Rankin County News

With Gustav nearing the Gulf Coast, Rankin County Emergency Operations Center Director Bob Wedgeworth said the county will be prepared for the storms.

Though third-largest statewide in terms of population, DeSoto County sits in the No.

A 10-year-old Richland Upper Elementary student has been charged by police and expelled from school after being caught Monday morning with a loaded .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun at his bus stop.

Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington says a teenage female student reported she was sexually assaulted by a teenage male student on a Puckett Attendance Center School bus last Wednesday.

In honor of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi and Sam Myers, the state will unveil Friday a Mississippi Blues Trail marker at the Piney Woods School in Rankin County.

Smoke bans in Rankin mulled SMOKING FACTS No city in Rankin County has adopted a citywide smoke-free ordinance.

Scott County 08/17/08 Authorities Search for Possible Downed Plane Authorities in Rankin and Scott counties were searching Sunday night for a downed plane in the Leesburg community, though neither agency would ...

Workers respond to two crashes Planes crash in Pisgah, Leesburg By Mark F. Bonner mark.bonner@jackson.gannett.com And Justin Fritscher jfritscher@jackson.gannett.com Two small plane crashes, one in Rankin ...

Anyone interested in volunteering their time or making a donation to the Rankin County Historical Society can contact Mel Corley at 201-5760 A project to record the stories of World War II veterans is ...

There are new developments in a story you saw first on WLBT last December. It involves a former Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control employee fired for pocketing ABC money.

A candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives and another for the U.S. Senate will be visiting Rankin County this week.

Ryan Lavender of Madison County, Morgan Hillhouse of Winston County, Andrew Tucker of Leake County, Jeff Overby of Rankin County, Brianna Hill of Humphreys County and William Bradshaw of Jones County recently ...

Managing editor Joshua Cogswell is leaving Rankin Ledger for a job in the University of Mississippi Medical Center's development office.

Special to Rankin Ledger Mississippi Blood Services will hold three blood drives today in Rankin County.

Situated at the bottom of a hill, Rankin County's Juvenile Detention Center sits in a precarious position.

Three Brandon men face felony charges for allegedly operating a backyard dogfighting ring.

The $10 million bail for two teenagers accused of robbing a man at gunpoint was reduced Monday.

Kirby Shavers stood silently as a judge told the admitted rapist he would likely never be free again.

It's no longer, as the teens would say themselves, that 'random.' The suicide of a young person is something that students, parents and educators in Mississippi and the metro area have grappled with all too ...

An ordinance prohibiting the use of tobacco in and around Rankin County owned buildings was passed unanimously this morning by the county board of supervisors.