Updated: 12:36 AM Gov. Phil Bryant joined local dignitaries Tuesday in honoring the memory of the late Charles Young, Sr.

Updated: 11:22 PM Meridian's mayor has appointed James Reed, a 35-year law enforcement veteran, to be the city's new police chief.

Posted: 11:54 AM Alabama's tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies is Friday through Sunday.

Posted: 10:53 AM The Mississippi Development Authority is leading a trade mission of businessmen to China.

Updated: 5:23 PM The leaders of Mississippi's two major political parties say they want to compete in a civil manner, even as they draw distinctions between what Democrats and Republicans believe.

Updated: 11:30 AM Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says a voter ID study issued last week misrepresents what's happening in Mississippi.

Updated: 11:36 AM The results of a seismic study of Meridian's Threefoot Building produced mixed results, according to the mayor.

Posted: 3:17 PM Legislative leaders say plans for new district lines for the House and Senate have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Posted: 12:01 PM A town hall meeting for the newly annexed area of Meridian has been scheduled for July 24.

Posted: 10:16 AM There's a vast disparity in fundraising among candidates for Mississippi's Second Congressional District.

Updated: 11:25 PM Chief Justice Bill Waller spoke to the Rotary Club in Meridian Wednesday afternoon.

Posted: 3:22 PM Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says his office has created the Mississippi Foreclosure Prevention Consortium to assist struggling homeowners.

Posted: 10:56 AM Some child care operators in Mississippi say declining subsidies for low-income families are driving them out of business.

Updated: 12:14 PM Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says Mississippi should design its own insurance exchange.

Updated: 11:46 PM There's a new development in the Dollar General controversy in Meridian.

Updated: 6:12 PM Ceara Sturgis is demanding the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum permit a commitment ceremony for her and her lesbian partner.

Updated: 12:59 AM Mississippi's only abortion clinic will be staying open, at least for now.

Updated: 3:16 PM A federal judge in Mississippi has scheduled a trial for October in a lawsuit that claims the Obama Administration's health care law is unconstitutional.

Updated: 2:12 PM Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he's going to keep moving forward with plans for a state-run insurance exchange, despite opposition.

Updated: 10:58 AM A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday afternoon from opponents and advocates of Mississippi's law requiring abortion providers to be OB-GYNs and have hospital admitting privileges.

Posted: 11:02 PM The sheriff in Jasper County has resigned.

Updated: 11:46 PM Mississippi Congressman Gregg Harper is reacting to the Supreme Court's ruling that healthcare reform is constitutional.

Posted: 1:10 PM Hundreds of new laws take effect in Mississippi on Sunday.

Updated: 1:05 PM GOP leaders are pushing to end Alabama's open primary.

Updated: 12:42 AM Meridian's Police Chief has officially retired