The roar is coming back to Meridian High School, and according to Assistant Coach for Wide Receivers Jason Franklin, MHS needs the entire Wildcat family to help make it happen. Coach Franklin is in ...

Meridian Police and Fire departments faced each other on the basketball court Wednesday to prove which agency is the best. The friendly rivalry game took place during the city’s Spring Fling event at ...

Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, wanted the world to see “what they did to my baby.” His body looked monstrous, as if the 14-year-old had absorbed every blow of hate delivered by his killers — ...

Willie Morris has always been one of my favorite writers. I first discovered him when my community college sociology professor gifted me a copy of “North Toward Home” in response to an essay I had ...

With a ceremonial ribbon cutting Thursday, the Lauderdale County School District officially unveiled its long-awaited Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center — a project leaders say represents a ...

Sen. Sampson Jackson II (D-Preston) has retired from the Mississippi Senate after serving District 32 for nearly 30 years. “After 48 and a half years in state government and military, I feel very well ...

The smiling faces of these young turkey hunters and their member hosts and chaperones tell the story. The First Annual Robert Higginbotham Memorial Chapter JAKES Hunt, held this past Saturday in ...

A 75-year-old woman died in a house fire Saturday night in the Whynot community of Lauderdale County, authorities said. According to officials, Dorothy Roberts was found dead inside the home after ...

Students at Northeast High School will have expanded opportunities to improve their workforce credentials thanks to a new grant aimed at easing the cost of testing. Officials with the Community ...

After its archeology collection moved recently to the nearby Two Museums in downtown Jackson, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History made a grim and disturbing discovery. Boxes filled with ...

The Riot of 1871 has the dubious distinction of being called “the bloodiest day Meridian ever saw,” and epitomized the boiling point of post-Civil War racial tensions in the city at the time. Up to 30 ...

The Meridian Public School District Office of Parent and Community Engagement recently recognized its 2026 Parents and Community Partners of the Year, honoring individuals and organizations for their ...