Updated: 7:53 PM Marion's board of aldermen tabled an ordinance proposal that would ban town employees, except for police officers, to carry a gun while on duty.

Updated: 7:51 PM A former governor says east Mississippi has a lot in its favor for attracting economic development.

Updated: 7:48 PM A cottage at Hope Village for Children was dedicated Monday to the memory of Melia Peavey, who founded the area's first emergency shelter for abused and neglected children in 1992.

Updated: 7:45 PM Republican candidate for state treasurer, Tate Reeves, brought his campaign to Meridian Monday. He's in an August 26 runoff with Wayne Burkes.

Updated: 7:41 PM Meridian recorded its sixth homicide of the year Sunday night.

Updated: 7:39 PM Financial problems for the town of Marion have started some residents thinking about possible solutions.

Updated: 7:56 PM A store specializing in building materials and related products opened Friday in Meridian. It's operated by and for Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity.

Updated: 7:54 PM Members of Mississippi's Choctaw tribe remembered those who died in the Vietnam War.

Updated: 7:52 PM There is support for and opposition to Chief Justice Roy Moore's defiance of a federal court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from Alabama's judicial building.

Updated: 6:26 PM The power outage in the northeast caused flight delays and adjustments for many. Travelers through Atlanta to Meridian were not immune.

Updated: 7:08 PM The Tennessee Valley Authority assured customers in the southeast U.S. that it has taken measures to prevent "blackouts" here.

Updated: 5:54 PM Test scores for Mississippi's public schools show improvement in almost every subject and grade level, but education officials say the improvement may not be enough.

Updated: 8:44 PM Republican gubernatorial nominee Haley Barbour held a closed-door strategy meeting in Jackson with about 40 black business and religious leaders Thursday.

Updated: 8:35 PM Tyson Farms will compete its acquisition of the Choctaw Maid Farms poultry plants in Forest and Carthage on September 28.

Updated: 8:31 PM A former candidate for Neshoba County sheriff was convicted this week in justice court of failing to yield to a bluelight and speeding.

Updated: 8:28 PM A second human case of West Nile virus has been identified in Jones County, bringing to 15 the state's total number of cases this year

Updated: 8:25 PM The race remains unresolved and one of the candidates said he wants a new vote in a different precinct.

Updated: 7:16 PM Supporters and opponents of tax package proposed by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley keep the heat on as Sept. 9 approaches.

Updated: 7:12 PM The mayor, board of aldermen and town attorney of Marion are at odds over whether a mayoral veto is valid.

Updated: 7:09 PM Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity will open a non-profit retail recycling store Friday.

Updated: 7:05 PM Teachers and administrators met in their first work session of the new school year, focusing on the topic of poverty and its impact on students.

Updated: 7:00 PM Even though some of Mississippi's voting machines work well, they'll still have to go, according to the Help America Vote Act.

Updated: 6:47 PM Manufacturers are recalling thousands of Crown Victorias and over a million Explorers and Mountaineers, because of possible problems due to defects.

Updated: 6:39 PM A California man who threatened to send anthrax to Skytel employees in Mississippi will serve time in federal prison.

Updated: 12:41 PM It's not the fountain of youth, but to many, the drug botox is just as good. However, according to doctors this "wonder drug" has many different uses.