Politics

The 4.5 mile project will include grading, paving and building two new lanes.

The runoff is Tuesday, April 27.

Here is everything you need to know about Tuesday's democratic primary election for mayor of Meridian. If you are registered to vote in the city of Meridian, then you will be able to cast a ballot in this election.

Gov. Tate Reeves spoke to CNN Sunday, saying Americans should decide what’s best for their families.

Democratic mayoral candidate Randle Jennings said he decided to run for mayor of the city of Meridian because there is a disconnect between government and family.

Some of the legislation that sparked the most controversy didn’t survive.

Mayor Percy Bland said he's running for re-election to continue the progress he’s made over the last eight years.

Any bill passed and signed by the governor will go into effect July 1.

The latest report on vaccinations shows 482,783 people in the state are fully vaccinated and 1,231,525 doses have been administered in total.

The order affects capacity at indoor venues for college and K-12 events.

Democratic mayoral candidate Tyrone Johnson said he's running for mayor of Meridian because he wants to bring in new jobs and open up opportunities.

Polls are open until 7 p.m.

Mississippi has continued to see a gradual decrease in COVID-19 cases since Reeves let the mask mandate expire Mar. 3.

We continue highlighting candidates in Meridian's Democrat mayoral primary.

The city of Meridian has extended the facemask mandate to Apr. 30, 2021.

Mississippi lawmakers are working out the details on the last remaining bills of the 2021 session this week.

Lawmakers have passed H.B. 1135, which would allow licensed package store retailers to deliver alcoholic beverages to customers.

The state of Alabama has extended its state income tax filing deadline to match the federal date of May 17, 2021.

Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith have joined Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth to introduce legislation that would establish Chicago’s Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, the site of Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955, as a national historic site.

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch was also one of several attorneys general who asked Biden to resume the Keystone Pipeline but to no avail.

U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November’s presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden.

McCutcheon declined to release the names of any of the members due to privacy, but said he would reach out to them to see if they wanted their names to be shared.

Some lawmakers are seeking to resurrect the issue of a state lottery.

Chief Cyrus Ben congratulated Deb Haaland on her confirmation to be U.S Interior Secretary.

House Bill 1439, which passed the House in February, would phase out the state income tax while raising the sales tax from 7% to 9.5%.

Garland will now inherit a Justice Department embattled by a turbulent era under Trump.

City leaders in Meridian are seeking another $100,000 to tear down 20 to 25 more abandoned and condemned homes and buildings.

You won’t need a prescription for over-the-counter drugs containing pseudoephedrine next year in Mississippi after a new bill cleared the House Tuesday.

In an interview Sunday night with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was repeatedly asked if he believed the election of President Joe Biden was ‘fair’.

The California Democrat’s suit was filed Friday in federal court in Washington.