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Pisgah wins second bowling title

Bowling did not come naturally to Kim Ingle. More

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Northwest Rankin's Londen Ladner delivers the pitch. Bill Barksdale | Special to Rankin Ledger

Lady Cougars top Pearl, stay hot

As reigning Gatorade Player of the Year in Mississippi, Londen Ladner is used to certain things on the softball field. More

Top performers

Dillon Chappell, UCS: Knocked five doubles and picked up a win in a doublheader on Thursday. More

The Docket

The information published in Rankin Ledger's jail docket is taken directly from the jail docket available for public review at the Rankin County Jail. More

Tobacco ban tops Brandon meeting

A tobacco ban ordinance is expected to top agendas of Brandon aldermen at their April 5 meeting. More

Supes select contractor for new detention center

A contractor has been selected to build the county's new Juvenile Detention Center, a building that has raked up controversy throughout its planning. More

Supes aim to please with new firearm law

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Public pressure from residents prompted the Board of Supervisors to amend an ordinance banning hunting with a firearm within a certain distance of housing developments. More

School district uses creative ways to slash budget

Bleak news from the Capitol on the state's fiscal crisis has Rankin educators preparing ways to slash budgets - with the smallest impact on education. More

Proposed ballpark

Pelahatchie Mayor Knox Ross walks property the city hopes to purchase for baseball fields and recreational facilities. Melanie Thortis | Rankin Ledger

Pelahatchie has big plans for 35 acres it hopes to purchase at the edge of town for a new recreational complex. More

Notebook

Flowood is seeking artisans for its sixth annual craft fair, set for May 1 at Market Street. More

Birds, human development hurt America's bluebird populations

Bright blue in color and melodious in song, the eastern bluebird is a welcome visitor to backyards across much of the United States. More

Rankin Aptitude Test

A weekly quiz of things you should know about your home and region, according to Rankin County experts: More

Northwest Rankin Middle School Honor Roll

Northwest Rankin Middle School announces its honor roll for the second nine weeks. More

Florence girls top McLaurin

The Lady Eagles of Florence scored ten runs in each of the first two innings on Wednesday as they topped McLaurin, 22-4. More

Youth Art Day

Pearl Junior High sixth-grader Erica Dixon helps display artwork at the Pearl Public Library last week for an upcoming student show.

Rebecca Self, an art teacher at Northside Elementary, sorts through student artwork for display at Pearl Public Library. Photos by Melanie Thortis | Rankin Ledger

Pearl Public Library's new branch manager Mara Villa said it's important for libraries and schools to work together, and an event set for next Tuesday pairs them. More

'Alice in Wonderland'

Dancers with Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet (from left) Victoria Hunter, Faith Randall, Christina Holy, Rhea Kay Rowe and Erin Ivey as Alice rehearse a scene from Alice in Wonderland recently. Melanie Thortis | Rankin Ledger

When Jennifer Beasley, artistic director of the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, chose Alice in Wonderland for this spring's performance, she had no idea that director Tim Burton's much-anticipated movie of the story would be coming out at the same time. More

Lady Patriots crowned Overall champions

East Rankin Academy senior Brooke Rhodes scored a game high 35 points in the Lady Patriots victory over Pillow on Saturday. Joe Ellis/Rankin Ledger

With a second place finish in last year's MAIS Overall tournament fueling them for an entire year, the East Rankin Academy Lady Patriots rallied in the second half on Saturday to defeat Pillow Academy 62-44 and claim the 2010 MAIS Overall title. More

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Brooke Rhodes, ERA: Scored a game high 30 points against Prairie View on Tuesday, dropped 31 points on Brookhaven Aca. on Friday and scored a game high 35 in the championship game on Saturday as the Lady Patriots became the MAIS Overall champions. More

Prep ends season with loss to Greenville

Eight seniors played their last games for Jackson Prep on Wednesday when the Patriots fell to Greenville Christian 60-53. More

The Docket

The information published in Rankin Ledger's jail docket is taken directly from the jail docket available for public review at the Rankin County Jail. More

Obituaries

Renee Courtney Goodin More

Supes: Expect more of same

A handful of road projects and other infrastructure upgrades are on the books, most to be paid by $60 million that came from a three-part bond sale in 2008 and 2009. More

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