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The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to make improvements to the baseball field.

Right now, the rainfall should be spread out long enough where flash flooding should not be a concern, but we'll continue to keep an eye on it.

Dr. Brian Anderson says the inauguration will be a sad day for the United States since the event is not open to the public.

Investigators say they need information in the early morning killing of Jahtarreon Fulgum, 22. The shooting took place at the intersection of Highway 45 and Highway 39 in front of Planet Fitness.

John Rounsaville has been tapped to lead the Mississippi Development Authority.

Randle Jennings becomes the fourth Democrat and fifth person to announce intentions to run for mayor of Meridian

The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $10.2 million in grant funding for multimodal projects throughout the state.

Meridian firefighters respond to a house fire Tuesday afternoon.

The annual baseball matchup between Ole Miss and Mississippi State is canceled for the second year in a row.

Mississippi Blood Services often team with schools to encourage young people to give the gift of life

Steven Daniel Tutor, 42, of Ridgeland, must also register as a sex offender.

There are 2,798 people listed as being in Alabama hospitals right now with COVID-19.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,193 new cases, 51 new deaths and 214 outbreaks at long-term care facilities Tuesday.

Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South will be included in the celebration of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

We look to see partly to mostly cloudy skies on our Tuesday with a chance of scattered showers throughout the day. These showers will stay north of the I-20 corridor during the daytime hours.

The state’s seven-day hospitalization average saw the first drop in numbers since early fall, though some hospitals remain at max capacity.

Meridian police are continuing to investigate the New Year’s Eve shooting at the Uptown Meridian mall.

Mississippi Department of Health has a hotline open 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for any coronavirus-related questions: 877-978-6453.

Volunteers handed out 80 free masks at the Mount Zion A. M. E. Zion Church.

COVID-19 cases continue to spike in parts of Mississippi.

Tomorrow will be your pick day of the week with no shower coming in and temperatures in the upper 50′s and lower 60′s. Our chance for rain picks up on Wednesday night and we will see rain lasting into the weekend.

The group of 9 people from the AmeriCorps NCCC are there to help renovate and repair RV camper pads.

The recently passed Senate Bill 3039 is now in effect, which president of the Board of Supervisors Kyle Rutledge says allows the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors to collect a fee from people filing some civil cases, DUI’s, and misdemeanors.

The museum is one of the most popular-and important- museums in Mississippi.

The Board recently finished up the tour at the West Lauderdale and got a firsthand look at how the district’s 10 million dollar energy efficiency project is going.

The inmate was serving a life sentence for sexual battery.

After a dry and sunny MLK Day, a series of disturbances arriving Tuesday will keep rain chances in the forecast through at least this coming Sunday.

In our latest First Responder we meet Anthony Baquedano. He’s been with the Meridian Fire Department for four years.

The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance held their annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy, but this year the celebration was held virtually.

Southeast High Softball Coach Chris Harper was gone from a 6-month deployment with the Mississippi Air National Guard.