Marion News

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com A 17-year-old who has been battling for his life since being involved in a car versus pedestrian accident Sunday night in Marion was pronounced dead Friday afternoon.

Temp: 93.0 F Heat Index: 99 F Meridian, Key Field, MS The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department, at the request of the Marion Police Department, is investigating an incident in which a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.

A teenager is in a Meridian hospital today fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle Sunday night in Marion.

Teen fighting for his life By Brian Livingston A 17- year old male is in a Meridian hospital today fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle Sunday night.

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.

A couple allegedly involved in an accident with a Greenwood police officer in November is suing the city, the police chief and the patrolman.

A New York City woman says her father apparently lay dead for weeks in a minivan while police repeatedly left parking tickets on the vehicle.

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics makes 150 arrests during three days of drugs raids in "Operation Statewide Street Sweep." Additional arrests will be coming.

The personal attacks were on during the live Meridian Mayoral debate between democratic candidate Percy Bland and Republican candidate Cheri Barry.

There have been 15 traffic fatalities so far this year in District 6 for which Troop H of the Mississippi Highway Patrol is responsible.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTY... AT 933 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.

By Jennifer Jacob Brown jjacob@themeridianstar.com Democratic candidate for mayor Casandra Sloan and the Rev.

The deadlines to register to vote in this year's municipal elections for the City of Meridian and the Town of Marion are approaching.

Governor Mike Beebe has declared Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Cross, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Logan, Madison, ...

Governor Mike Beebe this afternoon asked President Obama to declare a major disaster in 25 Arkansas counties hit hard by last weeks ice storm.

According to Attorney General Jim Hood, a Lauderdale County man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his computer.

Auto parts manufacturer Remy Inc. has laid off 40 employees at its Delco Remy plant in Marion in East Mississippi.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com Meridian Police Department officials charged Marcus Thornton, 28, of Marion, in connection with Friday's bank robbery in Meridian.

It didn't take long for the Meridian area to log their first bank robbery of the new year.

After years in court, Meridian's annexation of several nearby areas finally took place in 2008.