Updated: 5:19 PM Unofficial results of a special election in the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' Pearl River community were released Wednesday.

Updated: 11:04 PM Candidates from county supervisor to governor met at one forum Tuesday, sponsored by the Young Professionals of Meridian.

Updated: 7:34 PM A panel of federal judges is expected to announce its decision on Mississippi's legislative redistricting this week. Here's a look at the potential impact of the new lines on east Mississippi.

Updated: 7:35 PM The Rev. Sam Thompson of Meridian is running for the state House of Representatives.

Updated: 7:47 PM A Republican candidate for governor, Hudson Holliday, brought his campaign to Meridian.

Posted: 11:32 AM Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he plans to educate voters about three petition initiatives that will be on the November ballot.

Updated: 12:18 AM A member of the Choctaw Tribal Council Monday declared his intentions of running for chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Updated: 8:01 PM A Republican candidate for governor made a stop in Meridian Thursday.

Updated: 1:43 AM The Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk's Office says it was prepared for a busy afternoon of qualifying for local races. But only one person filed paperwork on the last day of qualifying.

Updated: 1:42 AM On the final day of qualifying for county offices, a fourth candidate entered the race for District 2 Lauderdale County supervisor.

Posted: 7:34 PM Candidates face a Tuesday deadline to qualify for governor and other statewide offices in Mississippi, but few Democrats have signed up.

Updated: 10:34 AM Charles Young, Jr., announced Monday that he will run for the District 82 House of Representatives seat long held by his father.

Posted: 10:48 AM The Madison County Board of Supervisors has sued to extend the qualifying deadline for county elections, while the board redraws voting districts based on new census numbers.

Updated: 10:41 PM A third candidate announced Friday that he is running for Lauderdale County tax assessor.

Updated: 10:43 PM There is more competition now in an already-crowded field for the District 5 Lauderdale County supervisor's seat.

Updated: 7:10 PM Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann visited Meridian as he campaigns for a second term.

Posted: 3:39 PM Lauderdale County's District 5 supervisor, Ray Boswell, announced Thursday his switch to the Republican Party.

Posted: 3:42 PM Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he's asking voters to hire him for a second term.

Posted: 3:42 PM Daniel Cook, a Democrat, qualified Friday to run for Lauderdale County District 5 supervisor.

Posted: 3:40 PM Michael W. Riordan, III, Friday entered the race for tax collector of Lauderdale County.

Posted: 3:41 PM The executive director of the State Personnel Board is in the race for treasurer of Mississippi.

Updated: 6:38 PM Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department DARE officer, Ricardo Clayton, filed his qualifying papers to run for sheriff.

Posted: 10:27 AM Pearl River County Supervisor Hudson Holliday will formally kick off his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor Thursday with a rally at the courthouse in Poplarville.

Posted: 2:26 PM Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson says his experience prepares him to be the state's attorney general.

Updated: 7:10 PM Lauderdale County's District three will have a new supervisor after elections this year.