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Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Putting a building on the National Historic Registry is a little more complicated than one would imagine, and at September 22nd’s Lunch and Learn, citizens were informed about the process.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The wait is almost over. The renovation of Ellis Theater is nearly complete, and with the end in sight means a release of all the headliners that will be performing.
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Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors voted to opt out of the state’s medical marijuana program, but citizens got the issue on the ballot in November.
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Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
September 19-25 is National Rail Safety Week.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 11:22 AM CDT
|By Tom Williams
The Bailey Haunted Firehouse returns Friday, Sept. 30.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Both the Meridian City Council and Meridian Police Department have agreed on a plan to assist MPSD.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:53 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The shelves of local hospitals have been struggling to keep the shelves full with blood, and Mississippi Blood Services is working hard to keep up.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The money will provide upgrades and improvements for water service.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Black women are taking on the task of teaching and changing the lives of young black women and girls.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Our community is suffering from an overpopulation of pets, and the Lauderdale County Animal Shelter is doing its best to do something about it.
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Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The Max is giving an opportunity for young teens to get into different types of art once a month through its MAXCreates program.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Meridian Museum of Art and Anderson Regional Cancer Center are teaming up to benefit cancer patients.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Southeast Band program receives a donation of three brand new instruments in honor of the previous band director.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The money is being used to inform people why they should donate organs and tissues.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
ECCC and Neshoba Central are offering a new program to prepare students for the workforce.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
The Mississippi Sheriff’s Association announced that it will take donations of bottled water and deliver them to Jackson on Sept. 9.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 2:35 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Meridian’s only public golf course is in the process of receiving a makeover.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Tynisha Jackson
Local law enforcement officials were shown appreciation for the work they do in our community.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Avoiding roads covered in the rain, slowing down, and being attentive are ways to keep yourself and roadways safe.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
There is a blood shortage across the nation, and a local organization wants to do something about it.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 9:09 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
VFW Post 12124 honors local services for their help in locating the F-4 jet to the East Mississippi Veterans Memorial Park.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Grace Family Medical Clinic has opened in Newton, MS, providing a service that takes a step back in time.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
A group in Clarke County that is dedicated to helping people still needs help with donations.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
It’s been nearly two weeks since students returned to Clarkdale’s campus and for some, it means adapting.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Corvette club members gathered together to caravan to the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
VFW said thanks for escort of F-4 Phantom back home.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
A lunch and learn session focused on Meridian’s civil rights landmarks and how we can save and restore them.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
An odd find at a Meridian restaurant has sparked a lot of interest on the internet. It was an orange lobster at the Red Lobster.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Lauderdale County School District asked for a tax increase.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 9:08 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Emma Delaney is an ambitious 7-year-old that never says no to a big task.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
The Meridian Symphony Orchestra is preparing for its 62nd season.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Upgrades and renovations have the greenlight following Tuesday's passage of the school bond issue.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
More than 100 people showed up to pay tribute to the former Kemper County Sheriff 25 years after he was killed in the line of duty.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Lauderdale County students will return to school this week for a new year, however, damage caused by storms last school year remains.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams and Sydney Wicker
The Neshoba County Fair kicked off Friday morning.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
Crain became the first Miss Hospitality from Hernando in the program's 73-year history.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 8:36 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
The 72nd annual Choctaw Indian Fair started Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Healing Harmonies is a one-of-a-kind program in the state of Mississippi. It focuses on using music to assist dementia patients.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By WTOK Staff
Students are blasting off into the world of STEM.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 11:55 AM CDT
|By Tom Williams
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department is looking to hire new detention officers and deputies.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Tynisha Jackson
Executive Director, Liz Wilson says goodbye to MCM-Meridian but leaves behind a legacy that no one will ever forget.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Elizabeth Jackson
The MAX hosted a Christmas in July event as a part of their 1st Saturday events.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
It was an emotional and special day Friday for a local tow truck operator who lost his father in an accident four years ago.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By Tom Williams
Citizens in the town of Butler will now have a safe location to go when bad weather strikes.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 6:54 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Americans For Prosperity lowered gas prices at Cox Chevron in Forest for a couple of hours Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
Several students from Kemper County High School are headed to Chicago to compete at the Future Business Leaders of America Conference.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 9:41 PM CDT
|By Elizabeth Jackson
Pastor Cora Lee Cole becomes the first woman to lead Little Hope Missionary Baptist Church in its 142-year history.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By Elizabeth Jackson
Singers and songwriters from all over the state of Mississippi made their way to the Queen City.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 9:30 PM CDT
|By Elizabeth Jackson
A sewer line on B Street must be repaired before paving can begin on Sela Ward Parkway.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Ross McLeod
The Mississippi Architectural trust hosts a Lunch and Learn for citizens to come and learn about the historic buildings here in Meridian.