Updated: 4:26 PM Clarke County residents affected by Hurricane Isaac now have their own Disaster Recovery Center.

Updated: 12:36 AM AT&T and city officials are encouraging young people to not text and drive.

Updated: 12:43 AM The Meridian City Council is expected to allocate an additional $100,000 in its next budget for special projects.

Posted: 10:24 AM Alabama's governor went to Washington this week to try to secure more money for tornado recovery in Tuscaloosa.

Posted: 10:18 AM Officials are letting Democrats put a different nominee in south Mississippi's 4th District congressional race.

Posted: 6:20 PM With state budget hearings set to get underway next week, one expected part of the financial conversation will be the debate over whether to expand the state's Medicaid program.

Updated: 11:54 PM Lauderdale County may be interested in using the federal court space in Meridian.

Posted: 11:00 AM Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is once again in federal prison after losing his appeal on bribery and corruption charges.

Updated: 12:00 AM Meridian Public Works has begun a major paving project in the city.

Updated: 11:58 PM The federal judiciary says it will close the historic federal courthouse in Meridian.

Updated: 6:29 PM The latest version of the Meridian City Council's proposal for next year's budget does not include a tax increase.

Updated: 10:49 AM State election commissioners have delayed a decision on whether to let Democrats replace their nominee in south Mississippi's 4th Congressional District.

Updated: 6:34 PM When work on the next state budget begins in late September, leaders will still face monetary constraints.

Updated: 11:19 PM City officials Monday broke ground for a new fire station in Meridian.

Updated: 11:22 AM State officials say Alabama state troopers have issued 14 citations under the new state law banning texting and driving.

Posted: 11:22 AM Mississippi officials say an accounting glitch prevented state revenue collections from matching the revenue estimate for the month of August.

Updated: 11:10 PM Meridian City Council plans a one and a half mill increase for the 2013 fiscal year.

Posted: 10:13 AM Mississippi Democrats have chosen two new nominees to challenge Republicans Gregg Harper and Steven Palazzo.

Posted: 6:15 PM A Mississippi woman is the oldest delegate to the Democratic National Convention,

Posted: 5:47 PM Child care operators are complaining about Mississippi's plan to install fingerprint scanners to check in and out children who benefit from federally-subsidized vouchers.

Updated: 11:41 PM The city of York, Ala., is being sued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

Posted: 11:31 AM Mississippi's Joint Legislative Budget Committee meets Sept. 17-20 to hear spending requests from state agency directors.

Updated: 9:27 PM The Meridian City Council is looking to recoup some of the cost overruns in the city hall renovation project.

Updated: 9:29 PM Lauderdale County Schools are requesting $600,000 more than this year, and taxes must go up to meet the need.

Updated: 11:06 AM Residents of Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River counties are eligible for individual assistance for damage related to Hurricane Isaac.