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Every now and then a Mississippi recording artist comes along and hits the big time.

Gotta have Faith? Coty Inc. hopes consumers will head to mass market beauty counters this October: That's when Faith Hill, the multiplatinum country and pop star, is entering new territory with her eponymous first fragrance.

Today MDOT was back out working on a huge sinkhole that appeared on highway 49 between Star and Piney Woods in Rankin County yesterday.

U.S. 49's southbound lanes should be reopened today after a section of collapsed road is repaired.

Southbound U.S. 49 lanes near Star remain closed at this hour because of a collapse in the road affecting both lanes.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol said a sinkhole has caused a portion of Highway 49 in Rankin County to collapse on Wednesday.

One of Mississippi's oldest children's help organizations is considering relocating its headquarters from Jackson to Star.

One of Mississippi's oldest children's help organizations is considering relocating its headquarters from Jackson to Star.

Special to The Star Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus will host an Open House on Monday for prospective students or anyone interested in learning about its educational opportunities.

Gloria Grantham doesn't know how she'll bear having to part with one of her two pit bulls, Stormy and Star.

PHOTO BY FREDIE CARMICHAEL / THE MERIDIAN STAR Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant welcomes former Gov.

Lakeland drives demand in district By Justin Fritscher justin.fritscher@rankinledger.com Melanie Thortis Rankin Ledger Houses are being built as far as the eye can see in the Deer Park subdivision off Hugh Ward ...

The Brandon Police Department, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol and Rankin County Sheriff's Department are working to reconstruct the events that led to a fatal crash that killed two on I-20 Wednesday.

Gracie, 5, played happily in the dirt Thursday, apparently unmindful that her daddy is never coming home.

Heavy storms that moved through the area Tuesday evening left a path of destruction across some parts of the state.

"I want to go somewhere I can play right away, somewhere that I can make an impact," said one of the top JUCO prospects in Mississipi.