Meridian News

Lauderdale County leaders say they are working with Meridian city leaders to find a way to avoid draining a local reservoir.

The 2015 Distinguished Young Women Program of Mississippi program got kicked off Thursday night at the Temple Theatre in Meridian.

Authorities say 72-year-old Robert Glenn died Thursday, 12 days after that explosion at Glenn Cylinder Head on Russell Drive in Meridian.

Efforts to attract more businesses to downtown Meridian are succeeding. A grand opening was held today for a new soul food restaurant.

Deon Herlong, 31, from the Meridian/Lauderdale area, died from blunt force trauma after his 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe was rear-ended at the intersection of Highway 45 and Primrose Road, according to Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant.

An OR nurse's claims that he was discriminated against due to his impaired hearing are worth examining at trial, says a Mississippi federal court.

Randy Rives uses a drone to take pictures and video of the Long Creek Reservoir.

A sentencing date of Sept. 10 has been scheduled for Jo Ann Davis, who has pleaded guilty to accessory charges for her role in the 2012 slaying of a utility company worker in Clarke County.

The city of Meridian, Miss., is draining Long Creek Reservoir in Southeast Lauderdale County.

Forty-four days later, federal agents searching an earthen dam confirmed what many had already suspected: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner had been murdered, and in time the Klan would be found responsible.

Chuck Compton and Matt Compton of Compton and Son Appliance, LLC located at 1249 Pass Road in Gulfport.

Meridian is full of history, and a lot of its history is at the Rose Hill cemetery.

UPDATE: The motorcyclist was taken into custody a block north of N.W. 10th St. and one block east of Meridian in a residential area.

Competitive negotiations are underway concerning the fate of the historic Threefoot Building in downtown Meridian.

Girls from around the state of Mississippi gathered at the Northeast Conference Center on Highway 11 and 80 in Meridian on Sunday afternoon.

A local kids' dance group hosted a fundraiser in Meridian today to help pay their way for a special trip.

After a long 26 hours, murder suspect Samuel Boler is finally in custody. Philadelphia police have been searching for Boler since Danny Peden was shot to death Thursday night.

The steady downpour of rain didn't stop the hundreds who were in attendance for a fish fry fundraiser, to benefit the many families who lost everything in a recent fire at Western Gardens Apartments.

Three years ago, Captain Charles C. Moore took over command of NAS Meridian. Today, there were heavy hearts at the change of command ceremony where Captain Moore will be replace by captain Scott A. Bunnay.

Mosquito bites are red, itchy and annoying. And occasionally dangerous. "Some mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus , which has been on the rise in recent years," says dermatologist and professor Larry Millikan, M.D., in Meridian, Mississippi.