Updated: 11:03 PM Local insurance agent Percy Bland is gearing up to lead the Queen City for the next four years.

Posted: 10:32 AM The lawyer for a Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to the president and others has entered a not guilty plea for his client.

Posted: 10:24 PM Marion Mayor Elvis Hudson was elected to a third term Tuesday, and voters selected from a long list of aldermen candidates.

Posted: 10:17 PM James Young wins a close race in Philadelphia. And voters decide the issue of alcohol sales in the city.

Posted: 9:50 PM Here's a look at the contested Meridian City Council races Tuesday.

Updated: 3:15 PM Insurance agent Percy Bland has defeated incumbent Cheri Barry in the Meridian mayor's race.

Updated: 5:27 PM Despite who the winners are in Tuesday's elections, some voters in Meridian are calling for changes.

Updated: 8:09 AM Three Meridian City Council members attended their next to last meeting on Tuesday morning.

Updated: 12:18 PM Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says American education started to decline in quality when mothers started working outside the home.

Updated: 12:32 PM Polls are open till 7 p.m. Tuesday for municipal voters to cast ballots across Mississippi. Winners take office July 1.

Posted: 6:56 PM Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said his office will have election observers in about 20 cities Tuesday, including Meridian.

Posted: 11:35 AM The director of the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Medical Center in Jackson says negative publicity is no longer deserved.

Updated: 5:16 AM Two candidates running for city council have different methods for dealing with an ongoing issue.

Posted: 4:06 PM Former Birmingham mayor from prison: `I'm dying.'

Posted: 3:59 PM Alabama Democratic Party delays election of new chair.

Updated: 12:29 AM It's down to the wire for candidates seeking to lead the Queen City for the next four years.

Updated: 12:29 AM Two candidates running for City Council are sharing how they plan to make a difference.

Posted: 3:04 PM Officials: Call center wider than health overhaul.

Updated: 12:01 AM Meridian's mayoral debate results in the candidates making serious allegations against the others, including unpaid taxes by one particular candidate.

Updated: 12:02 AM No topic was off limits during Thursday night's mayoral debate.

Updated: 12:02 AM The Democratic Party and its nominee for mayor of Meridian request federal election monitors.

Updated: 10:57 PM It wasn't exactly a political endorsement, but a city employees union showed its support for Mayor Cheri Barry Wednesday.

Posted: 10:48 AM Gulf Coast attorney Patricia Willis has won the state House of Representatives seat vacated by the death of Rep. Jessica Upshaw.

Updated: 10:35 AM An Alabama lawmaker says he'll try again next time to eliminate the sales tax on groceries.

Updated: 9:50 AM Quitman residents turned out to watch and listen as mayoral candidates debated.