Florence is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 4,141.
Population: 4,141
Latitude: 32° 09' 12.53" N
Longitude: -90° 07' 52.32" W
WLOO is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Jackson, Mississippi that is licensed to Vicksburg/Tougaloo. It broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 (or virtual channel 35.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Thig…
Star is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, southeast of Jackson. Its ZIP code is 39167, area code is 601 and local exchange is 845. The elevation is 423 feet. Star appears on the Star U.S. Geological Survey Map. The community…
Lanier High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi (USA). The current principal of Lanier High School is Eric Johnson. There were a total of 872 students enrolled in Lanier High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the dis…
Florence is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Richland is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi. The population was 6,027 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Murrah High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
The Jackson Zoo is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The Jackson Zoo has attracted people from across the state and beyond for more than 90 years.
Trustmark Park is the home of the Mississippi Braves, Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and is located in Pearl, Mississippi, USA. The ballpark, which opened April 18, 2005, has capacity for 8,480 fans. There are 5,500 chair-back seats in the…
Terry is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi. The population was 1,063 at the 2010 census. It is located near Interstate 55, about 15 miles southwest of Jackson and located in Supervisors District Five of Hinds County.
Metrocenter Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in South Jackson. The largest enclosed shopping mall in Mississippi, it is composed of 1,250,000 square feet of retail space on two levels, including four anchor spaces. Regional real estate developer Ji…
The 1979 Easter flood was among the most costly and devastating ever to occur in Mississippi, with $500-700 million in damages. This is equivalent to $1.62 billion in present day terms. It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by sever…
Jackson Preparatory School (Jackson Prep), is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school enrolling 820 students in grades six through twelve. Located in Flowood, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson, Prep sits on a 74-acre (299,467.38…
Jackson Academy is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson Academy was founded in 1959 on the basis of teaching children phonetic reading.
Hawkins Field (IATA: HKS, ICAO: KHKS, FAA LID: HKS) is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi. It is owned by the City of Jackson and operated by the Jackson Metropolitan Airport Authority.
Wingfield High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi (USA). It is part of the Jackson Public School District. Almost 900 children from southern Jackson attend Wingfield High School in grades 9-12, as well as over 70 administration and staf…
The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is located in Jackson and is the largest museum in the state of Mississippi.
Hillcrest Christian School is a private school founded in 1971, and stands on South Siwell Road, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Carroll Gartin (September 14, 1913 – December 19, 1966) was an American Democratic politician from Laurel in Jones County in southeastern Mississippi, who served three terms as the 22nd lieutenant governor of his state.