Flowood News Archives

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.

The city of Ridgeland this week extended its moratorium on certain businesses officials say tend to cause blight.

A handful of Flowood restaurants could be serving liquor by the end of the week.

Seven Flowood restaurants are now approved to sell liquor. Liquor licenses have been issued to Up the Creek, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, Cerami's, El Sombrero, Cheddars and Salsa Mexican Grill, Flowood officials said.

Q: Dear Jack, will we ever get a Carrabba's Italian Grill in Madison and/or Flowood? Also, will we ever get a Red Lobster in Flowood? Thanks.

In the midst of efforts to revive Farish Street and bring more people to downtown Jackson after business hours, the city is trying to shut down one of the historic district's night clubs.

A Rankin County pharmacist is accused of sex crimes. Tim Rigdon was arrested Wednesday and is charged with sexual battery and statutory rape, police said.

A pharmacy owner in Flowood is out on bond for rape charges. Rankin County authorities say 33-year-old Tim Rigdon faces two counts of statutory rape and two counts of sexual battery.

The Rankin County sheriff tells us they are still collecting evidence against a Flowood pharmacist accused of sex crimes against a girl.

Southeast Medical Properties, LLC, a subsidiary of Duckworth Realty, has bought the former Baker Engineering building on Layfair Drive in Flowood, the company announced today.