Lauderdale County News Archives

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.

According to national statistics, more than 14 million school-age children are on their own after school.

The United Way of East Mississippi's annual Day of Caring brought scores of employees to non-profit agencies across Lauderdale County Friday, to lend a helping hand.

11. Another suspect is being sought. The robbery took place in the 1600 block of 15th Street and only minor injuries were reported.

A former NFL player, living in Lauderdale County, has been arrested in a kidnapping and sexual battery case.

Meridian Activity Center is a non-profit community center. Our instructors are paid by the city of Meridian on an hourly basis, depending on the number of students signed up for their class.

While curbside garbage pickup sounds fine up front, the dumpsters have benefits some county citizens may have failed to consider.

A man linked to six rapes in Mississippi has now been tied through a DNA database to the August rape of an 87-year-old New Iberia woman, authorities said Thursday.

Crowds of elementary and middle school students will be walking the streets and sidewalks of Meridian this morning - some long after the first bell has rung.

Several weeks after approving it, Lauderdale County supervisors have yet to advertise for bids for curbside garbage pickup.

Marriages The Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk's Office issued the following marriage licenses the last week: Wael Ahmed Salem and Sarah Amanda Ward Bradley James Luse and Lauren Michelle Olmstead William Shannon Culpepper and Amanda Michelle May Aaron Thomas Brown and Lisa Diane Lott Charles William Fisher and Allison Mae Hamrick Anthony Clay Goss ...

Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry said Friday that the town of Marion has officially paid off its debt to the city of Meridian, but neither of the mayors would say how much it was.