Updated: 1:11 PM The Choctaw tribe has signed a deal for a new hospital.

Posted: 12:58 PM Saints, union denied in bounties grievance.

Posted: 12:52 PM Mississippi Democrats will be meeting on June 30th in Jackson.

Updated: 11:56 PM An effort to help raise money for a local shelter kicked off in a big way Friday

Updated: 10:25 AM Rapper Big K.R.I.T. was back in his hometown greeting hundreds of fans Friday

Posted: 5:34 PM The Mississippi attorney general's office says the state Supreme Court should not grant a stay of execution for an inmate scheduled to die by injection Tuesday.

Updated: 11:37 PM A Meridian pastor challenged children attending Vacation Bible School to give to missions, and then kept his end of the bargain.

Updated: 11:33 PM Some local teachers are using this summer to help them hone their crafts.

Updated: 11:39 PM Some people who live in the Poplar Springs Historic District are doing what they can to stop Dollar General from opening a new location there.

Updated: 11:45 PM The 2012 Games are off to a good start according to organizers

Updated: 11:20 PM The cheaper price of propane compared to gasoline prompted a Lauderdale County business to make a change.

Updated: 11:43 PM In response to Mayor Cheri Barry's veto of a moratorium approved earlier this week, the Meridian City Council will hold a meeting Monday.

Posted: 12:04 PM Mississippi is exporting some of its southern-fried culture to the folks up North this weekend.

Posted: 11:40 AM Mississippi's insurance commissioner says the state will receive nearly $1 million as part of a national settlement.

Updated: 11:10 AM The Save the Shelter Benefit Concert is tonight at Evangel Temple. Another benefit is also slated for later in the month.

Updated: 10:42 AM The Meridian City Council is set to meet next week to address the ongoing controversy about an historic district.

Updated: 10:50 AM The Meridian Public School District is using a grant to replace some deep fryer cookers with steam ovens.

Updated: 10:36 AM The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case in which a Jones County man was awarded $15.2 million.

Updated: 4:39 PM Dry conditions, low humidity and high winds have led to a spike in out-of-control brush fires in Jones County.

Posted: 9:27 PM A rapper from Meridian will be back in town Friday signing his debut album

Updated: 10:39 AM The principal of Meridian High met with school board officials Thursday night.

Updated: 11:40 PM A ribbon cutting and open house was held Thursday in Meridian for Lifeline Children's Services.

Updated: 11:43 PM Rail safety advocates took the time Thursday to try to help people understand the need for caution around rail lines.

Posted: 6:02 PM The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case.

Posted: 5:50 PM Management and Training Corporation will take over for the GEO Group at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility