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Clarion Ledger | 8 hours ago

Police: Lock up to deter crime

...reminder for people to lock their car doors. More than 120 unlocked vehicles were targeted in suburban Madison and Rankin counties last year. About 70 vehicles were targeted in...

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Clarion Ledger | 8 hours ago

Pearl looking to repair streets

...this could be the next Lakeland Drive," Rogers said. "And one thing we're looking for is development." Rankin County lacks north-south corridors, making getting from neighboring...

"Furloughs would save jobs because what you would be doing is cutting days from everyone rather than cutting some jobs," Kent said. To save $1 million, about 25 jobs would have to be cut, he said. In Rankin County, administrators will be furloughed this summer, said Col. Dewitt "Bo" Hynes, the district's human resources director. "I think you've got to lead by example. So before we ask our teachers to do anything, all of our administrators need to do our part, also,"

Furlough proposal concerns teachers Clarion Ledger | 2 weeks ago

Clarion Ledger | 4 days ago

Winston student wins Miss. spelling bee

...auditorium in Jackson. Runner up Dzung Le, representing Northwest Rankin Middle School in Rankin County, lost with "lokshen," a Yiddish word for a type of noodle pudding.

WAPT-TV | 5 days ago

Brandon Man Fights For Sinkhole Fix

...Won't Let Us POSTED: 9:42 pm CDT March 15, 2010 UPDATED: 10:04 pm CDT March 15, 2010 A Brandon man and Rankin County officials are sparring over a sinkhole and who is responsible for...

Clarion Ledger | 6 days ago

Mississippi Briefs

...motorists to use the alternate route - Grandview Avenue in front of the Madison Walmart to Madison Avenue. Rankin County supervisors are expected to select a contractor today to build a...

Clarion Ledger | 1 week ago

Woodworking angler Reeves building boats

...of Lena casts a fly from one of the wooden boats he built at his Cedar Hill Boat company. Reeves, a native of Rankin County, combines a love of woodworking and a passion for fishing into...

Clarion Ledger | 1 week ago

2 cities to decide tobacco policies

...and leah.square@mcherald.com March 14, 2010 One metro-area city may be the first in Rankin County to adopt a smoking ordinance, while a Madison County municipality may...

Clarion Ledger | 1 week ago

Rural areas, Delta getting connected

...company, will expand its broadband services to an additional 8,700 people in east-central Rankin County and parts of Scott, Smith, Jasper and Jones counties. Those services...

Clarion Ledger | 1 week ago

Rankin ponders tech dept. upgrades

Justin Fritscher jfritscher@jackson.gannett.com March 13, 2010 Type Size A A A BRANDON - Rankin County officials must relocate the information technology department or upgrade the...

Clarion Ledger | 1 week ago

Rankin erosion project launched

...the Reservoir Fire Station/Library Complex. "Mill Creek is probably one of the most important streams in Rankin County," District 2 Supervisor Wood Brown said. "We're trying to do...

WAPT-TV | 1 week ago

Rankin County Forms Child Mentoring Group

...Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Mississippi Office POSTED: 11:17 pm CST March 11, 2010 BRANDON, Miss. -- Rankin County residents who, at times, supported Big Brothers Big Sisters, said...

Clarion Ledger | 1 week ago

MDOT reschedules I-20 Rankin road work

MDOT rescheduling I-20 Rankin County road work The Mississippi Department of Transportation has canceled plans to close two Rankin County ramps off I-20 tonight to do road work because...