Marion News

The Town of Marion will hold its second annual Christmas parade today at 6 p.m. The following intersections of streets will be closed from 5:50-6:30 p.m.: Dale Drive and Confederate Drive; Dale Drive and Lizelia Road; Dale Drive and Marion Drive N.; Dale Drive and Ponta Street; Dale Drive and Sookalena Street; Dale Drive and Alamutcha Road; and ...

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI a ' The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has awarded Local Emergency Planning Committee grants to 27 Mississippi counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians .

By Jennifer Jacob Brown jbrown@themeridianstar.com When a small town of 1,500 sits shoulder-to-shoulder with a city of 40,000, the larger town is bound to steal the spotlight most of the time, and the town of Marion has seen no exception.

For residents of Marion who want their town to grow, help is here.A Two different groups that seek to help small towns achieve their potential have taken an interest in Marion as of late.A One of those groups is the Mississippi State University's Community Action Team, which regularly conducts "First Impressions" studies in small towns throughout ...

November is National Adoption Month and Mississippi has hundreds of children waiting for loving adults to welcome them into their family.

The town of Marion is making plans for its annual Christmas parade Dec. 3. The theme is a oeThe Most Wonderful Time of The Yeara .

A former NFL player, living in Lauderdale County, has been arrested in a kidnapping and sexual battery case.

It's difficult to pinpoint when Meridian began to become Meridian. The area was first settled by the Choctaw Indians, but in 1831 through treaties the Choctaws relocated.

Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry said Friday that the town of Marion has officially paid off its debt to the city of Meridian, but neither of the mayors would say how much it was.

The council approved an order allowing Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry to sign papers closing the long-argued case in which the Town of Marion was ordered to pay the City of Meridian more than $400,000 in back sewage and water treatment fees.

Temp: 87.0 F Heat Index: 87 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Font Size: The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting five more human cases of West Nile virus, bringing the state's total this year to 20, with two deaths.

A Marion neighborhood got a rude awakening Monday morning when police say a driver refused to stop for a Lauderdale County deputy, who was attempting a routine traffic stop.

A Marion neighborhood got a rude awakening Monday morning when police say a driver refused to stop for a Lauderdale County deputy, who was attempting a routine traffic stop.

A Marion neighborhood got a rude awakening Monday morning when police say a driver refused to stop for a Lauderdale County deputy, who was attempting a routine traffic stop.

A Marion neighborhood got a rude awakening Monday morning when police say a driver refused to stop for a Lauderdale County deputy, who was attempting a routine traffic stop.

The Marion CSA Cemetery has been refurbished by the Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1649 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Two new H1N1 swine flu cases reported in Choctaw County The Mississippi State Department of Health reports 60 new cases of H1N1 swine flu for the week of July 26 - August 1, 2009, bringing the state's total number of cases to 320.

There has been a second arrest in connection with the armed robbery of a Shell station in Marion July 16.

A suspect was arrested in Texas for the July 16 robbery of a Shell station in Marion.

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.