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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Your Thursday in Jackson: News Notes, a weekend poll and one more thing to try

Plus, Madison eyes up to $11.741 million in TIF bonds for The Gallery.

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Madison

City officials are moving forward with a plan to issue up to $11.741 million in TIF bonds for The Gallery, a proposed $59.2 million mixed-use development on about 24.8 acres along Galleria Parkway. Plans include a Spinners Family Entertainment Center. Madison County Journal

Bozeman Road

Phase I of the $40 million Bozeman Road widening, from Highway 463 to Reunion Parkway, is about 85% complete and ahead of schedule, County Engineer Tim Bryan said, with a late January finish hoped for. Bozeman Road from Gluckstadt Road to Sharpe Road has seen daily closures from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a box culvert. Madison County Journal

Sales tax

Madison County's municipal sales tax diversions rose 4.79% in October to $3,133,439, up from $2,990,175 a year earlier. Ridgeland's 13.96% jump led the way, while Madison, Gluckstadt and Canton declined. Madison County Journal

Ridgeland's sales tax diversions grew fastest in October

Source: Madison County Journal

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Ridgeland13.96%
Madison County4.79%
Flora3.39%

Food fest

Celebrity chef and "MasterChef" judge Aarón Sánchez will co-host the 2027 JXN Food and Wine Festival, set for March 11 through March 13. Chef Chair Hunter Evans will lead it. WAPT

Lottery

The Mississippi Lottery is adding four new holiday scratch-off games, including Holiday Hoopla, a $5 game with a top prize of $100,000. Another new game, the $1 5 GRAND, has a top prize of $5,000. Holiday Hoopla Bonus Promotional drawings offer $250,000 in cash prizes over 12 weeks, from Nov. 11, 2026, through Jan. 27, 2027. WJTVTippah News

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Small Town Mississippi comes to life for five days at the Ag Museum. The annual Harvest Festival runs Nov. 10-14, with live demonstrations of a cotton gin, a saw mill, a cane mill and a blacksmith shop, plus wagon, train and carousel rides. Yes, there's a carousel.

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Daily Jacksonto me · Thurs., Nov. 56:00 a.m.

Your Thursday in Jackson: News Notes, a weekend poll and one more thing to try

Plus, Madison eyes up to $11.741 million in TIF bonds for The Gallery.

The TLDR

  1. Madison plans up to $11.741 million in TIF bonds for The Gallery
  2. Bozeman Road widening Phase I is 85% complete
  3. Aarón Sánchez will co-host the 2027 JXN Food and Wine Festival
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