Updated: 1:38 AM Recruitment efforts are paying off for the Lauderdale County Fire Service.

Updated: 12:25 AM There's new information about proposed new power lines for a Meridian park property.

Updated: 12:21 AM A former clerk with Lauderdale County Justice Court was sentenced for embezzlement Thursday.

Updated: 10:39 AM There's a new development in the case of York, Alabama and its money woes.

Updated: 12:16 AM Officials with Mississippi Power Company are responding to recent credit downgrades, plus, talking about more jobs that will soon be available at the lignite coal plant site in Kemper County.

Updated: 10:25 AM Blaine Little, 21, died from injuries sustained in a fall from a horse at the Neshoba County Fair.

Updated: 12:17 AM There's an increase in demand for Neighborhood Watch groups in Lauderdale County.

Updated: 7:46 PM The Meridian Fire Department is seeking recruits, while also cutting costs.

Updated: 10:46 AM With the new school year set to start Monday, investigators in Sumter County, Alabama are making a plea for help in solving a school vandalism case.

Updated: 11:01 AM The Meridian Housing Authority is sponsoring a community meeting Thursday night about revitalizing east Meridian.

Updated: 11:36 PM Efforts are underway to help downtown Meridian become 'Alive After 5!'

Updated: 11:45 PM The monthly Earth's Bounty Farmer's Market in Meridian is described as a money maker for local growers.

Updated: 11:38 PM As department heads in Lauderdale County work on next year's budget, Sheriff Billy Sollie says there's one area where a previous cut is paying off in more ways than one.

Updated: 12:07 PM One person was killed in a weekend accident in Lauderdale County.

Updated: 12:07 PM A two-vehicle accident in Smith County, Mississippi has left one person dead.

Updated: 10:23 PM Almost five years of work is finally paying off for the Meridian Public School District. When classes start next week, it will become one of only two districts in Mississippi to have a Health Small Learning Community.

Updated: 12:37 AM The city of Meridian has been awarded a $2.7 million grant to improve drainage and infrastructure in downtown.

Updated: 1:52 PM Emergency responders were called to the scene of an accident in Kemper County.

Updated: 2:49 PM Winston County authorities are asking for the public's help in tracking down two wanted suspects.

Updated: 4:15 PM Two people are dead following a 14-hour standoff in Jones County.

Updated: 5:39 PM A Kemper County man facing sex-related charges involving a child is free from Lauderdale County's jail.

Updated: 11:33 AM A local business owner is making a last ditch effort to save Clarke County's sole garment manufacturer.

Updated: 11:34 AM The president of the Clarke County Board of Supervisors is speaking out about the county's efforts to help save USA Fabrics.

Updated: 10:47 AM A man died in a two-vehicle crash in Boligee.

Updated: 11:41 AM A west Alabama woman has won an out-of-the-ordinary statewide pageant.