Updated: 8:23 PM Lauderdale County supervisors are facing a new expense to repair damage at the Agricenter.

Updated: 8:25 PM Representatives from Bolivia visited Meridian Naval Air Station as part of a partnership.

Updated: 8:16 PM A National Guardsman from Kokomo, Miss., died Thursday in Iraq when a land mine exploded near the Syrian border.

Updated: 8:30 PM National Guard units in Meridian and Philadelphia are among those making "sensible plans and preparations", in case they are mobilized for duty in the Mideast or South Asia.

Updated: 8:10 PM Should race have played a factor in determining Meridian's new fire chief? City councilman Jesse Palmer said fairness should be weighed.

Updated: 8:09 PM President Bush has signed into law the Partial Birth Abortion Act, a ban on some late-term abortions. The law apparently won't go unchallenged.

Updated: 8:07 PM Construction for a new water line from Marion to a proposed new industrial park is underway.

Updated: 8:03 PM One of the most important races at the local level is that of sheriff. Incumbents fared well in east central Mississippi.

Updated: 8:15 PM Haley Barbour is only the second Republican elected governor in Mississippi since Reconstruction. Democrat incumbent Ronnie Musgrove was gracious in defeat.

Updated: 12:48 PM Election results from state and area local elections.

Updated: 8:18 PM Students at West Lauderdale Middle School got a lesson in government through research, political debate and a mock election Tuesday.

Updated: 8:16 PM Longtime coroner Marl Cobler voted with that title for the last time Tuesday. He did not seek reelection, but his son was elected to the post.

Updated: 8:15 PM Parents and students from Kate Griffin Junior High School talked about ways that could help children perform better academically.

Updated: 8:14 PM The former CEO of HealthSouth has been accused of "cooking the books" for his own financial gain.

Updated: 8:12 PM A drug roundup has resulted in over three dozen arrests in the past three weeks.

Updated: 8:11 PM Police Chief David Edwards said he believes two recent homicide cases are isolated incidents.

Updated: 8:27 PM At a Meridian city council meeting, ward 4's Jesse Palmer questioned why a black candidate was not promoted to fire chief.

Updated: 8:21 PM A Meridian man was killed in a weekend traffic accident near Philadelphia.

Updated: 8:20 PM Tim Miller, formerly a battalion chief for the Meridian Fire Department, was named to its top position in a ceremony Monday.

Updated: 8:18 PM The CEO of the company supplying maintenance for the T-45 Goshawks at Meridian Naval Air Station tested the ride Monday.

Updated: 8:25 PM The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to enter the dispute over the Ten Commandments monument, ordered removed from the Alabama judicial building by a lower court.

Updated: 8:10 PM Deputies arrested a suspect in a home invasion over the weekend, about 24 hours after the incident.

Updated: 8:23 PM The death of a former congressional candidate is under investigation.

Updated: 8:02 PM Even though the race for governor may be the one with the highest profile, statewide elections Tuesday cover a range of important offices.

Updated: 7:54 PM Republican candidates for attorney general and state treasurer brought their campaigns back to east Mississippi on the eve of statewide elections.