Rankin County, where Pearl is located, is currently a dry county, but nearby Brandon allows liquor sales. While liquor sales are currently prohibited, beer sales are permitted in Pearl with ...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Authorities said the EOC Incident Commander has announced that they are releasing some of the fire units, signaling that although the fire has not been extinguished ...

A Rankin County man has been arrested after being accused of possession of child pornography. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department searched the home of Joseph Andrew McDaniel, after a tip from the ...

The Rankin County undersheriff announced his resignation Tuesday.In a statement sent in an email, Paul Holley said, "Yesterday, I resigned from the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. It has been the ...

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey is running for reelection unopposed. Five Rankin County deputies pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men earlier this month. Bailey said he will not step down ...

RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - The man who was the longest-serving elected official in Rankin County has died. Jimmy Roberts was county coroner for 34 years and the owner of Mississippi Mortuary Services.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the police badge was “tarnished by the criminal acts of these few individuals” at a news conference hours after the five former deputies pleaded guilty ...

For years, signs of the violence went ignored. Downtown Brandon, Miss., the seat of Rankin County.Credit... Supported by By Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield Photographs by Rory Doyle for The New ...

Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker reached a $2.5 million settlement with Rankin County and Sheriff Bryan Bailey over their assault by former deputies. The "Goon Squad" officers involved are serving ...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies arrested three men after finding more than 12 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop. Investigators stopped the men on I-20 E. in Rankin ...

PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A Rankin County man was found guilty of murder Wednesday. Austin Brookshire was on trial this week for his role in the death of Willie “Chill” Jones in Pearl ...