Union University News

Female applicants for the army are being asked to showcase their talents in an interview process never before used and exclusively for women.

Classes are done for the day. Meetings and work are winding down, and Facebook can provide a study break for only so long.

Union University has been blessed by God and has many things for which to be thankful, Union President David S. Dockery told the Jackson Rotary Club on Monday.

Hearts to the speakers who make the Jackson Business and Professional Women organization's Brown Bag Lunches series such a success this year: Linda Jennings Higgins, Carol Dix, Dr.

Fifteen-year-old Courtnay Buntyn is working to reduce the number of times she uses the word 'like.' 'It's important to use good pronunciation and speak in complete sentences,' said Buntyn, a sophomore at Madison Academic Magnet High School.

Thursday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: SCHOOL GRADE CONSOLIDATION : This evening a town hall meeting will be held at Whitehall Elementary's gymnasium to discuss a proposal to reduce the number of times a student changes schools from four to three - eliminating Jackson-Madison County's four intermediate schools - ...

A new novel written by a former Chester County resident focuses on a romance that blooms at Shiloh National Military Park.

At Lincoln Elementary School, students get a chance to explore science and receive help in reading and math before and after school through the LEAPS program.

Eight-year-old Tyler Gwara understands the gift of giving. Instead of asking his friends to bring gifts for his birthday party last month, he asked them to bring donations for care packages for soldiers.

Here are this week's Hearts & Darts. From the readers: Liberty High School would like to send hearts to Barry Ferguson and Ferguson Brothers Inc.

In a recent column on health care reform, Jackson Sun editorial page editor Tom Bohs asked, "What would Jesus do?" My former professor Brad Green answered Bohs's question in an op-ed column by giving the talking points of the Republican Party, but he actually said little about Jesus and health care, other than, "The question is fair enough.

Michele Denise Cain and David Wayne Webb, both of Paris, announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

Janice Askew did her Christmas shopping early this year. Not to take advantage of special bargains, but to be sure she could pay for them.

A new documentary film features scientists, college students, people healed through modern medicine and medical ethicists.

Sergeant Andy Bailey was recognized with Union University's Distinguished Service Award.

Union University students Ashley Blankenship and Catherine Clement listened intently as Marguerite Crowell told them stories about her life and family Wednesday morning.

America's top presidents exhibited a style of open leadership and fairness that left a lasting impact, says one Pulitzer Prize-winning historian.

On Nov. 3, Selmer residents will elect a mayor from among four candidates who say they'd look to bring more quality jobs to an area that's suffered during the economic recession over the last few years.

What do coffeehouses, locally owned restaurants and a few good bookstores have to do with the future? Well, they might just spell the difference between economic prosperity or decline in places such as Jackson.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer will be the featured speaker for the 13th annual Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecture Series on Thursday at Union University.