Ridgeland News

Madison County supervisors, over the concerns raised by one member, approved a financing plan for a Canton development that calls for the county to pay for public improvements with the higher tax revenue that is expected to be generated.

A 33-year-old New York woman who told authorities she killed her young daughter and dumped the body in a wooded area near Jackson's old Greyhound station may never stand trial after a Hinds County judge ruled she is insane.

Ridgeland police have charged three men in connection with a robbery of a Waffle House.

Ridgeland police have made two more arrests in the Oct. 10 armed robbery of a Waffle House at 6931 Old Canton Road.

An 18-year-old has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a robbery in the parking lot of Northpark mall last November.

A Ridgeland charity won't be able to benefit from a bingo parlor it operates in Olive Branch anymore.

Madison County native George Cole, a 1967 graduate of Velma Jackson High School, was the school's principal from 1978-1999. Now retired, Cole remains active with his alma mater as the chairman of the Velma Jackson High School Foundation.

State gaming regulators are expected to decide today whether to approve a staff recommendation denying license renewal to a bingo hall that supports a Ridgeland nonprofit.

The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on Thursday will honor four judges who have worked to increase pro bono service to poor people and 10 lawyers who have provided free civil legal service.

A Madison County charity that depends on a bingo parlor for much of its income is under scrutiny by two state agencies.

Just over two years have passed since the death of Mary Heather Spencer, who was killed by George Bell III in northeast Jackson.

It's a problem drivers on I-55 in Madison County face each morning: logjam traffic near the Ridgeland exit.

From thousands who auditioned, 14 chosen to compete and finally two left standing, Madison Central High School graduate Liz Davis beat the competition and on Sunday won the final round of P. Diddy's Starmaker on MTV.

Ridgeland Recreation & Parks will host the annual Trunk or Treat on Thursday, Oct.

Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee will appear Monday on WAPT's 5 p.m. newscast to answer viewer questions.

The Ridgeland cell-phone tower that is a miniature knockoff of the Washington Monument will be relocated in another week or two, an official with H.C. Bailey Companies said.

Ridgeland city officials approved rezoning part of North Maple Street to allow a mixed use development that would possibly house rental units, despite opposition from nearby residents.

Vitech Systems Group, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software to group benefit and public pension funds, announced today the opening of a new regional office in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

Madison teenagers have the opportunity to convince fellow high school students to attend Tulane University.

Shadick Horton had already torn off his helmet. He had already wiggled out of those shoulder pads, and he was moments away from kicking off those crusty cleats.