Rankin County News

In the county's District 4, McCarty Road near Big Creek Road is closed until about 3 p.m. Thursday to replace a cross .

Southern Pine Electric Power Association will perform upgrades to the Polkville substation on May 14 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. These upgrades will enhance service to customers living in the Polkville area and will take place in Smith and Rankin counties.

A Rankin County second grader has landed one of the lead roles in a movie starring Katherine Heigl, Patrick Wilson and Jordana Brewster.

He tells family members he may need more money and clothes, talks about hanging out with friends and sounds a little homesick.

A food service company is paying an $18,000 civil fine for dumping wastewater into Jackson's sewer system for 11 years without a permit.

Mayor Gary Rhoades opens up about early career, Flowood and his thoughts on leadership A police officer at 20 and a mayor at 36, Rhoades has been in public service in Rankin County for more than thirty years.

EOC director Bob Wedgeworth said with the population growth in the county, there's a natural and corresponding growth in emergency calls, but that some of these calls that are sapping monetary and human resources can be avoided.

Mississippi Highway Patrol Major Rusty Barnes, 48, today was named Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security.

PEARL, Miss.- A Ridgeland teenager has been arrested at the Rankin County prison for allegedly having marijuana while attempting to visit his sister.

Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased 7,200 over the month and 14,500 from one year ago, according to the March Labor Market Report from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

More government agencies are making the smart move to phones, opting to utilize mobile app technology to connect with constituents.

Rankin County supervisors already are pondering the upcoming fiscal budget, and they are looking at how the county spends its money -- including on administration of the county's nine libraries.

The city hired Kyle Brown at a salary of $42,000. Due to Brown's hiring, Tahya Dobb's title changed from economic development director to events coordinator for the city.

In the two-year program, students do field work in classrooms in the Pearl Public Schools as teachers, coaches, counselors and media specialists/librarians. Ten students are in the program this year, and more than 30 have applied for next year.

A Mississippi high school forced students to attend on-campus programs where fellow students urged them to turn to Jesus for hope and eternal life, according to an atheist group that has sued.

Stephen Daniel Montalto was convicted in 2008 in Rankin County. His post-conviction petition was denied in 2011 by a trial judge.

Kevin Arredondo and Maggie Holmes rehearse for the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet's performance of 'Overture di Ballo' Saturday at Thalia Maria Hall in Jackson.

A team of Rankin County United Methodist Churches is planning a wild game banquet on the evening of May 11 at the Brandon Civic Center.

A $7,500 reward for the capture of a robber who tied up a teller at a Puckett bank and left her in a bathroom April 20 has increased to $10,000 - and Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey hopes it grows to more than $12,000 by week's end.. The Rankin County Board of Supervisors, the Federal Burea of Investigation, Crime Stoppers and Bailey's ... (more)

Joe Battle has barely been on the job a year as director of the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and he's already faced an investigation by the Office of Special Counsel and an audience with many angry veterans.