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Madison, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Madison! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which MRA seniors just joined the elite 30-plus ACT club?
- How Madison-Ridgeland Academy’s Ella Eatherly powered through to the semifinals win
- How soon I-55 expansion in Madison County could finally break ground
Also on today's calendar: Will Wesley and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
- Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Madison Ridgeland Academy honors 18 seniors scoring 30 or higher on AC... (onlinemadison.com) — Madison Ridgeland Academy recently honored 18 seniors who scored 30 or higher on the ACT, with Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler personally presenting certificates during Senior Awards Day. School officials say these seniors are part of MRA’s 30+ Club, and additional high-scoring juniors are expected to be recognized when new test results arrive in May. 
• Cathedral's Tatum Brumfield, JZ Wingfield have fourth-place finishes a... (natchezdemocrat.com) — A Madison-Ridgeland Academy player, Ella Eatherly, knocked Cathedral’s Tatum Brumfield out of the No. 1 girls’ singles semifinals at the MAIS Class 4A South State Tennis Tournament in Jackson. Brumfield and teammate JZ Wingfield both finished fourth after dropping their consolation matches, but their coach praised their effort and improvement over the season.
• MDOT executive director pleased with 'pro-transportation' legislative session (magnoliatribune.com) — Major I-55 expansion work in Madison County is expected to start this year, backed by nearly $2 billion in new MDOT funding from a “pro-transportation” legislative session. State transportation chief Brad White says the agency can now better plan long-term projects, though it still needs federal help to fully fund highway capacity improvements statewide.
📸 Around Madison
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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MS Dance Foundation Dance with FREE Wine and Foxtrot Dance Class!
Applause Dance Factory, 551 Ridgecrest Dr, Madison
6:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Will Wesley
McB's Bar & Grill , 815 Lake Harbour Dr , Ridgeland
4:00 pm -
Thrown at Hal & Mal’s
Hal & Mal's , 200 Commerce St B , Jackson
7:00 pm -
thrown in Jackson, MS
Hal & Mal's , 200 Commerce St B , Jackson
7:00 pm -
Weekly Live Trivia Nights at Timber Tavern Axe Throwing Gluckstadt
Timber Tavern Axe Throwing , 124 Kimball Dr Building 100 , suite B , Madison
6:30 pm
Monday April 27
Sunday May 3
Wednesday May 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sundown at Renaissance – Spring Edition
Renaissance at Colony Park , 1000 Highland Colony Pkwy , Ridgeland
11:30 am -
Zoning Board Meeting
Ridgeland City Hall
6:00 pm -
RHS Choirs Spring Concert
RHS Auditorium
6:30 pm -
2026 JPS Showcase: Enrollment & Recruitment Fair
Cardozo Middle School
10:00 am -
The Blues Is Alright Tour
Mississippi Coliseum , Livestock Barn (Dairy) , 1207 Mississippi St , Jackson
6:00 pm -
Spring Choir Concert (All Choirs)
Pearl High School , 500 Pirates Cove , Pearl
6:30 pm -
Ridgeland Mother's Day Craft & Vendor Market
Northpark , 1200 E County Line Rd , Ridgeland
11:00 am
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Tuesday April 28
Saturday May 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brenda Langham posted this on Facebook:
…. This is to let everyone know we are getting flowers Monday April 20th and some vegetables then Tuesday April 21st hope to have everything set up… (Nextdoor Rosa Scott) - Hopefully no one just wants to breed more Pitties.
They look like full pitties. Surely they belong to someone! (Nextdoor Oak Hollow)
- Sprint Mart posted a job opening for Cashier/Team Member Retail - SM #112 in Madison. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ridgeland
- Jackson councilman seeking temporary moratorium on data centers (wlbt.com)
- Autism acceptance festival brings inclusive fun to Ridgeland park (wlbt.com)
- Governor on water authority board: ‘City has proven they do not need majority control' (wlbt.com)
Flowood
- Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for April 20, 2026 (clarionledger.com)
- J.T. Ginn, Athletics, P - News, Stats, Bio (cbssports.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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