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    Visitors take the names of fallen police officers at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial during the National Police Week in Washington, D.C., on May 13. AP

    Fallen officers remembered

    Two of the 46 TOP COP nominees at the Mississippi Center for Police and Sheriffs' yearly Police Memorial and TOP COP Appreciation Day luncheon were honored posthumously, and one of them was Pearl's Mike Walter.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Mississippi College's Flowood Center in Rankin County. Special to Rankin Ledger

    Medical training programs offered in Flowood

    Two medical training programs will be offered at Mississippi College's Flowood Center in Rankin County starting this summer.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Officials: 911 for serious calls only

    Rankin County Emergency Operations Director Bob Wedgeworth is serious about the phrase, 'In case of emergency, dial 911.'

    • May 20, 2013
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    Fourth-year dental student Austin Ladner and Kelly McKenzie treat a patient during the Mission of Mercy project. Special to Rankin Ledger

    More than 1,200 get free dental services in 2 days

    The School of Dentistry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center all but closed down one Friday last month when all of its 140 students and many faculty and staff members traded the school's classrooms and clinics for a chance to provide free servi

    • May 20, 2013
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    St. Luke's plans golf tourney

    St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Brandon on June 6 will host a four-man scramble golf tournament to raise funds for the small church's programs.

    • May 20, 2013
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    What's Happening

    The Mississippi Girlchoir has set auditions for its 2013-14 season for girls entering grades 3-12. Auditions will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdayand 3-5 p.m. June 4 at the MGC office, 1991 Lakeland Drive, Suite M, in Jackson.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Prep Honor Roll

    Jackson Preparatory School announces its 2012-13 honor roll for the third term through eighth grade.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Marriage licenses

    Marriage licenses issued in Rankin County include:

    • May 20, 2013
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    Head Start applications

    Friends of Children Of Mississippi Inc. is accepting applications for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Event offers post-cancer tips

    Look Good Feel Better is a free program offered by experienced and trained American Cancer Society volunteer cosmetologists, to teach cancer patients beauty tips to help minimize appearance-related side effects of cancer and cancer treatments.

    • May 20, 2013
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    College News

    All 2012-13 GED achievers in Hinds Community College's district of Hinds, Rankin, Warren, Copiah and Claiborne Counties are invited to participate in a special graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. June 6 at Cain-Cochran Hall on the HCC Raymond Campus.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Kyle Lewis, county agent with Mississippi State University's Extension Service in Hinds County, explains the life cycle of corn to Bates Elementary School students during AgVentures. Special to Rankin Ledger

    AgVentures brings agriculture to Rankin fourth-graders

    Fourth-graders from Jackson area schools recently got a new appreciation for the clothes on their backs and the food on their tables at AgVentures.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Births

    • May 20, 2013
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    Dan Turner (center) and Dianne Turner were finally able to meet with family and friends in the hospital as his therapy began to pay off. Special to Rankin Ledger

    Getting airborne again

    But the night of May 16 will be something he will remember, throwing out the first pitch at the Mississippi Braves game. It was set to be May 2, on EMS Appreciation Night, but it was rescheduled. Either way, it's still a big thing for Turner.

    • May 13, 2013
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    Yates

    Lemuria to host Flowood author

    Steve Yates is the author of the new collection, 'Some Kinds of Love: Stories,' winner of the eighth Juniper Prize in fiction and published in April 2013 by the University of Massachusetts Press.

    • May 13, 2013
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    Jamie Cothron of Brandon works on a project at the Brandon Library on U.S. 80. Joe Ellis/Rankin Ledger

    Supervisors take a look at libraries' budgets

    Rankin County supervisors have until Sept. 15 to approve a budget for the next fiscal year slated to start on Oct.

    • May 13, 2013
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    Power outages set for May 14

    Southern Pine Electric Power Association will perform upgrades to the Polkville substation on May 14 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

    • May 13, 2013
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    Meet Lucy and a trio of kittens

    Lucy is a female pointer mix who is about 2 1/2 years old. She was taken out of a hoarding situation by the Humane Society of the U.S. and brought to CARA. Lucy lives to be loved on. She is the kind of dog that would fit into any home.

    • May 9, 2013
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    2 teacher certification meetings set for May

    The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence will host local information sessions for prospective teachers.

    • May 9, 2013
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    Yates Co. awards $4,000 scholarships to 4 Rankin students

    Yates Companies Inc. has awarded $4,000 scholarships for the first two years of college to four students in Rankin County. The winners are selected by a scholarship committee company and based upon academics, extra-curricular actives and two short essays.

    • May 9, 2013
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    Brandon High Honor Roll

    Brandon High School announces its honor roll for the third nine weeks.

    • May 9, 2013
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    Southern Miss Graduates

    The University of Southern Mississippi held spring commencement exercises May 10 during ceremonies held at Reed Green Coliseum on the school's Hattiesburg campus. Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant, an alumnus of the university, served as commencement speaker.

    • May 9, 2013
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    Hunter Smith

    Fundraiser Saturday for Pisgah child battling cancer

    A local business is partnering with family and friends of 11-year-old cancer patient Hunter Smith of Pisgah to hold a fundraiser Saturday to help cover his medical expenses.

    • May 13, 2013

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