Pearl News

In March, a 13-year-old operating an ATV with three other children aboard drove it onto a road in... Survey crews working in the vicinity of Eldorado Road in Pearl on Wednesday found what looks like a pipe bomb.

Representatives from state emergency coordinating agencies gather at the State Emergency Operations Center to participate in the Hurricane Natasha exercise Wednesday, May 30, 2012, in Pearl, Mississippi.

Parents of children enrolled in the Rankin County School District most likely will get a permission form in the mail at the start of the academic year asking whether they want their children taught sex education.

"I see the consequences that they have to deal with and the choices that they have to make at an early age," said Peterson, mother to two girls, ages 11 and 14.

Travelers line up to pick up their tickets Thursday at the Southwest Airlines desk inside the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport terminal in Pearl.

The Pearl Chamber of Commerce will play host to Dollars for Donuts at 8 a.m. Friday at Sam's Club near Trustmark Park.

4 seed Southern Miss, 14-3, in a 10-run-rule-shortened eight-inning contest in day one of the 2012 Conference USA Baseball Championship on Wednesday at Trustmark Park.

When I first started working at The Clarion-Ledger, I really didn't know anything at all about the Metro area, much less Rankin County.

Hours after the Rankin County Sheriff's Department released a composite sketch of a man wanted in connection with a string of auto burglaries, a tip came in that led to two arrests.

A Police memorial luncheon was held at the Trade Mart building on the fairgrounds Tuesday noon.

Two Pearl police officers who were injured in the line of duty this month are having surgery at University of Mississippi Medical Center Friday.

When I was young, Julia Child was as much a fixture in my family's kitchen as she was on television.

Breanne McLendon, second-grade teacher at Northside Elementary School in Pearl, was selected as April's Chick-fil-A Teacher of the Month.

Justin and Brandi Boyd of Pearl announce the birth of a son, Asher Michael Boyd, on May 1 at St.

Actor's Playhouse, 121 Paul Truitt Lane in Pearl, will hold auditions for its 2012-13 Company Performing Arts Troupe, at 6 p.m. May 19.

PEARL, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks says the Pearl City Park is the only one in the state with plans for National Kids to Parks Day, an observance encouraging families to explore the outdoors at nearby parks.

PEARL, Miss. -- The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks says the Pearl City Park is the only one in the state with plans for National Kids to Parks Day, an observance encouraging families to explore the outdoors at nearby parks.

The Columbus Municipal School District released the name of the fourth superintendent candidate, as well as the interview schedule, late Thursday afternoon.

Skylar Laine singing the National Anthem at the M-...: American Idol top five finisher Skylar Laine sings the National Anthem at the Mississippi Braves game in Pearl, Miss.

American Idol contestant Skylar Laine of Brandon, autographs the arm of Molly Reid at the Jackson Evers International Airport after her arrival back in Jackson Wednesday.