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Drug Bust Nets Suspects in Kemper County
Residents of the DeVille Apartments in DeKalb have watched authorities make several drug related arrests in the last couple of days.
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Kia Brings Opportunity To Georgia And Alabama
Kia's new auto assembly plant in western Georgia is bringing pockets of prosperity to communities across Alabama and reinvigorating an eastern swath of the state that's suffered heavy textile industry losses.
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Recession And The South
Alabama might not recover jobs lost to the recession until 2013.
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Mississippi Has Rainy October
Mississippi just had one of its wettest Octobers of the past century.
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Mississippi Teenagers and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Teenagers make up almost 40 percent of those diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases in Mississippi.
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Improvements for Downtown Meridian
Volunteers gave hours of hard work to the city of Meridian. They began the new design for Monument Park. This project is just one of the concept to Beautify Meridian.
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Oysters Spared A Warm Water Ban
The Obama administration is backing off a plan to ban raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather.
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Group Wants Catfish Inspected
The Delta Council board of directors has endorsed a proposal to add catfish to U.S. Department of Agriculture's food safety inspection program.
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USM Freshman Found Dead
The body of a missing University of Southern Mississippi freshman has been found.
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Trees of Christmas Plans Revealed
Meridian's Trees of Christmas tours will begin Nov. 20.
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Volunteers Pitch in at Monument Park
A group of volunteers from AmeriCorps spent Friday morning working on Monument Park in downtown Meridian.
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District Says Response to H1N1 Vaccine Strong
Some of the first H1N1 vaccinations in Mississippi were offered at local schools. The response surprised some officials.
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More Burglary Charges Filed
Three suspects charged earlier this week with burglary now face additional charges.
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HRI Officials Says Threefoot Update Coming
Officials with the company contracted to renovate Meridian's Threefoot Building say they're planning an announcement on the project's status in the near future.
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Court Says Medicaid Erred on Pharmacy Rule
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that Medicaid officials should have asked the state legislature for approval before tinkering with a law that would change reimbursements for pharmacists.
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DeLaughter to be Sentenced Friday
A former Hinds County Circuit Court judge will be sentenced Friday for obstruction of justice in a corruption investigation that brought down some of the most powerful lawyers in Mississippi.
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Settlement Reached in Scruggs Fraud Lawsuit
A settlement has been reached in an Alabama attorney's long-running lawsuit against infamous litigator Richard "Dickie" Scruggs.
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Supervisors Open Bids on Roadside Garbage Collection
Lauderdale County supervisors Thursday opened bids for roadside garbage pickup. But no final decision has been made.
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Improvement Strategy Unveiled for Marion
Residents of the town of Marion had the chance to see what it would look like if suggested changes are made.
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Wicker Says House Bill Imposes Mandate on Individuals
Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker spoke about the health care debate Thursday afternoon in Waynesboro, in a speech to the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
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Leader Says NAACP Has Same Historical Mission
The Meridian/Lauderdale County NAACP says it has the same mission that it has had since the 1950s, achieving equality for all. Is the organization misunderstood?
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Two Die in Collision with School Bus
Two men died in a wreck involving a school bus on Highway 35 in Leake County Wednesday.
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Alcorn Student Killed
The body of an Alcorn State University student was found Thursday at a trailer park near the Lorman campus.
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Former Fire Department Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
The former treasurer of the Longino Volunteer Fire Department has been sentenced to five years in prison and has been ordered to pay more than $60,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to embezzlement.
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Some Schools Decline to Give H1N1 Shots
Swine flu shots remain in demand across the state with some clinics temporarily running out of the vaccine. Some schools, however, are balking at giving swine flu shots.
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Veterans Day Parade 2009
Meridian's Veterans Day Parade featured school bands, churches and dozens of community organizations.
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Traylor Reflects on Ft. Hood Shooting
A man who once worked at WTOK-TV was in harm's way last Thursday when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Tex.
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Meridian Observes Veterans Day
A twenty-one gun salute was part of the annual Veterans Day service in Meridian, one of the ways people in the area chose to honor military men and women, past and present.
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Tea Party Group Began with Phone Conversation
MeridianTeaParty.com was born amid concerns about the political climate and actions taken by government.
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Poll Says Southerners Fear Losing Jobs
A new poll shows Southerners are fretting about job loss and the economy and don't think the federal government is doing enough to help.
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Wicker, Cochran Seek GO Zone Extension
Mississippi's two U.S. senators have introduced legislation to extend a tax incentive designed to spur rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
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Flag Retirement Ceremony Held
The night before Veterans Day, a local group helped with the need to properly dispose of worn American flags.
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Arrests Made in Recent Burglary
Arrests have been made in Lauderdale County that authorities say may lead to even more arrests for the crime of burglary.
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Family Loses Possessions in Fire
A Meridian family is picking up the pieces after losing everything in a fire at their home over the weekend.
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Barbour: Budget Plan Will Restructure Government
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says the budget proposal he'll release next Monday will include plans to restructure parts of state government.
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Advocates of Voter ID Face February Deadline
Proponents of voter ID in Mississippi face a deadline of February to get the issue on the 2011 ballot.
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Sumter County Schools Breaks Ground on Future
Sumter County School District broke ground Tuesday for its new consolidated high school, that will combine Livingston High and Sumter County High.
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Barbour Visits with Secretary, Troops
Mississippi's Haley Barbour is among a group of governors that met with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and then visited American troops serving in Iraq.
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Schools Get Serious About Kids Cans
The Fifth Annual "Kids Cans" food drive involved school children in collecting canned goods for Wesley House, which serves needy people in our community.
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Restaurant Has Special Offer for Veterans
A Meridian restaurant is honoring the nation's veterans and active duty military in a special way Wednesday, Veterans Day.
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Southeast Salutes Veterans
Veterans had center stage Tuesday morning at Southeast Lauderdale High School.
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36th Avenue Neighborhood Watch Meets
Concerned residents of the 36th Avenue Neighborhood Watch met with public officials Monday night.
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Ida Brings Heavy Rain, Little Else to Alabama
Tropical Storm Ida brought heavy rainfall to south and central Alabama Monday night and Tuesday morning.
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Ida Causes Some Damage in Mississippi
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said some counties in the southern part of the state had damage due to Tropical Storm Ida.
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Greenetrack Owes Millions
Its ads focus on winning big money, but now Greenetrack owes a lot of it.
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Hood May Appeal Halting of Two Executions
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he's likely to appeal federal court decisions blocking the eventual executions of two death row inmates.
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Health Department Offers Free Swine Flu Medicine
Mississippi's uninsured and under-insured can receive free swine flu medication.
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PSC Rules in Favor of MPC
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has sided with Mississippi Power Company in its argument that there's a need for additional generating capacity and energy as early as 2014.
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Preparations Made for Possible Evacuations
Organizations that respond to disasters and the people who may be in harm's way are watching Ida closely.
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Civil Rights Marker Vandalized
A sign that was erected in September, to mark the location where civil rights workers were taken prior to their murders, has been vandalized.
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