Updated: 11:38 PM Elections Bring Changes for Sumter County

Updated: 11:37 PM Doctor Don Evans, the President of the Meridian Public School Board, says there are specific requirements for the role of Superintendent, which the board is seeking.

Updated: 6:59 PM A Meridian woman, and also an employee here at WTOK, finished the New York City Marathon Sunday.

Posted: 5:10 PM Saturday was day one of the 26th Annual Homemakers Arts and Crafts Show and Sale. It was held at Meridian's Frank Cochran Center

Updated: 2:09 PM Members of Meridian's Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church hosted their Fall Food Festival.

Updated: 9:13 PM Members of the Eliza Pillars State Nursing Association and District 16 Mississippi Nurses Association kicked off a big project Saturday at the auditorium of EMEPA. They are trying to target health care disparities among minority groups.

Updated: 9:08 PM Northeast High School Saturday hosted a fun filled fall family day. The fall family day was kicked off with the Northeast Baseball Turkey Run. This consisted of a 5K run, a two mile walk, and a one mile fun run

Posted: 7:06 PM WTOK's Coats for Kids campaign is underway.

Updated: 8:50 PM A big festival in Meridian this weekend honors the city's industrial and railroad heritage.

Posted: 6:13 PM WTOK-TV has awarded its $1,000 Annual Broadcast Communications Scholarship to Thomas McMahan.

Updated: 11:38 PM Members of the Meridian Community College Foundation Thursday night honored individuals who contribute financially to the foundation.

Updated: 7:06 PM An international organization is counting on some major local help during the holiday season.

Updated: 9:53 PM A cleanup of downtown Meridian is set for Saturday, Nov. 6.

Updated: 2:09 PM Members of the Central United Methodist Church always have a fall festival. This year, however, they decided to hold it in a block party style 'Trunk-or-Treat'

Updated: 2:09 PM Members of Meridian's Northcrest Baptist Church hosted their annual Harvest Festival. The Sunday School Classes of the church organized the event.

Updated: 2:09 PM Salem Baptist Church and Toomsuba Baptist Church members teamed up to host a fall festival for both of the church congregations. It was held Sunday at Circle S Ranch.

Updated: 12:28 PM Before you head to the polls this week, here's something to remember. In Lauderdale County, four polling sites have changed locations.

Updated: 12:39 AM Trick or treaters swarmed the streets of Meridian Saturday night in hopes of finding as much candy as possible. Some of those trick or treaters filled the halls of Bonita Lakes Mall. No matter where they went, kids in costumes were on the same mission: gathering candy.

Updated: 12:39 AM The theater hosted the 'Halloween Midnite Spook Party'. This party was presented by the Watcher's Council Film Society.

Posted: 9:44 PM Meridian's Symphony Orchestra performed Saturday night at the MSU Riley Center.

Updated: 7:04 PM This weekend marked the city of Sebastopol's annual fall festival, Sebastopolooza! According to community members there, this is an attraction for every age group.

Updated: 7:03 PM Saturday, a ceremony was held in Sepastopol unveiling the Leake County Revelers Country Music Trail Marker.

Updated: 7:34 PM Multi-County Community Service Agency helps people in six counties who are going through tough times economically. But the agency itself is having some hard times.

Updated: 8:14 PM As we move closer to the holiday season, local agencies met to kick off the newly reorganized Community Clearing House.

Updated: 12:09 AM This coming Tuesday, October 26th, the 3rd Annual 'Rock the Park' will be in Meridian at 7 in the evening. It will be held at Meridian's Ben Arthur Davis Park.