Laid out in 1898, and named for its founder, J.W. Rule, the city was established as a cotton shipping point and a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Ruleville is in upper-central Sunflower County, in northwestern Mississippi. By the early 1900s, Ruleville had telephone and telegraph facilities, about twenty businesses, two white churches and one black church, a water works system, three public gins, and a public school system. The Bank of Ruleville was established in 1903. Ruleville is situated along US Highway 49-W, about fifteen miles from the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Other nearby communities include Cottondale, Doddsville, Halstead, and Jaquith. Cleveland, Mississippi is about ten miles west of Ruleville. Fannie Lou Hamer, a Civil Rights activist, grew up as a sharecropper on a plantation near Ruleville.
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Family owned and operated, the Mississippi Delta business is located in Ruleville, Mississippi, offering collision repair services, detailing and conditioning, front-end repairs, frame straightening, fiberglass repairs, windshield and glass replacements, sandblasting and commercial coatings, auto painting, hail damage repairs, and the handling of insurance claims.
http://takeittobills.com/
Born in 1917 on a plantation in the Mississippi Delta, Fannie Lou Hamer spent much of her childhood near Ruleville, where she picked cotton. She became a Civil Rights activist and member of the Democrat National Committee for Mississippi. Her biography, organizations, and commemorations are highlighted here.
http://www.fannielouhamer.info/
Mississippi Police Supply Company, Inc.
Law enforcement equipment, supplies, and custom embroidery services, including body armor, uniforms and clothing, badges, holsters, gear, guns, ammunition, and vehicle lights, are available from the Ruleville, Mississippi supply store. A map shows the location of the store.
http://mspolicesupply.com/
Organized in 1917, the Missionary Baptist church meets at its facilities on Sanders Lane in Ruleville, Mississippi. Directions, a profile, and history of the church is put forward, with an introduction to its pastor, staff contacts, office hours, and a calendar of events. A sermon archive is included.
http://www.njmbc1917.org/
North Sunflower Medical Center
Partially funded and managed by the North Sunflower Medical Foundation, the non-profit hospital was established as North Sunflower County Hospital in 1950, taking its current name in 2004. Its services, facilities, providers, and career opportunities are featured, and a patient portal is included.
http://northsunflower.com/
Offering a 9-12th grade curriculum. RCHS is a campus of the Sunflower County Consolidated School District, and located on L.F. Packer Drive in Ruleville, Mississippi. A school calendar, staff contacts, a student handbook, and affiliated clubs and organizations are posted. News and upcoming events are included.
http://rchs.sunflower.k12.ms.us/
Ruleville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Located in Ruleville, Mississippi, the facility offers long-term care and rehabilitation services, as well as specialized services. A profile of the facility, its services, specialty programs, and amenities are highlighted, a photo gallery is presented, contact information, and directions are posted.
http://www.rulevillerehabcenter.com/
