Updated: 8:35 PM Clarke County residents meet to discuss their concerns about a rash of burglaries, robberies and assaults.

Updated: 8:26 PM After 65 years, a downtown Meridian merchant is planning to move to another location.

Updated: 7:49 PM Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center is one of the first in the state to implant a new device for heart failure patients.

Updated: 7:04 PM Cutbacks in Alabama's state budgets could affect schools up to nearly $200 million in 2004.

Updated: 7:02 PM The Mississippi Supreme Court has been asked to consider civil lawsuits brought against churches for alleged abuses by some members of the clergy.

Updated: 7:02 PM Today a judge ruled NBA star Kobe Bryant will have to stand trial for the sexual assault charge against him. In light of this, local law enforcement officials are warning residents about the penalties that such a charge can carry.

Updated: 7:52 PM The race for Lauderdale County superintendent is nearing the end with the Nov. 4 general election just over two weeks away.

Updated: 7:35 PM A college student allegedly placed bags of box cutters on two Southwest Airlines planes to expose gaps in aviation security.

Updated: 7:33 PM In a teleconference with Mississippi reporters, Sen. Trent Lott shared a word of advice for gubernatorial candidates.

Updated: 7:24 PM According to analysts, at least two out of every ten people you meet is affected by domestic violence.

Updated: 7:22 PM Newton County High School is one of ten in the nation involved in a study of how to get students better prepared for college.

Updated: 8:25 PM State Sen. Barbara Blackmon came to Meridian to discuss her jobs plan, but questions shifted to other topics.

Updated: 8:22 PM Flooding in April and since then has caused costly damage to both public and private property.

Updated: 8:19 PM Sheriff Billy Sollie crashed while biking on Thursday. He was training for a competition and wholeheartedly endorses bike helmets.

Updated: 8:17 PM Vernon Cotten of Carthage, a judge for the Eighth Circuit Court District, has been named to a tribunal that will review the suspension of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz, Jr.

Updated: 8:10 PM The Third Annual Senior Safety and Community Health Fair attracted hundreds of people to the Specialty Hospital.

Updated: 8:04 PM Officials working a death investigation in Kemper County have closed the case, finding there was no foul play.

Updated: 8:41 PM Tempers ran high at the most recent gubernatorial debate. It left some wondering if Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and challenger Haley Barbour have crossed the line.

Updated: 8:39 PM The Dow Jones appears to be continuing a move upward and is strengthened by other economic indicators.

Updated: 8:37 PM The East Mississippi Drug Task Force busted what is described as a "working" lab for the manufacture of crystal methamphetamine and made two arrests.

Updated: 8:33 PM The Kemper County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of Christie Boyd, 22, whose body was found Tuesday.

Updated: 8:31 PM The grand jury in Kemper County agreed with investigators that a hanging death in January was due to suicide.

Updated: 3:27 PM A morning fire has damaged a plant in Scott County.

Updated: 8:34 PM The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a California atheist who objects to the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Updated: 8:30 PM The director of the Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University visited Meridian as a guest of the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation.