May 8, 2008 | Laurel Leader-Call
Laurel Christian Home Educators announce graduates
Laurel Christian Home Educators will have Commencement exercises of the senior class of 2008 at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 10, at Audubon Drive Bible Church in Laurel. via Laurel Leader-Call
Mississipi Department of Public Safety
Southeast Mississippi couple faces drug and weapon charges
A southeast Mississippi couple is scheduled for an initial court appearance today in Wayne County Justice Court on drug and weapon charges, according to Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director Marshall Fisher. via Mississipi Department of Public Safety
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Buckatunna Attendance Center Gymnasium for Elnora Eskridge, 83, of Buckatunna, who died March 18, 2008, at Wayne General Hospital in Waynesboro. via Hattiesburg American
Escapees arrested, face more charges
A state inmate who assaulted a corrections officer and a second state inmate were arrested moments after stealing a car in Pascagoula during their escape attempt, police said. via The Mississippi Press
Editor's note: Items for Religion Briefs should be submitted, typed or printed, to The Meridian Star by noon the Monday before publication. via Meridian Star