Updated: 10:34 PM Mississippi officials continue to monitor the status of a local missionary overseas.

Updated: 9:38 PM Groups are coming out in support and opposition to a move by Governor Phil Bryant to add the magnolia state in a federal lawsuit against President Obama's immigration plan.

Updated: 12:34 AM A big Celebration of Freedom is planned for the City of Decatur and ECCC for Satuday, November 10th.

Updated: 12:34 AM A couple in the small town of Union, Mississippi is calling for justice after allegedly being shot at by their former neighbors.

Posted: 12:25 PM A Florida couple will endow five leadership scholarships at the University of Mississippi.

Updated: 12:33 AM The United States Navy turns 237 on Saturday, and Naval installations celebrate the milestone today.

Posted: 10:50 AM Mississippi's 4th District Cong. Steven Palazzo faces three challengers Nov. 6.

Posted: 10:19 AM House Speaker Philip Gunn says education is a recurring theme at the town meetings he has held across Mississippi this week.

Updated: 11:49 PM A local woman was arrested while on a mission trip overseas.

Updated: 11:34 PM Local teens took part in an annual night of prayer on Thursday.

Updated: 11:35 PM Improvements are being made to Meridian's Highland Park and Dumont Plaza.

Updated: 11:18 AM Young people wanting to be part of The Nutcracker presentation in Meridian this year may audition Sunday, Oct. 21.

Updated: 11:37 PM Lauderdale County supervisors and officials with the city of Meridian are asking the Mississippi secretary of state to allow abandoned property that the state owns locally to be put up for bid.

Posted: 4:57 PM Multi-County Community Service Agency is one step closer to getting a new home.

Posted: 4:41 PM An employee of East Mississippi Correctional Facility has been arrested following an investigation.

Posted: 2:47 PM A mall job fair will be held Oct. 24 at Bonita Lakes Mall.

Updated: 11:36 PM A new project with the Meridian Housing Authority will help current public housing residents reach the dream of becoming homeowners.

Posted: 12:02 PM GE Aviation says it will start the hiring process at its Ellisville plant in November.

Updated: 11:40 AM Gov. Phil Bryant says the 2010 federal health care overhaul is slowing Mississippi's economy.

Updated: 10:57 AM Mississippi child care operators are again protesting a plan for some parents to use finger scans to sign their children in and out.

Posted: 10:27 AM A 32-year-old man was arrested for possession of child pornography after his lost cellphone was recovered at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson.

Updated: 12:00 AM The search continues for a man police say attempted to kidnap a teenage girl over the weekend.

Posted: 10:58 PM MDOT has awarded a sizable grant to the city of Meridian.

Updated: 12:00 AM Locals are gearing up for the performance of "Cats."

Updated: 11:59 PM Mississippi's lieutenant governor talked to a Meridian audience about jobs, taxes and education.