew Thomas, Tillman 

Thomas, Abigail Tyner, Jack 

Virden, John Morton Watson, 

Neville Whitehead, Ford 

Williams; 

Eighth Grade 

Academy honors: Drake 

Beneke, Elizabeth Burford, 

Kristen Clower, Maris 

Hardee, Danielle Hodges, 

Haley Hodges, Hannah Jane 

LeDuff, Tori Roberts, Thad 

Scott, Will Tribble, Will 

Varner, Leighton Whitehead; 

Honors: Matthew Aiken, 

Hunter Berry, Kathryn 

Bickerstaff, Sarah Allen 

Bowman, Blake Brennan, 

Caroline Burford, Gordon 

Campbell, Drew Clark, Zach 

DePriest, Annie Edgecombe, 

Grady Fisher, Gavin 

Funderburg, Davis Guild, 

Maggie Hubbard, Allie King, 

John Sharp Kirk, Curt 

Knight, Eliza Lundy, Jake 

Manning, Abby Miskelly, 

Mary Kathryn O’Connor, 

Mary Morgan Pryor, Suzie 

Raines, Jake Rawlings, 

Chandler Sessums, Bryan 

Sumner, Ann Elizabeth 

Honor Roll 

Jackson Academy 

Walker, Matt Whitfield, 

Evans Wilkerson, Martha 

Rose Wright; 

Ninth Grade 

Academy honors: Blair 

Bush, Austin Carroll, Mary- 

Morgan Coburn, Ashley 

Gnam, Grace Golden, 

Andrew Hanebuth, Duncan 

Maxwell, Lucy Paige Rogers, 

Ally Thigpen, Alison 

Turbeville, Hayes Walker; 

Honors: Peyton Adams, 

Palmer Barefield, Reagan 

Bartley, Alexis Brantley, Alex 

Brown, James Brown, Robert 

Cragon, William Crasto, 

Katie French, Rebecca 

Hardee, Samantha Hill, 

Carter Holmes, William 

Hontzas, Luke Kantor, 

Daniel Kennedy, Justin 

McClure, Anderson Miskelly, 

Amanda Murff, Will Parrish, 

Mosam Patel, Felicia Payne, 

Avery Porch, Morgan Scott, 

Hayden Speed, Mary Jo 

Thomas, Hayden Tierney, 

Ben Tribble, Sarah Martin 

Tucker, Zach Tucker, 

Madison Warman, Colin 

Welsh, Alexa Zouboukos; 

Tenth Grade 

Academy honors: Graham 

Arinder, Daniel Ashford, 

Julia Beacham, Bo 

Bickerstaff, Mollie Blair, 

Annie Campbell, Sarah 

Criddle, Katie Ferguson, 

Brent Ferguson, Austin 

Fortenberry, Caroline Gordy, 

Natalie Jones, Bryan Pittman, 

Bailey Pryor, Ashley Varner, 

Sarah Wade, Anne Overton 

Waller, Hannah Watson; 

Honors: Kevin Anthony, 

Ansley Brennan, Carly 

Chinn, Elizabeth Corrigan, 

Forrest Davidson, Lucy 

Davis, De’Ja Evans, Lil 

Hines, Boyce Holleman, Nia 

Jackson, Hunter Johns, 

Jordain Lang, Bradley Lewis, 

Chris Lloyd, Catherine 

McIntyre, Matthew 

McMullan, Weslea 

McWilliams, Sarah Katherine 

Mills, Wilson Nalty, Rebecca 

Parker, Elizabeth Parkes, 

Laura Ramsey, Walker 

Robertson, Jay Shell, 

Catherine Strauss, Taylor 

Thomas, Caroline Walker, 

Sigrid Wise; 

Eleventh Grade 

Academy honors: Amy 

Arinder, Jackson Baumann, 

Karley Bozeman, Avery 

Caldwell, Mackenzie 

Carmody, Mary Paxton 

Gibson, Jay Kucia, Michelle 

Ley, Sarah Katheryn Marley, 

Rollins Parker, Kelsey Pettus, 

Caroline Porch, Melissa 

Ramsey, Thomas Tardy, 

Dasha Tsema, Clara Beth 

Tucker, Emily Turbeville, 

Emily Warner, Ellie Yates; 

Honors: Lamarr Banks, 

Jacob Berry, Stephen Brown, 

Todd Brown, Alex Calhoon, 

Jordan Cockayne, Patrick 

Cole, Will Crockett, Tate 

Crosby, Craig Edgecombe, 

Ryder Heath, Abby Horner, 

Emily Mangum, Turner 

Maxwell, Taylor McIntyre, 

Sykes Moak, Michael 

Mordecai, Flannery 

O’Connor, Akash Patel, 

LaSharron Purvis, Mary 

Margaret Tardy, Abbi 

Thomas, Emma Carroll 

Waller, Andrew Ward; 

Twelfth Grade 

Academy honors: Jeffrey 

Agre, Regan Arnold, 

Courtney Cox, Catie Criddle, 

Kathleen Davis, Clayton 

Durfey, Taylor Irby, Matthew 

Kennedy, Kendall Kirk, 

Melissa McBride, Betsy Kate 

Nicholas, Alex Ray, Davis 

Rogers, Bowen Thigpen, 

Connor Tierney; 

Honors: Tyler Alford, Brett 

Ball, Chloe’ Barnett, 

Christine Bowman, Clara 

Frances Cannon, Sara 

Frances Chisholm, Carter 

Clarke, Alex Cockayne, 

Leighton Corrigan, Mandy 

Dace, Mary Palmer Durham, 

David Dye, Rich Gilbert, 

Robert Glaspie, Carter 

Higgins, Bryant Hutchins, 

Christopher Jew, Fred 

Johnson, Marguerite 

Johnson, Kellie King, 

Michael Luley, Halley 

Marlatte, Maci McElroy, 

Katherine Mooney, Ginny 

Parham, Sarah Parkes, James 

Peeples, Rob Pillow, 

Cambrey Pinkard, Keith 

Shumaker, Robert 

Sinquefield, Alex Spain, Ken 

Stewart, Lakin Thomas, 

Elliott Thomas, Mary Stewart 

Thompson, Stirling Tighe, 

Lauren Walker, Braden 

Whitehead. 

names in 

the news 

Sara Del Castillo , daughter 

of Rev. Sara N. Bevill of 

Page 9B 

Ocean Springs and Julio Del 

Castillo has been elected to 

the Student Body Association 

Senate at Millsaps College. 

She is a freshman at Millsaps 

College and a political science 

and philosophy major.

Honor Roll 

St. Andrew’s Middle School 


Students at St. Andrew’s Episcopal 

School listed to the honor roll for the first 

quarter include: 

Fifth Grade 

High honor roll: Elizabeth Angel, Thomas 

Black, Forrest Bobbitt, Zach Bobbitt, 

Hughes Boling, Alice Bowie, Will 

Buffington, Katlyne Callahan, C.J. Carron, 

Ethan Chevalier, Fletcher Clark, Julia 

Farley Collins, Anna Cranford, Sam 

Cupples, Parker Daily, Sarah Gerrets, 

Grayson Hewes, Charley Hutchison, John 

Spencer Jones, Baker Kirkland, Gracie 

LaRue, Ike LaRue, Betsy Little, Michael 

Maloney, Sam Marcus, Turner Martin, 

Satwik Pani, Chappel Pettit, Larry Qu, 

Dickson Ray, Ruth Ann Richardson, Dae 

Robinson, Jack Smithson, Warner Speed, 

Lauren Hailey Tanaka, Drew Waddell, 

Christian Wade, Madeleine Wiggs, Gena 

Rose Wiley, Lawson Yelverton; 

Honor roll: Mina Arain, Jack Archer, 

Walker Benner, Paige Blackwood, Grace 

Carroll, Alyssa Cronin, Wynn Garriga, Trey 

Gray, Destini Jimerson, Lindley Grace 

Longstreet, Mary Helen Manuel, Max 

Martinson, Isabel May, Tanner McCraney, 

Wade Montjoy, William Morse, Avery 

Nicholas, Richard Rein, Tovah Rubinsky, 

Elizabeth Scott, Jaylen Taylor, Nolan 

Turner, Garrison Wade, Adkins Word; 

Sixth Grade 

High honor roll: Anna Douglas Almand, 

Alex Auchus, Addie Bagot, Boudreaux 

Dulske, Drew Friedrich, Matt Harjes, 

Logan Kotfila, Kegan Leo, Peter Martin, 

Emma McNeel, Nicholas Mungan, Karson 

Pettit, Gillian Raley, Peyton Seago, 

Addison Sharp, Tanya Shenoy, Athena 

Tiwari, Elizabeth Wang, Allie Kate 

Williams, Nicholas Winstead, Zaed Yousuf; 

Honor roll: Alexandra Barlow, Sam 

Brown, John Chase Bryan, Will Elder, 

Cameron Ellis, Courtney Hardy, Lakin 

Huseth, Sam Mills, Scott Mitchell, Hunter 

Patterson, Pallavi Rao, Pearce Robertson, 

Udoka Robertson, Ben Rodenmeyer, Sid 

Saharan, Sam Saia, Emily Watson, Caley 

Watts, Kally Xu; 

happenings 

Crafts classes 

Classes forming at the Mississippi Craft 

Center include: Blacksmithing 101, January 

15 - 16, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., instructor Bill 

Thanksgiving play 

Several first-grade classes at Ann Smith 

Elementary performed in a Thanksgiving 

play. Shown with music teacher Carol 

Stanley, (back) who wrote and directed the 

Seventh Grade 

High honor roll: Ivanna Adams, Raveena 

Aggarwal, Lauren Allen, Jack Blumenthal, 

Spencer Bobbitt, Kristin Boykin, Shelby 

Leigh Brewer, Morgan Brown, Kenny 

Bryson, Abi Burton, Ashley Chang, Tyler 

Clough, Cayse Coachys, Hunt Coleman, 

Ashley Cronin, Charlotte Dunbar, Christian 

Eaves, Lucero Fuentes, Ali Garriga, Taylor 

Gray, Cole Green, Ethan Guynes, Lauren 

Hamme, Jack Harth, Mallory Harvel, Josette 

Hill, Lily Katz, Scott Kennedy, Garland 

Lampton, Martha Langford, Cole Maloney, 

Krish Manisundaram, Da’jaina Martin, 

Madison McCreery, Olivia Montagnet, 

Wilson Montjoy, Millie Morse, Alexis 

Palmer, Sohil Patel, Tracy Rappai, Affan 

Rizwan, Kim Steere, Ian Storey, Ankita 

Udeshi, Simmy Vig, Jack Walker, Lia Yeh; 

Honor roll: Julia Conway, Campbell 

Cooke, Alex Duckworth, Caroline Gaillet, 

Jack Hawkins, Benjamin Hearon, Ryan 

McCarty, Deeksha Mishra, Kathryn Walton 

Monroe, Darden Pilkinton, Meredith Rand, 

Bailey Shelton, Thatcher Shepard, Daria 

Weathersby, Thomas Williamson; 

Eighth Grade 

High honor roll: Mari Liza Almand, Laurel 

Arrington, Olivia Becker, Carter Boyle, 

Madyson Brown, Griffin Clark, Henry Daly, 

Mary Parker Davidson, Sarah Chase Dulske, 

Lauren Ellison, Jessica Garner, Sadie Gasc, 

Karnessia Georgetown, Maggie Gleason, 

Hugh Goings, Alex Good, Carly Good, 

Graham Grogan, Julia Harth, Honey 

Holman, Robert Iacono, Julia Kirk, Crawford 

Lampton, Crawford Lee, Meaghan Lee, Bet 

McNeel, Meredith Morris, Katie Morse- 

Gagne, Isabelle Moseley, Galina Ostrovsky, 

Ashley Rubinsky, Anthony Santangelo, 

Jackson Sharp, Shikha Shrestha, Isabelle 

Speed, Gabe Starr, Elena Voisin, Beverley 

Wade, Hughes Walker, Zaria Williams, Anna 

Wolfe, James Zheng; 

Honor roll: Megan Aleman, Samuel 

Anderson, Michael Callahan, Aftan Cox, 

Yesenia Davis, Jake Edlin, Katie Fijman, 

Robert Gaillet, Caroline Jaques, Ethel Ann 

Jones, Bennie Kirkland, John Ross Mitchell, 

Duncan Storey, Avery Villeret, Jane Ashley 

Watson, Daniel Yeh. 

Pevey, tuition, $215; Rings and Things, 

January 22 - 23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., instructors 

Brian Brazeal and Lyle Wynn, tuition $200. 

For more information call Sheri Cox, 601- 

856-7546. 

play, are (from left, front) Carsen Trisler, 

Esmeralda Mondragon, Bella Rose Kopf and 

Ainsley Ruhl. 

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CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE 

First-grade students at First Presbyterian Day School presented their annual Christmas play. Performers include 

(from left, back) Patton Kincaid, Barton Boyll, Jacob McGrath, Charlie Hight, Brenda Scott; (middle row) Ashton Tate, 

Presley Stowe, Anna Clinton Lee, Maci Taylor, Lydia Anne Waters, Caroline Redman, Mason Jorday, Ben McBride; 

(front) Haddon McLeod, Molly Norris, Anne Barret Roberson, Macy Polk, Emma Clanton, Will Purvis. 

happenings 

Harmony 

The Jackson Chapter of 

Barbershop Harmony meets 

Tuesday nights, 7 p.m., at the 

Presbyterian Church at the 

corner of Northside Drive 

and Old Fannin Road. Call 

601-992-2929 for more 

information. 

Planning menus 

Students from Jackson Preparatory School recently 

attended a cooking class at Viking. The class was offered in 

partnership with Jackson Prep and Viking to train students 

how to prepare a meal suitable to take to a family in need. 

The Jackson Prep Senior High Service Club utilizes these 

skills for culinary endeavors where volunteer service is 

desired. Shown in the class are (from left) Pauline Causey, 

Kelsey Jones. 

Making mulch 

Christ Covenant School middle-schoolers planted a selfcomposting 

hay bale garden as part of their environmental 

studies. Shown is sixth-grader Elizabeth Gandy hard at 

work. 

State winners 

These Jackson Academy students won first place in the 

state in the first - third grade medley relay at the 2010 

MAIS state swim meet. Shown are (from left) Sydney 

Morris (breaststroke), Alice Williams (freestyle), Natalie 

Thompson (backstroke) and Parker Bracken (butterfly). 

Bracken also won first place in the state in the 25-yard butterfly. 

names in 

the news 

Robert Jaggers, son of 

Patricia Jaggers of 

Richland, has been elected 

to the 2010-11 Student 

Body Association Senate at 

Millsaps College. He is a 

senior at Millsaps College 

and a physics major. The 

SBA provides students an 

opportunity to participate in 

college government, acts 

for students in matters 

involving students interests, 

helps maintain a high quality 

of life on campus, and 

works with the administration, 

staff and faculty to 

build and preserve a learning 

community. 

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From world class livestock shows and rodeos to 

great green parades and blues-infused marathons, 

catch it all in Jackson, Mississippi – the city with soul. 

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City with sights. City with sounds. City with soul.


MAKING A LIST 

The four-year-old children at St. Luke’s Early Childhood Learning Center recently enjoyed having breakfast with 

Santa, then sitting on Santa’s knee to tell what they want for Christmas. Shown are (from left, back) Darby McCoy, 

Tristan McMullen, Avery Lewis, Annie Mac Steckler, Reese Moseley, Conner Stallings, Harrison Fulcher; (front) Nina 

Rose Peeples, Percy Oliver, Kennedy Cleveland, Stella Mae Williams, Zach Taylor. 

Fall fun 

Christ Covenant School second-graders recently walked 

across the street to Chateau Ridgeland to share in fall festivites 

with the residents. Shown are (from left) Camille 

Fuller, Madie Van Pelt, Anabel McCraney, Caroline 

Harrington, and Caroline Wilkerson. 

CAROLINE NORCROSS, 

daughter of Erin and Gus 

Norcross, enjoyed dressing 

up for Costume Day at 

the Privette School. 

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Author visits 

Author Becca Fitzpatrick recently spoke to the students at 

St. Joseph Catholic School about her two teen fiction novels, 

“Hush Hush,”and “Crescendo,”and the writing and 

publishing processes that go along with them. Shown are 

(from left) Megan West, Fitzpatrick, and Liz Riley. 

school news 

Good cooking 

Enjoying a nutritous snack during Miss Gennie’s cooking 

class is fun for these kindergarten students at The 

Weekday Preschool/Christ United Methodist Church. 

Shown are J.T. Peoples, Cate Nall, Charlie Nicholas, Carter 

Stacy, Ben Horner, Ada Hawksby, Emmie Adams, Anna 

Kate Terry and Mae Mathison. 

Share feast 

St. Richard Catholic School recently hosted their annual 

Thanksgiving feast. The school served more than 800 

meals to students, staff, families and friends. Enjoying the 

meal are (from left) Sandy and Jack Stedman.

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