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Yazoo City basketball hires Lincoln Smith as coach, replacing title winner Anthony Carlyle
Yazoo City boys basketball has hired Lincoln Smith as its next coach. Smith replaces Anthony Carlyle, who accepted a job at Starkville after he spent six seasons at Yazoo City and won the MHSAA Class 4A state title in 2023. Yazoo City went 28-6 this past season and reached the...
Aldi keeps adding to Mississippi fleet of popular grocery stores with approval of new development
One of the fastest-growing grocery chains is adding another one of its popular markets to its quickly expanding fleet of Mississippi stores. WLBT in Jackson announces that Ridgeland officials approved new plans for a development that will include an Aldi grocery store. On Tuesday, the Ridgeland mayor and Board of...
Governor Reeves Celebrates Groundbreaking of Largest Economic Development Project in Mississippi History
Governor Tate Reeves participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, marking the start of Amazon Web Services (AWS) $10 billion investment in Madison County—the most significant private sector investment in Mississippi’s history. This project is set to create at least 1,000 high-tech, high-paying jobs for Mississippians and establish multiple data center complexes in two Madison […] The post Governor Reeves Celebrates Groundbreaking of Largest Economic Development Project in Mississippi History appeared first on Picayune Item.
City of Ridgeland holds Memorial Day ceremony to remember fallen soldiers
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - The City of Ridgeland held a Memorial Day ceremony at the Ridgeland City Hall. Attendees stood in solidarity holding American flags, remembering those fallen soldiers who died representing it. “Well, obviously, it’s so important to recognize those who have fought for our freedom and died for...
15-year-old dies after being pulled from Clinton YMCA pool
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – A teenager has died after being pulled from the pool at the Clinton Branch YMCA. The incident happened in the early evening hours on Sunday, May 19. LeRoy Falcon, Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi, said lifeguards came to the aid of the boy and began resuscitation efforts. […]
Standoff ends peacefully in Madison subdivision
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – Madison police said a standoff at a home ended peacefully. The incident happened around 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20 at a home in the Reserve Crossing subdivision. Madison police said a father and his 25-year-old son were involved in a domestic incident. They said a gun was involved, but no […]
Long-time Jackson church moving to Ridgeland
JACKSON, Miss. — Meadowbrook Church of Christ is moving to Ridgeland after 60 years of being in Jackson. The Christian church has been located on Interstate 55 North of Frontage Road for decades. It is relocating to Sunnybrook Children's Home on Sunnybrook Road in Ridgeland, a move that makes...
Construction of TopGolf in Ridgeland in full swing
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - You will soon be able to tee off at TopGolf in Ridgeland with construction now in full swing. Construction began on the first-ever TopGolf facility in Late February. PraCon Global Investment Group, the development company in charge of the project, began working on getting TopGolf to build in Ridgeland more than two years ago.
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