Posted: 5:55 PM Some parts of Bonita Lakes will be closed to activities this weekend because of the State Games of Mississippi.

Updated: 6:57 PM Athletes from all over the state, their families, and spectators are expected to attend the Opening Ceremonies for the State Games of Mississippi.

Updated: 6:56 PM Meridian Mayor-elect Percy Bland Thursday announced a plan to prepare for the future, before he takes office.

Posted: 5:07 PM Tribal elections were held by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians this week.

Updated: 6:55 PM Lauderdale County officials say the petition to secure a public vote on a $14 million bond issue did not reach the necessary number of valid signatures.

Updated: 2:44 PM State police say at least one person was killed and dozens were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Louisiana.

Updated: 2:27 PM Doc Braswell has retired for the third time, this time from the EMBDC.

Updated: 11:14 PM The Southern Baptist Convention tackled topics at its annual meeting this week including a broad array of social issues.

Posted: 10:59 AM Neshoba County native Linda Gale Reed will be arraigned Friday on embezzlement charges.

Posted: 6:09 PM A mother and daughter who are accused in having a role in the kidnapping of a Kemper County child both appeared in court Wednesday.

Updated: 7:10 PM A benefit scheduled for June 22 will benefit Lauderdale County sheriff's deputy, Thomas Robinson, and his family.

Updated: 7:03 PM The State Games of Mississippi is underway, and that means thousands of visitors are pouring into Meridian and surrounding areas.

Updated: 7:02 PM The Hamasa Shriners are continuing a long tradition of selling Vidalia onions to benefit a program for children.

Posted: 4:34 PM Meridian police are investigating the armed robbery of a man Tuesday night.

Updated: 7:03 PM The return of the KC-135 aircraft to Meridian is bringing with it the need for more help.

Updated: 10:34 AM One person died in a plane crash at the Newton Municipal Airport Wednesday.

Updated: 11:28 AM State leadership committees for the Mississippi Republican and Democratic parties are staking out opposite positions on Medicaid expansion.

Updated: 11:15 PM The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution calling on all Southern Baptists to report allegations of child abuse to authorities.

Updated: 11:14 PM The Southern Baptist Convention has approved a resolution opposing the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts.

Updated: 7:02 PM The United Way of East Mississippi, Phil Hardin Foundation and the Meridian Rotary Club announced the expansion of the Imagination Library program in Lauderdale County.

Posted: 11:14 PM The latest class of Leadership Lauderdale graduated Tuesday, after completing the 9-month program.

Updated: 8:06 PM The leader of the Mississippi National Guard says the return of the air refueling tankers to Meridian is the best news the guard could have received.

Updated: 6:26 PM A pipeline accident in Jasper County four months ago is the state's costliest inland spill in more than a decade.

Updated: 8:05 PM A prison guard at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility is accused of inappropriate contact with an inmate.

Posted: 4:58 PM The DAV Mobile Service Office will make stops around Mississippi this month.