Flowood News

A major expansion and remodeling is underway at Belk's flagship store at Dogwood Festival Marketplace in Flowood, representing a $9-million investment by the company.

Dwayne Blaylock is the new CEO for River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. Blaylock moves from his position as the CEO at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory, where he has been since 2008.

Jamie Cothron of Brandon works on a project at the Brandon Library on U.S. 80. / Joe Ellis/Rankin Ledger * Pearl Public Library * G. Chastaine Flynt Memorial Library * Brandon Public Library * Puckett Public Library * Pelahatchie Public Library * Florence Public Library * Northwest Point Reservoir Library * Richland Public Library * Sandhill Pisgah ... (more)

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.

Brent Lape of Flowood and his brother, Todd, have become avid runners in recent years.

Three programs in Central Mississippi have been awarded grants for their creative and youth-centric efforts in tackling childhood obesity.

Brent Lape of Flowood and his brother, Todd, have become avid runners in recent years.

T-shirt sales will go to the One Boston Fund. Details, 899-9696. * Keller Williams with Gregory Allen Isakov will play Duling Hall May 9 at 8:30 p.m. Details, ardenland.net. * Crossgates United Methodist Church is sponsoring a golf tournament at The Refuge noon May 9 to raise funds for Methodist Children's Homes.

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.

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

Deep in the concrete jungles of Ridgeland, right off Old Canton Road in an urban shopping center, is a foliage-filled sanctuary of wild animals so brightly colored that passersby can't help but turn their heads, startled by giant giraffes, zebras and butterflies.

The Animal Emergency Referral Center staff in Flowood carefully anesthetized the fishing cat from the Jackson Zoo before surgery.

The Tri-County Community Tennis Association and USTA Mississippi are hosting Let's Play: Tri Tennis Family Day 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Winner's Circle Park in Flowood.

Since Buckingham Jewelers opened in Flowood a year ago, many days are take-your-daughter-to-work days for Nicole Hall.

The American Humanist Association's legal center filed a lawsuit yesterday against Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi, challenging the school's recent mandatory student assemblies that presented a Christian message as a violation of the separation of church and state.

The jackets are worn outside the police uniform that makes it more comfortable and easily removable.

Prospective law students who want to boost their performance on the LSAT admissions exam can get help at a Mississippi College class in May.

Some people put more time and effort into picking out a pair of shoes than they do a spouse or a doctor, seriously? Okay, maybe not so much a spouse, unless you're planning on being a mail order bride.