Most Read | The Madison Journal

registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Jags to take on General Trass tonight

By STAFF REPORTS STAFF REPORTS
Wed,10/07/20-12:05PM, 7,465 Reads

Due to the possibility of inclement weather from Hurricane Delta, which is currently expected to make landfall in Louisiana Friday, the Madison High School Jaguars football team will take on General Trass tonight, Wed., Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. at Madison High School.
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Opinion: Rosa Parks and a Texas mom

By KELLEY WILLIAMS KELLEY WILLIAMS
Thu,10/22/20-3:44PM, 7,449 Reads 162,138 Statewide
In 1953, Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus in Birmingham. She was a seamstress and a civil rights activist. She was arrested for civil disobedience for violating Alabama’s segregated bus laws - which were subsequently held unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
- Read more about Opinion: Rosa Parks and a Texas mom
South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

Videos

registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

By BRYAN DAVIS BRYAN DAVIS
Wed,12/23/20-5:30PM, 7,439 Reads 570,341 Statewide
When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be available to health care professionals before the end of 2020, he didn’t hesitate to raise his hand to be one of the first to take it.
- Read more about Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic
The state Supreme Court building is located in Jackson.

premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

State Supreme Court sets schedule in lawsuit that could overturn state's ballot initiative law

By STEVE WILSON STEVE WILSON
Thu,11/19/20-3:49PM, 7,410 Reads 408,019 Statewide
The Mississippi Supreme Court set the schedule Tuesday for briefs in a case filed by the city of Madison and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler that could overturn the state’s ballot initiative law.
The city’s brief in the lawsuit is due on December 7 and the brief from Secretary of State Michael Watson is due on December 28.
- Read more about State Supreme Court sets schedule in lawsuit that could overturn state's ballot initiative law

The E-Edition

April 16, 2026

Local poll

Submit Your Poll

Local Polls

Today's Weather

Tallulah, 71282, LA

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

75°F

Partly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 70%
Max Temp: 83°F
Min Temp: 64°F
Feels Like: 75°F
Dew Point: 63°F
Humidity: 76%
Sunrise: 6:31 AM
Sunset: 7:36 PM

Wind Speed: 10 to 15 mph
Wind Direction: WSW
Wind Gust: 13 mph
Sky Cover: 10%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 63°F
Moon Rise: 6:59 AM
Moon Set: 9:26 PM

A chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Hourly Forecast

7-Day Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.