Mississippi companies to send supplies for Harvey clean up
Recovery from Hurricane Harvey will be a long and arduous task, but Mississippians and Texans are coming together to help. Two Houston Astros pitchers are...
Tag : Meridian
Program allows inmates to reconnect with their children
by Sarah Ulmer
A new program made it’s way to the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian that allows incarcerated fathers to enjoy time with their children. ...
Meridian man faces 20 years for stealing from a vulnerable person
by Jared Bounds
Roger Lewis, Jr., 64, of Meridian, was arrested Monday in Lauderdale County by investigators with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and charged with...
Meridian man shoots girlfriend and her mother
by Alex Paton
35-year-old Roderick Lee Jackson shot his girlfriend and her mother in their lower extremities yesterday in Meridian. “Yesterday afternoon, deputies responded to a location off...
Exploiting a vulnerable adult could cost a Meridian man 10 years
by Jared Bounds
28-year-old Christopher Josh Dean has been indicted on a charge of exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Dean was arrested Wednesday in Meridian and booked into...
Newly elected mayors swearing in across state
by Alex Paton
Mayors and their councils will be sworn in across the state over the next few days. The city of Oxford’s new mayor Robyn Tennehill will...
Meridian Main Street receives national recognition
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) has announced that Meridian Main Street in Meridian has been designated as Accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous...
Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival kicks off Friday
by Chad Dixon
This Friday marks the start of the 64th annual Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival in Meridian, Mississippi. The two day event celebrates the life and musical contributions...
Wednesday’s weather expected to bring in storms
by Sarah Ulmer
According to the National Weather Service the weather for Wednesday is looking less sunny and bright with potential severe storms in the Delta moving through...
Sen. Wicker: Meridian Naval base experiencing problems with training jets
by Sarah Ulmer
MERIDIAN- On Monday there were reports that some Navy pilots were boycotting training flights because of a potential safety issue with the T-45 training jets. ...