Flowood News

The city of Flowood plans to install a new traffic light at the intersection of Mississippi 25 and Wirtz Road to give residents safer access to Lakeland Drive.

From the moment Tom Martin and his business partner Jim Ballard opened the Bike Rack in November 1973 the business has always been about more than bikes.

At 61, she says she and husband Author have "had the privilege of helping raise five children," whose ages span from 19 to 39. She has worked at Wellington Associates, an independent insurance agency in Flowood, most of her life.

A bill on its way to the governor could pave the way for liquor to be sold by the glass at restaurants on the Rankin County side of the Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Jackson Preparatory School recently announced the appointment of Jason Lewis Walton as the sixth head of school effective July 1. Walton succeeds Susan Lindsay, head of the school since 2004, who is retiring in June after 40 years of service in various positions.

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The Flowood Police Department is searching for the driver who led them on a chase after a traffic stop Tuesday.

Mississippi residents are in for a couple of days of blustery, cold weather - but likely not accompanied by freezing rain, sleet or snow.

Admission is $15 for guests and $10 for Flowood Chamber of Commerce members. Children 12 and under are admitted free.

Doctors recommend low-impact exercise during pregnancy to stay fit and prepare the body for labor and delivery.

With the deadline fast approaching for people without some type of health insurance to get insured, an insurance agency from Flowood has been traveling throughout the state to better educate folks on the Affordable Care Act and take them through the process to enroll.

Area leaders remember Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba as a fair man who was dedicated to working together not only for the good of the capital city, but also for the metro area.

Flowood, which contributes an estimated 22 percent flow into the plant, is expected to pay an increase of $478,574 in 2014.

Prom night. It used to involve squishing your poofy formal skirt, maybe one whipped together by your mother at the Singer, into your date's Pinto, but oh, how times have changed.

From the moment Tom Martin and his business partner Jim Ballard opened the Bike Rack in November 1973 the business has always been about more than bikes.

Details, 936-5222 * Krewe de Cardinal Ball, a fundraiser for St. Richard Catholic School, is planned for 7-11 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Old Capitol Inn.

Metro-area residents are already feeling the brunt of winds that could reach 60 mph early this evening as a severe storm front moves in from the west.

Mississippi isn't getting off easy for the warmer temperatures residents are enjoying this week.

From the moment Tom Martin and his business partner Jim Ballard opened the Bike Rack in November 1973 the business has always been about more than bikes.

Six-term-incumbent Thad Cochran was in the metro, firing-back at claims from opponent- Chris Mcdaniel---that the senior-senator is out-of-touch with voters.