Rankin County News

Two groups on the opposite ends of the political spectrum are holding rallies in central Mississippi this weekend to discuss national health care legislation.

The Piney Woods School choir, the Cotton Blossoms, sang for the Board of Supervisors this morning, where the Board presented school leaders with a resolution commending the school's 100 years of service.

Former teacher Sheral Smith, who is charged with statutory rape, is being held at the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield, where she will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to her attorney.

Former private school teacher Sheral Smith's trial will be delayed until she undergoes a mental evaluation.

A former private school teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy has suffered a mental breakdown, according to her attorney.

Rankin County court officials say a former school teacher facing rape charges is being held in isolation, awaiting a psychiatric evaluation.

Authorities closed part of U.S. 80 in Rankin County this morning because of a gas leak near the Hinds Community College campus in Pearl.

In December, James Ousby's 32-year tenure with a local plastic company ended when his job was eliminated.

The Brandon High School theater students are once again participating in the National Thespian Society's 'Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat' nationwide campaign that calls upon all high school thespians to do their part each October to eradicate hunger in their own community.

A Greenwood man was arrested after he allegedly robbed a gas station on Old Pearson Road in Pearl, law enforcement officials said.

BRANDON, MS Some school districts are gearing up for battle as the regular flu season begins.

"A significant boost to business" is how the manager of Up The Creek describes sales since they started serving wine and liquor.

South Mississippi's unemployment numbers continue to drop, according to information released Wednesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

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.

A new Web site examines the "walkability" of communities in the U.S., and Rankin County cities scored on the car-heavy side of the report.

Rankin County supervisors have approved Sunday beer sales in the Ross Barnett Reservoir area.

A fingerprint left on a car led police to six men suspected of burglarizing 30 cars in a Richland subdivision one night in August.

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.

METRO JACKSON a ' The Rankin County Chamber of Commerce recently held ribbon-cutting ceremonies for several local businesses.