Madison County Journal

08/30/2025

Canton earned its first win under new head coach Dameon Brown, as they picked up a 35-28 season-opening win over rival Velma Jackson.

https://www.onlinemadison.com/stories/canton-earns-first-win-of-dameon-brown-era-over-velma-jackson,153554?

Canton held off a late comeback attempt to earn a 35-28 season-opening win over cross-county rival Velma Jackson on Friday night.

08/27/2025

Barbecue lovers, get ready! The Pig & Pint, Jackson’s go-to spot for smoky, Southern flavors and cold craft beer, is officially coming to Madison.

The Pig & Pint, Jackson’s go-to spot for smoky, Southern flavors and cold craft beer, is officially coming to Madison.

08/23/2025

Second half surge lifts Ravenwood over MRA

MRA dropped a 28-24 battle with Ravenwood (Tenn.) in its season opener at home on Friday night.

08/19/2025

Father-Son matchup will kick off MRA's football season

https://madisoncountyjournal.com/stories/father-son-matchup-will-kick-off-mras-football-season,152100?

High school football season will kick off in Mississippi on Friday night, headlined by a matchup of powerhouses between MRA and Ravenwood out of Tennessee.

08/15/2025

State officials are seeking additional information after a former University of Mississippi Medical Center pediatric nephrologist was indicted on more than two dozen charges related to s*xual misconduct earlier this month.

JACKSON- State officials are seeking additional information after a former University of Mississippi Medical Center pediatric nephrologist was indicted on more than two dozen charges related to s*xual misconduct earlier this month.

07/17/2025

U.S. District Court Judge Kristi Johnson issued an order revoking former Madison County Engineer Rudy Warnock’s bond on Thursday afternoon, deeming him a flight risk and danger to the safety of others and the community.

07/16/2025

Rudy Warnock was seriously injured in a crash after his guilty verdict in federal court on Wednesday afternoon, the Rankin County sheriff confirms.

Former Madison County Engineer Rudy Warnock was seriously injured in a car crash on I-20 near Pelahatchie on Wednesday afternoon, less than two hours after being found guilty on multiple counts of bribery and wire fraud in federal court, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey confirmed.

07/16/2025

Warnock guilty on bribery, wire fraud charges.

Former Madison County Engineer Rudy Warnock has been found guilty on multiple counts of bribery and wire fraud.

07/04/2025

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." — the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect t...

06/26/2025

Legendary MRA Coach Richard Duease announces retirement at the end of the season.

https://onlinemadison.com/stories/legendary-mra-coach-richard-duease-announces-retirement-at-end-of-season,146257?

Legendary MRA basketball coach Richard Duease announced that the upcoming hoops season will be his last before retiring.

06/25/2025

County officials have reported a leak of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into a roadside ditch off of Highway 43 Wednesday morning.

06/24/2025

An Iranian national and suspected terrorist remains in the Madison County Detention Center after he was arrested by federal agents this weekend in Gluckstadt for being in the country illegally.