He turned 10 earlier this month.  In “dog years” calculation, if you’re using the old 7:1 ratio that one human year equates ...

Maryon Sillimon is a lifelong resident of Lauderdale County. She grew up in the Lauderdale community and later the Collinsville area. Her fascination with first responders started early from watching ...

I found myself reliving my childhood last week, transported there by the sounds of the bobwhite quail. The bobwhite whistle, with its distinct pattern of a short “Bob” followed by a drawn out “White,” ...

Two months after earning a Master of Science in Nursing degree and becoming a Mississippi State University-Meridian graduate, Dekendrick Rushing stepped into a role few nurses face—caring for the ...

In preparation for the upcoming Festival of the Arts scheduled for Thursday, April 23, students from the Meridian Public School District stepped out of the classroom and into a professional master ...

Residents seeking to run in two special elections this fall can make their campaigns official as the qualifying period for candidates is open through Aug. 20. Special elections were called for ...

Behind the pitching of Nic Laster, Morton held off Northeast Lauderdale 3-2 in Game 1 of their MHSAA Class 4A Baseball playoff series on Thursday night. Game 2 of the series was scheduled for Friday ...

If you recognize the names Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, and Randy Houser, then you know the name “Ken Rainey” can’t be far away. The 86-year-old Meridian native has a name that is ...

A new locally owned bakery is bringing a fresh take on biscuits to downtown Meridian. The East Mississippi Business Development Corporation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, April 15, to ...

A Wayne County native, Josh Hollingshead started his career in corrections. He worked for years in Greene County before moving to Meridian and working at the Lauderdale County Detention Facility.

Zacharie Rigdon never thought a career as an E-911 dispatcher was in his future. The Meridian native went to school to be an Emergency Medical Technician before working at a variety of jobs in the ...

The Community Health Improvement Network (CHIN), the health initiative of The Montgomery Institute, will host an Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, April 28, noon, at North ...