Flowood News

Three suspected shoplifters led Flowood police on a chase along Lakeland Drive before crashing at Ridgewood Road earlier this afternoon.

For a group of metro area artists, painting with one another has become an avenue for learning, enjoyment and friendship.

Two metro-area men are facing drug charges today after allegedly attempting to sell approximately a half-pound of crack cocaine to undercover agents in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in Flowood, according to Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director Marshall Fisher.

After a lengthy shutdown stemming from an immigration raid, Stix restaurant on Lakeland Drive in Flowood has reopened.

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The U.S. Marine Corps has begun accepting donations for the Toys For Tots program.

A special reunion was held Sunday for preemies born at Woman's Hospital in Flowood.

Pinelake Christian School Athletic Director Pam Varner said "outdoor fitness equipment" was a better name for the playground equipment recently installed on the Flowood campus.

A Greenwood man was arrested after he allegedly robbed a gas station on Old Pearson Road in Pearl, law enforcement officials said.

Filling about 3,000 goodie bags with tricks and treats, the Flowood's Parks and Recreation Department is readying for Kids' Night Out, an alternative Halloween event that draws thousands each year.

Known for its clubs that kept their doors open 24 hours a day and the blues music flowing, the Gold Coast, located in Flowood city limits, will get a Mississippi Blues Trail marker to signify its contribution to the genre.

Deanna White recently was promoted to supervisor in assurance services in Jackson.

"A significant boost to business" is how the manager of Up The Creek describes sales since they started serving wine and liquor.

Acting on advice from the Mississippi Center for Justice, the Jackson City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday in favor of a 45-day moratorium on check cashers, title loan stores, payday lenders and pawnshops.

Pelahatchie Bay Trading Post owner Roy P. Herrington called Rankin County supervisors' decision to allow Sunday sales of beer in the Ross Barnett Reservoir area a good one.

A Rankin County family is homeless after a fire destroyed their house Sunday night.

Two restaurants that are big hits in the metro area will soon have a presence in Clinton.

FLOWOOD a ' The 113-room Candlewood Suites Flowood is now open, featuring a new prototype design.

Hinds Community College's Rankin Campus' chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted new members for fall 2009 on Oct.

Rankin supervisors are scheduled to vote on a measure Thursday that, if passed, would allow Ross Barnett Reservoir-area stores to sell beer on Sundays.