Updated: 10:36 AM A new television documentary premiering Sunday on Encore's Black Starz channel features Meridian's own, Patrice Gathright.

Updated: 7:05 PM GOP strategist Haley Barbour will finally say the words--"I'm running for governor of Mississippi."

Updated: 6:16 PM An oak tree was planted at the "front door" of Meridian, as part of an Arbor Day observance.

Updated: 7:04 PM Projects that were put on hold in Meridian and Lauderdale County should be built or completed, as a result of Congressional approval.

Updated: 7:03 PM A Greene County, Ala., clinic has beaten the odds and continues offering healthcare to residents.

Updated: 5:54 PM One person was killed in an accident early Friday, just outside Sweetwater.

Updated: 2:51 PM The Mississippi Senate narrowly passed a bill that includes a requirement to show I.D. when voting in an election.

Updated: 10:32 AM County attorney Robert Compton asked the board of supervisors to ass to the staff to handle cases in justice court.

Updated: 7:36 PM A critically low blood supply turned into a particular emergency for a patient at Riley Hospital, who needs O-negative.

Updated: 10:27 AM Almost two months since a tornado ripped through Newton, in some places, you might never guess how much damage was done.

Updated: 10:30 AM Students from Northeast Elementary School "adopted" grandparents at Aldersgate Retirement Community and spread love for Valentine's Day.

Updated: 7:33 PM A proposal to put advertisements on Lauderdale County sheriff's department cars could save taxpayer dollars.

Updated: 6:22 PM Modern medicine means that many more babies who are born very early and very small can now survive. And a new study has good news for the parents of "preemies."

Updated: 6:12 PM Mississippi's junior senator expressed optimism that a federal grant for new public housing may come Meridian's way.

Updated: 6:05 PM The transportation commissioner for Mississippi's central district wants another term. Dick Hall highlighted area projects at a news conference.

Updated: 10:13 AM The deadline to apply for tornado victims to apply for loans through the Small Business Administration is Feb. 24.

Updated: 11:54 AM A member of the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers family visited Newton city schools with a message for young people.

Updated: 6:57 PM A search by Meridian Police Department K-9 Units Wednesday found a presence of narcotics, but no actual drugs at a local school.

Updated: 6:56 PM The East Mississippi Drug Task Force arrested four suspects, after getting a telephone tip.

Updated: 6:13 PM The price of gasoline continues a sharp upward trend across the nation, including Mississippi and Alabama.

Updated: 5:53 PM A 16-year-old student died from stab wounds she received from a fellow student at Wilcox Central High School.

Updated: 5:44 PM Owida Roberts is the new acting principal for West End Elementary School.

Updated: 5:31 PM The Meridian Housing Authority is seeking an $18 million federal grant to rebuild at the Victory Village site.

Updated: 5:24 PM Sen. Barbara Blackmon of Canton is running for lieutenant governor rather than a fourth term in the state senate.

Updated: 3:49 PM An arrest has been made following a high-speed chase in West Alabama.