Meridian News

The community continues to reflect on the old Jones Cleaners building in Meridian after it was torn down this past week.

A man was killed Saturday morning on Highway 19 South in Meridian when he had a heart attack while driving.

One man is in custody for a home invasion that happened last month. Derlim Lemon is being charged with burglary for an incident happened June 19 in the 900 block of Myrtle Drive.

Dumont Plaza was the site of a block party and worship service to mark the end of "Love Out Loud."

Meridian city officials say disciplinary actions have been taken and more are coming after an incident involving a stun gun.

It was just after noon on July 11th when the lives of more than 30 residents who lived at Western Garden Apartments in Meridian were changed forever.

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.