Updated: 11:11 PM Fewer and fewer people are buying fireworks due to several factors.

Updated: 11:02 PM The sheriff in Jasper County has resigned.

Updated: 11:05 PM Authorities say they will be out in full force on July 4th, monitoring drivers in the area.

Posted: 8:35 PM Mississippi officials are working on spending penalty money to be paid to the state by BP

Updated: 8:07 PM Philadelphia's long time Chief of Police will retire in about a month

Updated: 11:04 PM Another week, another local utility reports a phone scam affecting customers

Updated: 3:14 PM There's a brand new story on the Meridian Public Library storyline read by one of our own.

Updated: 11:04 PM Mississippi's first case of West Nile Virus for this year has been reported, and it's in Lauderdale County.

Posted: 2:08 PM Highway Patrol is gearing up for the July 4th holiday.

Posted: 2:05 PM Mississippi Power's credit rating has been cut after a rate increase was rejected.

Posted: 1:56 PM River watching: Mississippi levels dropping.

Updated: 11:05 PM The City of Meridian is making final preparations for their annual 4th of July celebration at Bonita Lakes Park.

Posted: 7:27 PM A second Lauderdale County home was destroyed by fire on Monday.

Updated: 10:36 PM The family of a Meridian man who was stabbed to death this past weekend says they are unhappy the suspect is being charged with manslaughter and not murder.

Posted: 5:37 PM A fire destroyed a home Monday

Updated: 10:42 PM The company set to take over the East Mississippi Correctional Facility is responding to concerns by some who were let go by the company before they even finished training

Updated: 10:41 PM The latest numbers show that property values are down in Lauderdale County.

Posted: 11:13 PM A US judge has temporarily blocked a Mississippi abortion law.

Updated: 11:46 PM Mississippi Congressman Gregg Harper is reacting to the Supreme Court's ruling that healthcare reform is constitutional.

Updated: 11:45 PM Military servicemen were honored during a special concert held at a Meridian church on Sunday.

Updated: 7:05 PM The 2012 Miss Mississippi has been crowned.

Posted: 3:56 PM Prisons in the magnolia state are now smoke-free.

Updated: 11:05 PM Air conditioners are flying off the shelves of local retailers due to the extreme heat our area is experiencing.

Posted: 7:29 PM Newscenter 11 has an update on clean up efforts following a tanker accident on Highway 45 on Thursday.

Posted: 7:23 PM We are learning more about why the alleged shooter did not receive a capitol murder charge.