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A Mother's Day Surprise

Last Updated: 11:33 PM 05/11/08 - As a day set aside just for mothers, Mother's Day has a special place in the heart of every woman that has given birth, but for Gardner it means even more since her very first Mother's Day was the day she became a mother. (Full Story)
Lauderdale County Deputies Using New System

Last Updated: 11:34 PM 05/11/08 - Currently 12 cars are equipped with the technology, but Calhoun says the plan is to install the system into the entire patrol fleet.
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Olive Garden To Open Monday

Last Updated: 11:33 PM 05/11/08 - The long anticipated opening of a new restaurant in Meridian is scheduled for Monday. (Full Story)
Lauderdale County Road Closed
Last Updated: 7:15 PM 05/11/08 - Drivers asked to take other roads (Full Story)
Severe Weather Kills Many
Last Updated: 7:13 PM 05/11/08 - Crews and search dogs have been looking for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after storms including tornadoes killed at least 21 people in three states (Full Story)
Mississippi Marine Buried This Weekend
Last Updated: 7:11 PM 05/11/08 - Family, friends and fellow Marines remembered Lance Cpl. Casey Lynne Casanova as a vivacious woman who paid the ultimate price for her country. (Full Story)
National Train Day Takes Place In Meridian
Last Updated: 11:33 PM 05/10/08 - Saturday marks the 139th Anniversary of the completion of the 1st Transcontinental Railroad. (Full Story)
Relay For Life Meets Fundraising Goal
Last Updated: 11:22 PM 05/10/08 - Lauderdale County's Relay for Life was held Friday night. Those involved say it was it was fun for an important cause (Full Story)
Head Start Kids Graduate
Last Updated: 11:15 PM 05/10/08 - This is one of the largest classes to ever graduate from the head start. (Full Story)
Big Weekend For Graduations
Last Updated: 11:07 PM 05/10/08 - Students moving on this weekend after years of hard work. (Full Story)
Daughter Of Murder Victim Asks For Help
Last Updated: 9:54 PM 05/10/08 - Daughter, Renee Wishum, says her family is offering an additional reward for information. (Full Story)
Jailer Fired Amid Investigation

Last Updated: 7:18 PM 05/09/08 - Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie said a jailer has been fired for allegedly allowing contraband into the facility. (Full Story)
Surviving Cancer, Part 5

Last Updated: 4:22 PM 05/09/08 - Lauderdale County's Relay for Life raises money for the American Cancer Society and the fight against cancer. Sherry Purdy knows why finding a cure is so important. (Full Story)
"Timex Baby" A Normal Teenager

Last Updated: 7:17 PM 05/09/08 - The community has been able to watch Tanner Moody grow up. He miraculously survived one of the worst storms to hit Lauderdale County. (Full Story)
Missing Teenager Found Unharmed

Last Updated: 5:39 PM 05/09/08 - A teenager went missing Thursday in Leake County but was found safe around 9 a.m. Friday. (Full Story)
Agencies Work to Stamp Out Hunger

Last Updated: 3:00 PM 05/09/08 - The United Way of East Mississippi and West Alabama wants to remind you about a chance to help "Stamp Out Hunger" Saturday. (Full Story)
Doctor Shaves Head for Charity

Last Updated: 3:28 PM 05/09/08 - A Meridian doctor went to extremes Friday to raise money for Relay for Life. (Full Story)
Barbour Calls for Casino Moratorium

Last Updated: 11:26 AM 05/09/08 - Gov. Haley Barbour says he will ask the Legislature limit casinos to counties where they are already located. (Full Story)
Riley Vetoes Mandate on Hiring Superintendents

Last Updated: 11:04 AM 05/09/08 - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has vetoed a bill that places mandates on local school boards on how to go about hiring superintendents. (Full Story)
Faulty Sprinkler Shuts Down Highest Courts

Last Updated: 10:42 AM 05/09/08 - A malfunctioning sprinkler head in the newly completed Gartin Justice Building in downtown Jackson is to blame for water damage to all four floors. (Full Story)
Officers Subject of Internal Investigation

Last Updated: 7:17 PM 05/08/08 - Two Meridian police officers are accused of being involved in a physical altercation with a juvenile at the Lauderdale County Juvenile Center. (Full Story)
Timex Baby Growing Up

Last Updated: 11:21 PM 05/08/08 - A tornado that ravaged Lauderdale County in March 1992 devastated the area and claimed three lives. It also produced the story of "the Timex baby".
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March Murder Remains Unsolved

Last Updated: 7:12 PM 05/08/08 - A Wayne County family is crying out for help in solving the March murder of a businesswoman in her home. (Full Story)
Facebook Sets Bullying, Predator Safeguards

Last Updated: 4:39 PM 05/08/08 - Attorneys general in Mississippi, Alabama, and 47 other states have reached an agreement with Facebook to protect minors. (Full Story)
Jet Makes Emergency Landing

Last Updated: 7:08 PM 05/08/08 - A jet from Columbus Air Force Base had to make an emergency landing Thursday at Meridian's Key Field. (Full Story)
Wicker Says Wind, Water Issue Not Over

Last Updated: 4:25 PM 05/08/08 - The U.S. Senate defeated an amendment offered by Mississippi's senators that would have added "multiple peril" coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program. (Full Story)
MPD Seeks Help in Finding Suspect

Last Updated: 7:11 PM 05/08/08 - Meridian police are looking for a suspect in a daytime theft at a Bonita Lakes Mall department store.
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Surviving Cancer, Part 4

Last Updated: 7:09 PM 05/08/08 - Lauderdale County Relay for Life honorary chair, Debbie Young, advises women to have regular check-ups. She says one may have saved her life. (Full Story)
Gas Prices Jump Again

Last Updated: 11:04 AM 05/08/08 - The national average price per gallon of gas has risen to $3.65, while diesel has hit $4.25. (Full Story)
Possible Tornado Causes Damage

Last Updated: 10:59 AM 05/08/08 - There has been structural damage in Tupelo from a tornado or straight line winds Thursday morning, but no injuries reported. (Full Story)
New MPS Superintendent Introduced

Last Updated: 7:21 PM 05/07/08 - The Meridian School Board announced the hiring of Charlie T. Kent as the new school superintendent.
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Relay for Life Weekend Coming

Last Updated: 7:08 PM 05/07/08 - The American Cancer Society's Lauderdale County Relay for Life is changing locations this year, but its mission and opportunities for you to help remain the same. (Full Story)
Surviving Cancer, Part 3

Last Updated: 7:09 PM 05/07/08 - Lauderdale County's Relay for Life highlights success stories. This is the story of cancer survivor, Sarah King. (Full Story)
Wicker Supports Energy Bill

Last Updated: 6:13 PM 05/07/08 - Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker said he's co-sponsoring an energy bill aimed at energy independence. (Full Story)
Peavey Recognized for Innovations

Last Updated: 6:25 PM 05/07/08 - Meridian's Hartley Peavey has been named to the Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame. (Full Story)
Mississippi and Teen Pregnancy

Last Updated: 7:04 PM 05/07/08 - Hundreds of Mississippi teenagers rallied for abstinence Wednesday, as a way to combat the cycle of teenage pregnancy. (Full Story)
Four Hurt in Explosion

Last Updated: 4:05 PM 05/07/08 - Four employees were injured in a Wednesday explosion at a building products mill in Thomasville, Ala. (Full Story)
Alabama House Votes for Tax Exemption

Last Updated: 11:03 AM 05/07/08 - The Alabama House has approved a bill to exempt federal economic stimulus checks from state income taxes. (Full Story)
Citizens Concerned about Possible Statewide Contamination

Last Updated: 10:59 AM 05/07/08 - Concerned Mississippians met with lawmakers Tuesday, hoping to shed light on water and soil contamination in the state. (Full Story)
School Superintendent Subject of Special Meeting

Last Updated: 11:23 PM 05/06/08 - The Meridian School Board has called a special meeting for Wednesday to address the selection of a new superintendent. (Full Story)
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