Lauderdale County News

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:01 p.m. Central High School senior Kelsie Gean clearly remembers the time last school year when her cell phone fell out of her purse, landing her in in-school suspension for a day.

What started out as a fund-raiser for area homemaker clubs has evolved into a weekend extravaganza - with hints of a social gathering.

Clad in blue and white t-shirts that read "Justice For Children," a group of protesters waited patiently through a Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday for their opportunity to speak.

Meridian Police said three Meridian men are currently being held in the Lauderdale County Jail after being formally charged Tuesday with the shooting deaths of two men over the weekend.

Criminal cases of all types, from bad checks to murders, are being reviewed by the Lauderdale County Grand Jury this week.

A Russell woman was arrested and ordered by a Lauderdale County judge Monday afternoon to never own horses or cattle after a hearing regarding her alleged treatment of seven horses formerly in her care.

Within about 14 hours of each other, two men were shot and killed in Meridian. It is not clear, however, if the two murders are related.

Detectives with the Meridian Police Department are trying to unravel the details behind a mid-morning shooting Friday that left one man dead in his car.

A severe storm, expected to be near Martin and Collinsville in northwest Lauderdale County by 2:55 p.m., is capable of producing a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

JACKSON - The Mississippi Supreme Court has asked trial judges why they have not ruled on post-conviction claims of nine death row inmates.

Parents have been charged in Lauderdale County with the abuse of their twin babies.

Preliminary autopsy results just released through officials with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department stated Larry Chapman, who died in a mobile home fire this weekend, died of smoke inhalation.

A case of alleged animal abuse in Lauderdale County has led to the seizure of horses.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com A Clarke County man died Friday night in a mobile home fire that occurred at about 10:50 p.m. at the Valley Road Mobile Home Park outside Meridian.

By Becky Gillette Mississippi Business Journal How did a farm boy from Kewanee, Mississippi, a Lauderdale County town near the Alabama border with a population of approximately 12 to 15, grow up to be president of the largest, most prestigious organization in the world for petroleum engineers? William "Bill" M. Cobb, who received his B.S. and M.S.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com When you spend 27 years of your life, putting that life on the line for others, it is nice to be recognized for that dedication and work.

Wind Chill: 46 F Font Size: Some local students got a chance to learn a little lesson in civics Friday, and learn about how adults vote.

Investigators in Lauderdale County believe groups of thieves have targeted homes without alarm systems, in recent weeks.

In the hopes of benefitting from a predicted upswing in the use of rail in Mississippi, Lauderdale County has joined five other counties in creating the Regional Railroad Authority of East Mississippi.

Disability Rights Mississippi and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mississippi Youth Justice Project are suing Lauderdale County over conditions in the county's 30-bed juvenile detention center.