Decatur News

Temp: 84.0 F Heat Index: 89 F The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of the WTOK viewing area until 9 pm.

Temp: 86.0 F Heat Index: 96 F Meridian, Key Field, MS East Central Community College in Decatur is reporting a substantial increase in its students for this summer semester.

Leland Neese, 2, sits in a pile of plush toys for sale on the porch of the Legion Hut in Decatur during a fundraiser Saturday to benefit 14-year-old Morgan Parker who is in need of organ transplants.

BE THANKFUL: Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Myrlie Evers-Williams has spent a lifetime reminding others that her husband died while fighting for racial equality and said she was thankful for efforts to keep his legacy alive.

PRAYER: BY AN UNKNOWN CONFEDERATE SOLDIER I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I might humbly obey.

You can also watch it live on the Star Cam at meridianstar.com or listen live on WMOX Radio 1010 A.M. 2) Count the money you've raised and make your final push - Lauderdale County's Relay for Life is Friday night.

The Jimmie Rodgers Festival continues today with activities beginning at 9 a.m. at Singing Brakeman Park in downtown Meridian.

Ackerman High School shortstop Symone Simpson has been chosen to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches Fast-Pitch Softball All-Star series.

Everyone knows someone who has been touched by cancer in one way or another. For Pat Dean, the second year event chairperson for the Newton Relay for Life fundraising campaign, it was her sister who in 2000 succumbed to colon cancer.

The Newton County Sheriff's Department has reported a missing person. Officials say 24-year-old Jacqueline Spivey of Decatur has not been seen by her immediate family in about six weeks.

The American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians honored several Mississippi Department of Transportation employees for their contributions to the field of engineering during the 2009 Engineering ...

With a little prayer, praise, patience and perseverance, Rosalyn Folks of Picayune, is a true testament to the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and staying in tune with your body.

Billy Dean received a basketball scholarship to attend East Central Junior College in Decatur, MS, where he majored in physical education, but instead of wearing a whistle around his neck, he opted for a guitar ...

Casey Lee Woodall and Brandon Gregg Mynhier were united in marriage at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct.

These East Central Community College students serve as 2008-09 officers of Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, an organization for business students.

Student Body Association Officers for 2008-09 have been announced for East Central Community College in Decatur.