Community Affairs
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The Community Affairs Office provides public relations, marketing and communications including production of published material for the City of Ridgeland. If your organization is hosting a community event in Ridgeland, you may notify the Community Affairs Coordinator for inclusion in the Community Calendar, published in Ridgeland Life and posted on the City of Ridgeland website and facebook page. This office serves as staff liaison for the Community Awareness Committee. For more information, contact Sandra Monohan at 601-856-7113, ext. 2052 or sandra.monohan@ridgelandms.org.
Ridgeland Life
This is a city publication that is released quarterly by the first of the following months: December, March, June and September. The aim of Ridgeland Life is to help build a sense of community among residents, to share information about city and community news and events, and to reveal the high quality of life available here to visitors and newcomers. The publication is free to the public. Recreation and Parks programs and event sponsors benefit from ads within the publication and their logo on the back cover. RECRE8 is included in every issue for its details about city recreational programs, special events and parks/facility information. Contents typically include a pull-out Community Calendar, city meeting schedule, phone numbers of departments and elected officials, upcoming events, city news, school information, Ridgeland public library programs and much more. Deadlines for submissions are 6 weeks prior to release date.
E-News
Anyone interested in city news, meeting schedules, events, community organization meetings and other community news and events may sign up to receive email newsletters and email news blasts from the City of Ridgeland. If you have community news to share, email sandra.monohan@ridgelandms.org, the community affairs coordinator.
Press Releases
The City of Ridgeland regularly posts press releases, photos or reprints of news articles.
Community Awareness Committee
Established by ordinance in 2004 , the City of Ridgeland Community Awareness Committee is charged with serving as a conduit of information to and from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and to help establish long-range goals and projects for Ridgeland. The Committee is instructed to involve more citizens in community life, to raise opportunities for volunteerism and to build open comunications for community decisions and projects. Monthly meetings are held on the fourth Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Board Room. Committee members are appointed by the Mayor, each Alderman, the City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce, and three representatives are nominated by the committee and submitted to the Board of Aldermen for approval.
