Updated: 11:34 PM The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors has approved funds to begin construction of an addition to the Agri-Center.

Updated: 11:51 AM UPDATE: Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant named former Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin to lead the state Parole Board.

Posted: 10:42 AM Gov. Phil Bryant is having a news conference Monday to announce his pick to lead the Mississippi Parole Board.

Posted: 12:37 PM Several new members have been appointed to the state College Board in Mississippi.

Updated: 6:25 PM A heated debate over a workers' compensation bill turned into a political cat fight outside the Mississippi House chamber.

Updated: 11:14 PM Utility regulators say Mississippi Power Co. may continue to build its Kemper County coal-fired power plant, at least for now.

Posted: 10:28 AM Mississippi House members now favor changes to the state's workers' compensation system after previously voting against them.

Posted: 5:38 PM Lauderdale County supervisors have accepted bids for a new horse barn, but won't meet again until mid-April.

Updated: 12:22 AM Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall says east Mississippi will be ready when the economy gets back on track.

Updated: 12:26 AM Friday is the last day Mississippi homeowners may apply for homestead exemption this year.

Updated: 12:28 AM A proposal to relaunch an animal control advisory board in Meridian is facing some hurdles.

Updated: 10:39 AM State utility regulators will meet Friday in Jackson to consider issuing a temporary certificate sought by Mississippi Power Co. to continue work at its Kemper County plant.

Updated: 12:04 AM The woman who was given a ticket by an animal control officer says the matter has been dropped.

Posted: 11:17 AM A legal challenge to Gov. Haley Barbour's partial veto of a 2009 appropriations bill for the Highway Patrol has been dismissed.

Updated: 10:33 AM State utility regulators have asked Mississippi Power Co. and the Sierra Club to submit proposals on how to proceed with the Kemper County coal-fired power plant.

Posted: 10:11 AM A candidate for U.S. Senate spoke to a gathering of Meridian Tea Party members Tuesday night.

Posted: 6:23 PM The Mississippi Legislature is working on a bill that would give a financial break to businesses paying the inventory tax.

Posted: 11:06 AM The Mississippi Senate has passed its first version of budget bills.

Posted: 6:36 PM A court hearing for a woman cited for interfering with a Meridian animal control officer over an injured dog is set for later this week.

Posted: 10:33 AM Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant expressed his sorrow at the deaths of two college students in the state over the weekend.

Updated: 11:58 PM A memorial service was held Friday afternoon for former Meridian mayor, Al Rosenbaum.

Posted: 1:54 PM The leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was recognized by the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Updated: 12:16 PM Environmental organizations have asked regulators and the state Supreme Court to stop construction at Mississippi Power Company's $2.7 billion coal power plant in Kemper County.

Posted: 10:49 AM The Mississippi Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps.

Updated: 6:47 PM A 61-year-old Mississippi man was executed Thursday for the slaying of a woman, who disappeared from her workplace in Biloxi in 1995.