Updated: 6:46 PM A traffic stop revealed a secret compartment and $55,000 in cash.

Updated: 4:34 PM This is "American Education Week." In honor of the occasion, one of the leading figures in education was in Meridian Monday.

Updated: 6:54 PM Students returned to class at the Mississippi University for Women, but evidence of a devastating tornado remains. President Dr. Claudia Limbert visited alumni in Meridian Monday.

Updated: 1:21 PM A report out Monday that says a leading investor of WorldCom wants former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to be named the company's chairman.

Updated: 1:03 PM A survey by the University of South Alabama indicates citizens believe Bob Riley won the governor's race, but don't object to a recount.

Updated: 12:18 PM A federal judge in Alabama has ordered the removal of the Ten Commandments monument from the state's judicial building.

Updated: 11:05 AM The Mississippi chapter of the American Cancer Society recognized the people, businesses and organizations that are leading the fundraising fight to find a cure for cancer.

Updated: 11:01 AM There's a new source of medical care for school children in east Mississippi. Greater Meridian Health Clinic unveiled its new mobile unit Friday.

Updated: 10:59 AM Newton County says farewell to veteran newspaper publisher, J.E. Strange.

Updated: 10:57 AM Russell County now has a circuit court order to proceed with a recount in the Alabama governor's race.

Updated: 10:56 AM Mississippi legislators went home for the weekend. An expected Friday meeting between both chambers failed to happen.

Updated: 11:47 AM The White House said Americans should remain vigilant, although it left the alert status unchanged.

Updated: 10:01 AM The law enforcement arm of the Mississippi Department of Transportation made seized eight pounds of marijuana in Meridian.

Updated: 10:26 AM Lauderdale County supervisors have agreed to support Meridian in a joint cleanup effort for the holiday season on Thursday, Nov. 21.

Updated: 10:12 AM Mississippi Attorney General told the state sheriffs' association a court ruling on campaign financing could affect their re-election bids.

Updated: 9:58 AM The Mississippi Senate passed a new bill to protect businesses from large jury awards, but now the House must consider it.

Updated: 10:05 AM The Alabama Supreme Court has agreed to hear a motion filed in the state's gubernatorial dispute.

Updated: 9:52 AM A Meridian pastor says his civil rights were violated by a police officer Tuesday.

Updated: 6:23 PM Signs identifying a local hotel as the site of a sheriffs' conference did not deter a Tennessee couple from being busted for pot possession.

Updated: 6:03 PM Interim Lauderdale County supervisor Laura Sykes has endorsed Rickey Harris for the Nov. 19 runoff election.

Updated: 5:36 PM The Mississippi House of Representatives has approved disaster funding for Mississippi University for Women.

Updated: 2:20 PM It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and with that in mind, officials with Wesley House are reminding the public about the importance of donating.

Updated: 3:51 PM The U.S. bishops have approved the revised clergy sex abuse policy.

Updated: 11:45 AM Iraq has accepted a tough new U.N. resolution that will return U.N. weapons inspectors to the country after nearly four years.

Updated: 5:51 PM The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department is hosting the Mississippi Sheriffs' Conference this week in Meridian.