The Clarion Ledger reached out to Dollar General to find out if they had any interest in building on the uninhabited island, but did not receive a response as of publication of this article.

In an email exchange with The Ledger about the chicken coop and rooster text changes, Ziskel said the staff recommendation to the commissioners started with a resident who "explained that she ...

Brittish Williams appeared on VH1's hit reality TV show "Basketball Wives." Jerry Harris became famous from the Netflix docuseries "Cheer." He is serving time at the same prison as reality star ...

Polk County School Board extends Superintendent Fred Heid’s contract for five years with a $283,000 annual base salary. Heid's contract includes performance-based bonuses and a one-time $40,000 ...

No arrests have been made in the case, as of this Thursday, May 8, publication. The Clarion Ledger's records show that Thompson's death marked the first homicide of May 2025. Jackson police on ...

The first lady is not in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 8, as she is scheduled to make a couple of public appearances at the White House in Washington, D.C. At noon eastern, Trump will host the ...

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May each year. It commemorates U.S. military personnel who died in service. It is widely considered the unofficial start of summer in the U.S ...

Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com A teenager is dead following a shooting in Columbus Tuesday, according to authorities. Police say they responded around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to a shooting in ...

One of the best romance films during that time was undoubtedly 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), starring Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, and Heath Ledger. Who doesn’t love ...

The film went on to become a cult classic as well as a breakthrough film for Ledger, Stiles, and Gordon-Levitt. He added that while the project hasn’t been green-lit yet, he is co-writing the ...

Gil Junger, the director of 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), is planning a sequel trilogy with a nod to Heath Ledger. The teen romantic comedy in which Ledger starred alongside Julia Stiles ...