Posted: 11:04 AM The Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library will be closed all next week.

Posted: 10:58 AM Lamar headmaster to lead the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.

Posted: 10:52 AM The family of Emmett Till says a letter from Lil Wayne fell short of an apology for his crude reference to the civil rights martyr in a song.

Posted: 10:42 AM Mississippi tax collections were $46 million, or 8.2 percent, below the estimate for the month of April.

Updated: 3:14 PM Thursday was a big day for members of the Jimmie Rodgers foundation.

Updated: 11:49 PM An area runs paid tribute to those impacted by a recent act of terrorism.

Updated: 11:21 PM Local youth are invited to take part in an upcoming summit.

Updated: 11:20 PM After a successful event last year, planning has already begun for Meridian's second LEO Run to Remember.

Posted: 7:54 PM Students and faculty and staff of East Mississippi Community College stuck with a 3-month weight loss program so that others could have something to eat.

Posted: 7:24 PM The Mississippi Highway Patrol has identified a pedestrian killed on Highway 45 late Wednesday night.

Updated: 8:13 AM A suspect in the kidnapping of 6-year-old Jashayla Hopson, Jesse Mae Brown Pollard, has been denied bond in federal court in Jackson.

Updated: 11:52 PM There's a verdict in a homicide trial in Choctaw County, Alabama. A jury has found Kenny Smith not guilty.

Updated: 11:19 PM There's a new development in the case of an elderly Meridian woman who was hit by a car. Police are reopening the investigation.

Updated: 12:48 PM Meridian police say they have charged two suspects in an attempted holdup at 5 Points Food Mart Apr. 28.

Posted: 11:15 AM A new date has been set for Lauderdale County's Relay for Life.

Updated: 11:20 PM A National Day of Prayer service was held Thursday in Meridian.

Posted: 10:57 AM Tony Pasko credits his versatility to his continued success with "Duck Dynasty"

Updated: 8:08 AM A case that involves a repossession gone bad is expected to be handed to a West Alabama jury today.

Updated: 10:53 PM Lamar student, Allison Stewart, was got attention for her art work from Google and her school.

Updated: 10:54 PM A mock 'fairy tale trial' in Livingston was used as a teaching tool for children in Sumter County.

Posted: 6:46 PM Meridian is one of several cities in Mississippi where an unusually high number of absentee ballots have been cast.

Updated: 10:53 PM Lauderdale County election commissioners Wednesday finished preparing dozens of voting machines to be used in primary voting May 7.

Posted: 7:45 AM A portion of Bonita Lakes will be closed to the public May 3-4.

Updated: 9:01 AM Rainy weather expected to last for several days has forced the cancellation of major events in the Meridian area.

Updated: 10:53 PM The abduction of a student from East Kemper Elementary has prompted an internal investigation by the Kemper County School District.