Updated: 6:11 PM State assessment scores are in for the Meridian Public School District.

Updated: 7:05 PM When school begins you can expect to see some changes at Meridian High School.

Updated: 4:59 PM Registration has begun for students of the Meridian Public School District.

Updated: 7:50 PM Amanda McCleon has lost her battle with cancer.

Updated: 8:47 PM State Board of Education members plan to ask legislators to pay for more teachers so that school districts can deal with an increase in gifted education enrollment.

Updated: 8:43 PM Sen. Barbara Blackmon says she'll implement a plan to cut prescription medication costs for seniors if she's elected lieutenant governor.

Updated: 8:40 PM The Mississippi Department of Corrections says complying with court-ordered improvements to conditions on death row would "cause severe security problems.''

Updated: 8:35 PM U.S. Senator Trent Lott says Mississippi can't afford not to vie for another automaker.

Updated: 7:22 PM Questions remain in two weekend shootings in West Alabma that left on eman dead and one hospitalized.

Updated: 7:17 PM A high speed chase in Livingston, Alabama has led to the arrests of two teenagers.

Updated: 8:49 PM An initiative signed by the governors of Mississippi and Alabama has not been ratified yet by state lawmakers, but a local economic developer says it's a key to the future.

Updated: 9:38 PM The president of the Meridian/Lauderdale County NAACP said a meeting Thursday was the organization's first chance to hear directly from Lockheed Martin employees.

Updated: 8:03 PM Young people can stay busy through the summer and year round by getting involved in 4-H programs.

Updated: 7:59 PM Will local government abandon auctions in favor of the internet, to sell unwanted property?

Updated: 7:54 PM With the addition of several voting precincts, due to redistricting, Lauderdale County has found itself short on ballot counters.

Updated: 9:32 AM Lauderdale County supervisors were briefed by Sheriff Billy Sollie about an ongoing investigation into a fatal shooting at Lockheed.

Updated: 8:48 PM Artist Ronald McDowell is in Meridian working on a commissioned project for the Birmingham Public Library.

Updated: 7:46 PM A candidate for sheriff of Neshoba County was cited for traffic violations Sunday, including reckless driving.

Updated: 7:47 PM The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department has charged a third suspect in connection with a store robbery in Meehan.

Updated: 8:00 PM An investment in infrastructure has paid off in the retail sector, according to city officials.

Updated: 7:59 PM A traffic signal has been installed at the intersection of Highway 19 South of Meridian and access roads to Southeast Lauderdale School campuses.

Updated: 7:53 PM Utility crews stayed busy over the past few days, repairing water and underground telephone lines.

Updated: 7:44 PM Civilian reservists completed a law enforcement course this week at Meridian Community College.

Updated: 7:41 PM Long-time Meridian High School principal James Bounds has been reassigned to an administrative assistant post at the Central Office.

Updated: 8:38 PM Marion's mayor and board of aldermen are at odds over the creation of a water manager's position.