Updated: 12:03 AM Newton Elementary School in Newton celebrated its academic success Thursday.

Updated: 2:49 PM Hiwannee Water Association has lifted its precautionary Boil Water Notice.

Posted: 2:34 PM Eric Dean is charged with a burglary that happened in Wayne County.

Updated: 12:03 AM The demand for Thanksgiving assistance from Wesley House has more than tripled this year.

Posted: 11:49 AM Oil giant BP says it has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in a wide-ranging settlement with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted: 11:38 AM The Mississippi Department of Revenue has found mistakes in 36,000 homestead exemption filings.

Updated: 11:30 AM The Mississippi College Board has approved a request from its two largest universities to impose a $50-a-semester fee on their students.

Posted: 3:03 AM Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in a local neighborhood.

Updated: 11:45 PM Local authorities says they have dealt with numerous DUI cases this year.

Updated: 11:46 PM One Meridian school hosted a family literacy night on Wednesday for students and parents.

Updated: 11:46 PM Former jailed missionary Candi Dunlap, and her husband, Marc, recount their experience in Macedonia.

Updated: 11:45 PM Recording artist Kim Hill will headline a benefit concert for the Boys and Girls Club.

Updated: 11:47 PM A couple of artists were invited to spend time sharing their craft with students at Northwest Middle School.

Updated: 5:39 PM Hilda Stuart has published a book of her photography that spans decades, and features Neshoba County and her famous son, Marty.

Posted: 5:20 PM The Lauderdale County Tourism Commission is now working on new ways to get better information out to tourists.

Posted: 5:04 PM Robbie Jarman of Meridian is a hero in more ways than one.

Updated: 4:26 PM The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department now says Robert Marsh, Jr., has located and is unharmed.

Updated: 6:04 PM National Transportation Safety Board investigators headed to Jackson early Wednesday to inspect the wreckage at a house where a small plane crashed, killing the three people aboard the plane and igniting a huge fire.

Updated: 11:44 PM As police in Meridian continue efforts to solve recent crimes, once again officials are making a plea to the public to share information that could lead to arrests.

Updated: 1:17 AM Now for the first time publicly, Candi and Marc Dunlap are sharing the story of a mission trip to Macedonia that ended in a nightmare.

Updated: 1:17 AM A local civic organization presented its annual award to someone heavily involved in helping others.

Updated: 11:07 PM This past weekend a young man from mobile Alabama made a stop in meridian to show off his singing and writing abilities.

Posted: 5:54 PM Almost all of the people injured in the crash of a school bus and car Monday have been released from the hospital.

Updated: 1:16 AM Mayor Cheri Barry and the Meridian Police Department held a press conference this afternoon to address the recent spike in crime.

Updated: 1:15 AM Four area school districts were recognized for their success by the Mississippi School Boards Association.