5 mins ago - Two Lauderdale County students won high honors for their participation in a year-long stock market game and essay competition.

20 mins ago - The head of Southern Co. says no one is happy with cost overruns at a Mississippi power plant, but he defends the project as a long-term investment.

Posted: 3:40 PM - Meridian police say the Cefco on Highway 39 was robbed by force early Tuesday by an unusual suspect.

Updated: 3:01 PM - Update: Meridian police release images of a suspect in the armed robbery and assault of a Meridian store owner.

Posted: 10:31 AM - A woman has reached a lawsuit settlement with a south Mississippi city where she says police arrested her for protesting the BP oil spill, then arrested her again in retaliation for suing.

Updated: 11:35 AM - Two members of the Meridian City Council were ousted in Democratic Primary runoffs.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - The EMBDC awarded School Counts cards to 667 students at Meridian High School.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - The new Meridian Police Department building is complete and will be showcased later this week.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - A new feasibility study for the proposed Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center found strong support from Meridian area leaders.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - A congregation in Sweet Water is in shock after its church building was vandalized.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - The East Central Mississippi Red Cross Chapter is ready to send help to Oklahoma.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - A person with autism, who had been missing for two days, was found Tuesday in Lauderdale County.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - Ronald Turner was chosen to be Meridian Public School's 2013 Parent of the Year.

Updated: 05/20/2013 - An estimated 1,000 bikers cruised the streets of Meridian Monday in the 2013 Run for the Wall.

Posted: 05/20/2013 - Law enforcement will be involved in a training drill at a school later this week.