Updated: 11:24 PM East Mississippi Electric Power Association officials say they expect the announcement of two new industries in the area in the next month.

Updated: 11:24 PM Oakland Heights Elementary School hosted the Puppet Arts Theatre Thursday.

Updated: 11:24 PM ClancyWorks of Silver Springs, Maryland, was able to bring an instructional class to Newton through a grant from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Updated: 11:25 PM Deputies have arrested a man they say is responsible for shooting another man.

Posted: 6:21 PM Scheduled maintenance at Bonita Lakes Park has been delayed until Monday.

Updated: 11:23 PM Meridian Community College presented its Literary Review Awards to high school students and members of the community Thursday.

Updated: 11:23 PM The semi-annual Ralph Morgan Rodeo is set for this Friday and Saturday nights.

Updated: 6:14 PM The Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin has been charged with threatening the president and a U.S. senator.

Updated: 11:23 PM A Neshoba County teenager is facing numerous charges after allegedly taking a gun onto school property.

Posted: 10:32 AM Gov. Phil Bryant signed four education bills into law, including one to expand charter schools.

Updated: 11:06 PM Investigators says someone reported seeing a gun on the campus of a local school earlier this week.

Updated: 11:41 AM Federal authorities have arrested a man believed to be responsible for mailing poisonous letters.

Updated: 10:50 PM Students in Sumter County got an early start on thinking about their future careers.

Updated: 10:50 PM Dr. Eric Pearson of Meridian ran the Boston Marathon and witnessed great courage by the people of Boston.

Updated: 6:13 PM A crash involving a log truck and an 18-wheeler shut down the east bound lanes of Interstate 20/59.

Updated: 10:57 PM Some EMEPA customers can expect to see a rate increase on their bills next month.

Posted: 5:12 PM All areas of Bonita Lakes will be closed all day Friday for maintenance.

Posted: 3:41 PM A new report finds more than 1.285 million Mississippians voted for president in 2012, one of the largest turnouts ever in the state.

Posted: 3:36 PM The Alabama Senate health committee has passed their version of the Medicaid reform bill, clearing the way for debate on the Senate floor.

Updated: 10:49 PM Hope Village founder Sela Ward, among other celebrities will be at the Riley Center Saturday night to celebrate children's home's 10th anniversary.

Updated: 2:56 PM Law enforcement officials say other letters sent to the U.S. Senate and even President Obama are being tested for poisonous ricin.

Updated: 10:49 PM Two arrests have been made in the first homicide in York in several years.

Updated: 11:21 AM The Meridian City Council passed a $1.2 million bond issue to make essential improvements to the city's water plant.

Updated: 11:40 AM The 10th anniversary of Hope Village for Children will bring lots of Hollywood stars to Meridian this weekend.

Updated: 11:55 PM MSU Meridian and Meridian Community College joined forces Tuesday for 'College Connect'.