Lauderdale County News

Marriages The Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk's Office issued the following marriage licenses the last week: John Philip Alspach and Hollace Elisabeth Mulliken Michael Martin and Charlene Jinine Fitzpatrick James Paul Chiasson and Laura Michelle Tinsley Kino Nicole Reese and Danell Brown Stanley Cornell Amos and Lorraine Amos Leon Dewayne Herlong ...

An elderly man that lives on Fish Lodge Road was surprised Friday morning when two men entered his home and robbed him.

Six bridge locations along Interstate 59 in Pearl River County are being widened.

A 30-day petition drive by the Meridian Tea Party to collect signatures needed to get a Voter ID Initiative on ballot next year has exceeded expectations, according to organizers.

An artist's reception featuring the work of Robert Hale will be held at Lucas Road Gallery and Frame Shop on Thursday from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The gallery is located at 2211 Fifth St., in downtown Meridian.

Lauderdale County supervisors Thursday opened bids for roadside garbage pickup. The county currently has dumpsters where residents bring their own garbage.

Investigators with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department, working off information provided over the last month from concerned residents, have put the stops on a trio of teens who have allegedly burglarized a number of homes in the Valley Road area of the county.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:01 p.m. Central High School senior Kelsie Gean clearly remembers the time last school year when her cell phone fell out of her purse, landing her in in-school suspension for a day.

What started out as a fund-raiser for area homemaker clubs has evolved into a weekend extravaganza - with hints of a social gathering.

Clad in blue and white t-shirts that read "Justice For Children," a group of protesters waited patiently through a Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday for their opportunity to speak.

Meridian Police said three Meridian men are currently being held in the Lauderdale County Jail after being formally charged Tuesday with the shooting deaths of two men over the weekend.

Criminal cases of all types, from bad checks to murders, are being reviewed by the Lauderdale County Grand Jury this week.

A Russell woman was arrested and ordered by a Lauderdale County judge Monday afternoon to never own horses or cattle after a hearing regarding her alleged treatment of seven horses formerly in her care.

Within about 14 hours of each other, two men were shot and killed in Meridian. It is not clear, however, if the two murders are related.

Detectives with the Meridian Police Department are trying to unravel the details behind a mid-morning shooting Friday that left one man dead in his car.

A severe storm, expected to be near Martin and Collinsville in northwest Lauderdale County by 2:55 p.m., is capable of producing a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

JACKSON - The Mississippi Supreme Court has asked trial judges why they have not ruled on post-conviction claims of nine death row inmates.

Parents have been charged in Lauderdale County with the abuse of their twin babies.

Preliminary autopsy results just released through officials with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department stated Larry Chapman, who died in a mobile home fire this weekend, died of smoke inhalation.

A case of alleged animal abuse in Lauderdale County has led to the seizure of horses.