- Foul weather threatens areas in N. Mississippi
Areas of Mississippi are under severe thunderstorm watches and warnings this afternoon.
- Man wanted in Ala. killing arrested
CARTHAGE, Miss. a ' A 39-year-old man arrested in Leake County following a tip from a deer hunter will be returned to Alabama to face a murder charge.
- Police ID victim in fatal shooting
The body of a man found dead in Lafayette last week was identified Tuesday. Eric "Blake" Renfrow, 23, of Carthage, Miss., was found shot to death in a field between two businesses in the 1400 block of South ...
- Flood Warnings & Monday River Stages
Flood warnings remain in effect for several area rivers. Here are the lake levels and river stages for Monday.
- Toys gathered for Salvation Army's Angels
Locals gifts of kindness were picked were loaded up on the Salvation Army Truck by Santa Claus and his elves, Mississippi Rice Burners Motorcycle group, at Citizens National Bank on Highway 12 in Kosciusko.
- Still time to give back to those in need for Christmas
Tis the season of giving in Kosciusko and Attala County and there is still time for you to make someone else have a Merry Christmas.
- Banking adds new groups, locations
The Hattiesburg banking industry has taken on a different look this year as new banking locations open and more options become available to Pine Belt consumers.
- Monument Dedicated
A monument was dedicated on the south lawn of the court house in Carthage, Mississippi to the last living Mississippi World War Two recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor on Veteran's Day.
- 'Bilbo to Obama' exhibit in Jackson
20 at the Highlands Gallery of Art, 119 South President St., in Jackson. Meridian native Ellen Bourdeaux is director of the gallery.
- $4M award upheld in malpractice case
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a $4 million award to the family of a woman misdiagnosed with cancer and then given a lethal dose of painkillers.
- Religion News
You can submit your religion briefs to blockridge@themeridianstar.com The briefs are published every Saturday, and must be received every Monday by 5 p.m. in order to be published that Saturday.
- Leslie Criss:These days, settling sounds more fun than moving
"Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine." - Robert C. Gallagher "Change is good.
- Religion News
You can submit your religion briefs to blockridge@themeridianstar.com The briefs are published every Saturday, and must be received every Monday by 5 p.m. in order to be published that Saturday.
- Miss. plants included in Russia's ban on poultry
It's a game of political chicken, and U.S. poultry producers, including four plants in Mississippi, are caught in the middle.
- City inmates will also be driven to Carthage
Leake County will be a new stop for Vicksburg police vans ferrying city prisoners on daily rounds in search of jail space.
- Nearly a dozen arrested on meth charges
Statewide 08/21/08 Nearly a dozen arrested on meth charges Nearly a dozen people are arrested on charges in connection with methamphetamine Thursday.
- KPD arrests several for pot possession
The Kosciusko Police Department is reporting several arrests involving marijuana over the weekend.
- 99th fair attended by thousands
The 99th Annual Central Mississippi Fair organizers saw some 6,000 people pass through their gates during the four days at the Kosciusko Fairgrounds beginning Wednesday, Aug.
- 99th Annual Central Mississippi Fair is here
There's music for everyone at the fair. The sounds of local band, Cain's Fall, can be heard Thursday night at the Central Mississippi Fair Midway.
