Updated: 7:07 PM The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation is celebrating the birthday of "The Father of Country Music" by offering free admission to the museum Thursday.

Updated: 5:04 PM Meridian Symphony Orchestra officials say they have accepted the resignation of its conductor, Dr. Claire Fox Hillard, following his recent arrest in public wearing only a towel.

Posted: 8:30 PM A movie about Mississippi in the 1960s and recently made in Mississippi is now playing in theaters across the state.

Updated: 6:22 PM Meridian Community College's Arts & Letters Series begins Sept. 22 with a performance by Ballet Magnificat!

Updated: 7:31 PM Tourism director Suzy Johnson says the summer has been good so far.

Posted: 11:49 AM 'Build Your Own' mini-season ticket packages for shows at the MSU Riley Center will go on sale Aug. 17. Individual tickets for each show will go on sale Aug. 29.

Posted: 7:15 PM Drew Harrison, of Little Rock, Miss., placed second in a musical YouTube contest.

Updated: 3:09 PM Christian artists Jeremy Camp and Francesca Battestelli will perform at The Evangel Temple Oct. 1.

Updated: 9:19 PM Young ladies from across Mississippi are in Meridian this week participating in the Distinguished Young Woman Program.

Updated: 10:52 PM The latest 'Harry Potter' movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", is playing now in Meridian. It's proving to be just as popular as the ones that preceded it.

Updated: 11:49 AM The annual Choctaw Indian Fair continues through July 16.

Posted: 5:00 PM A new show airing on ABC Thursday night will feature three Mississippi natives, trying to use their upbringing in the country to their advantage.

Updated: 6:08 PM Meridian will observe the 8th Annual Juneteenth Heritage Festival this weekend.

Posted: 10:21 AM International music legend and Mississippi native, B.B. King, will be in east Mississippi this weekend.

Updated: 7:30 PM A new magazine is highlighting all that's going on in Mississippi entertainment-wise.

Updated: 8:12 PM A marker honoring the Annual Jimmie Rodgers Festival was placed in Meridian Thursday.

Updated: 7:26 PM An up and coming country music performer from Mississippi was in the Meridian, performing to promote a new CD.

Updated: 7:12 PM Events kick into high gear this weekend for the Jimmie Rodgers Festival.

Updated: 11:38 AM The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Thursday released the lineup of entertainment for the 62nd Annual Choctaw Indian Fair.

Updated: 5:18 PM Morgan Freeman held a news conference at the MSU Riley Center Thursday, where he received a star on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's Walk of Fame.

Updated: 11:26 PM Final preparations are underway in Meridian for the arrival of a major Hollywood star.

Updated: 7:15 PM Award-winning actor, Morgan Freeman, will receive a star on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's Walk of Fame Thursday.

Updated: 7:55 PM Actor Danny Glover is spending a long weekend in central Mississippi, promoting causes that are close to his heart.

Updated: 7:39 PM Evangel Temple Wednesday announced plans to make a movie.

Updated: 8:14 PM Changes are coming for the annual Jimmie Rodgers Festival in Meridian.