Children and families rang in the New Year a few hours early Tuesday as the Mississippi Children’s Museum-Meridian held its annual Noon Year’s Eve celebration. The festivities included fun DIY ...

The Meridian City Council is expected to vote Tuesday to ratify an emergency sewer repair on Second Street. In a work session, City Attorney Will Simmons said railroad employees noticed some ...

As a new year rapidly approaches and brings with it cause for celebration, Meridian and Lauderdale County residents are preparing to mark the occasion with bursts of fireworks. Fireworks, for many ...

A Toomsuba woman was killed Tuesday in a shooting in the Lauderdale community, according to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Ward Calhoun said Metro Ambulance alerted E-911 ...

The Choctaw Area Council kick-offs its Friends of Scouting Campaign with its 17th Annual Eagle Club Recognition Breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Visits from Santa Claus, colorful Christmas lights and festive activities have dominated Meridian and Lauderdale County as the community celebrates the Christmas holiday. Hundreds of visitors come ...

One person was injured and one arrested in a shooting Wednesday in Lauderdale County. In a text message, Sheriff Ward Calhoun said deputies responded to a 911 call about a shooting in the roadway ...

Florida State University professor Davis Houck and his students collaborated with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on the new marker, which also notes that Meredith was shot ...

Joseph Spinks, 50, has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. The two survivors of the shooting have been transferred to Jackson, and both are in critical condition.

Incoming Senator Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, has released the committee assignments for his conference ahead of the start of the 119th Congress on January 3rd. When ...

More information about homestead exemptions is available on the county website, lauderdalecounty.org, Hodges said, and her staff are available to help. Residents can reach the Tax Assessor’s ...

Restoration, reconciliation and remembrance are all words that come to mind quite often for me when sitting in a church sanctuary, especially in the moments leading up to Communion. Thus, I did ...