Lauderdale County News

The body of a south Lauderdale County man was discovered Friday afternoon by a relative.

Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson said voter turnout appears to be low in today's election for District 82 representative on the Mississippi Legislature.

The small alleyway that stretches about 40 yards between Hope Village Thrift Store on Eighth Street and the Jubilee Mennonite Church on 28th Avenue is different than most.

Temp: 98.0 F Heat Index: 95 F Meridian police say the discovery happened around 7:30 in the morning in an alleyway between the Hope Village Thrift Shop and the Jubilee Mennonite Church near the corner of 8th street and 27th Avenue in Meridian.

Temp: 81.0 F Heat Index: 87 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Lauderdale County sheriff's deputies and agents with the Drug Task Force were called to a location on Allen Swamp Road around 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Temp: 90.0 F Heat Index: 96 F Meridian, Key Field, MS An apparent mix-up in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court led to the wrong person being shown on the Crime Net segment Thursday night.

The ceremony will be held Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6 p.m. in the Temple Theater.

A one-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night just before 8 p.m in the 11,000 block of Newton County-Martin Road, near Wildcat Road.

Temp: 96.0 F Heat Index: 99 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Lauderdale County deputies say a man was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a one-vehicle wreck.

Heat Index: 101 F Thousands of people come to Meridian and surrounding areas to participate in the State Games of Mississippi.

Heat Index: 96 F The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced updates on projects in Newton, Lauderdale, and Neshoba counties.

Some customers in northern Lauderdale County are under a boil water notice. Residents and businesses served by Toomsuba Water System, specifically in the Dalewood area, from Simmons Circle, heading north to the beach.

A 69-year-old Shuqualak repeat offender is facing a charge of possession of an illegal whiskey still and could go to jail for up to 10 years if convicted.

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Ronald Husband for the killing of two Wiggins police officers in 2005.

The official stance of the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors on the Loblolly project: We're still counting on it.

Admitting they were bored and looking for something to do, two juveniles said they and others are responsible for the Friday evening fire that heavily damaged the office area of Parkview Elementary School in Meridian, Meridian police said Monday.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com The jury is still out whether or not a former Meridian police officer will get his job back on the force after being convicted on two counts of simple assault against youths at the Lauderdale County Juvenile Detention Facility in 2008.

Elected officials from Meridian and Lauderdale County met Monday as the Council of Governments, where they discussed the state and county budgets, Lauderdale County schools, and a number of other issues.

A DeKalb man has been arrested and charged with statutory rape in connection with an incident that occurred in Meridian on June 6. Meridian Police Department Capt.

Voters in Mississippi House District 82 cast ballots in a special election and WTOK-TV reports Wilbert Jones led preliminary unofficial returns with 947 votes.