A Meridian man was convicted this week of sex crimes against a juvenile. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 35-year-old Gary Rush was found guilty of sexual battery and two counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes by…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department that occurred on Friday on Poplar Springs Drive in Meridian. A deputy with the sheriff’s department was attempting to initiate a traffic stop on…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating separate officer-involved shootings in the state -- one in Greene County and the other in Meridian. In Greene County, the Sheriff's Office was involved in a pursuit when a deputy was struck by the…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department that happened early this morning on Brown Street in Meridian. The incident happened about 5:45 a.m. Initial reports indicate that Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department was…
After a nine game win streak the greyhounds season comes up short with a tough 35-23 loss to Meridian in the first round. Watch the HIGHLIGHTS courtesy…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Meridian Police Department that happened about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday near Bonita Lakes Drive. Meridian Police officers responded to a call of a person barricaded inside a residence when the…
Holly Brand's performance of "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill earned her a three-chair turn on "The Voice" on Monday night. The former Miss Mississippi contestant from Meridian was an immediate choice of Kelly Clarkson. Blake Shelton was the only coach…
Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday approved a request for assistance from the state of Florida as Hurricane Ian is making its way north through that state. Approximately 20 soldiers and airmen of the Mississippi National Guard from Meridian and Gulfport…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A police officer killed on duty in Mississippi earlier this month is being remembered there and in his Alabama hometown as a person willing to serve any community where he worked. A memorial service was held Thursday in…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that the suspect in the shooting of a police officer in Meridian has been arrested. News outlets are reporting that Dante Marquez Bender was taken into custody in Ackerman, which is about 2…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A man has been arrested for allegedly digging up a grave at a cemetery in Mississippi. Meridian Police Sgt. Heather Luebbers said officers responded Christmas Eve to a call about two men walking around a cemetery…
Aceon Ja'shun Hopkins, 20, who escaped custody while at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, is back in custody in Meridian. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Hopkins turned himself in to a family…
MERIDIAN (AP) — Three people are dead and an infant wounded after a shooting in Meridian. The gunfire happened Tuesday afternoon at a home on 17th Street, Meridian police said. Officers found that two of the men had been shot…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A large New Orleans-based health system with hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi plans a merger that will deepen its presence in Mississippi. Ochsner Health and Rush Health Systems said in a news release Thursday that officials…
On the hardwood, Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs playing their final regular season game on Sophomore Night, hosting a strong Meridian team. Meridian-57 MGCCC- 54 Lady Bulldogs start their run through the Region 23 Tournament on Wednesday.
MERIDIAN, MISS. (AP) — Three current police officers in Meridian, Mississippi and one former officer in the same department are charged with theft and embezzlement of public money, according to federal indictments that were unsealed Wednesday. The four were indicted…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Police say a judge has been shot and critically wounded outside a courthouse in Mississippi. WTOK-TV reports that Chancery Judge Charlie Smith was shot Monday morning outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse in downtown Meridian. Meridian Police…
Nothing is easy at this point of the high school basketball season, but still Biloxi’s quarterfinal matchup feels more like a championship-level opponent. Tonight, the Indians playing host to Meridian in a battle of the two teams with the fewest…
Gulfport Admirals hosting Meridian in their regular season finale, perhaps two teams that could meet up in the playoffs. Meridian wins 61-50.
After starting the season with a record of 12-1, the Mississippi Gulf Coast men’s basketball team is just 3-3 in its last six games. That’s what makes it such a good time to play Meridian. The visiting Eagles come in…
The last time Gulfport played host to Meridian that didn’t go so well. Two weeks ago today, the Admirals lost to the Wildcats by 24 in Bert Jenkins Gymnasium. As fate would have it, those same two teams got together…
In the three years Ron Norman was the head boys basketball coach at Pascagoula he led the Panthers to the state tournament in Jackson all three years. Now, he’s the first year head coach of arguably the best team in…
Through 11 games so far this year, the Gulfport boys basketball team is pretty well battle-tested, having played seven teams at least three games over .500. Tonight, the Admirals faced their stiffest competition yet. 7-4 Gulfport hosted 10-0 Meridian, trying…
Meridian police are looking for a man involved in a domestic altercation that led to the shooting of a six-year-old child in a car seat. The shooting occurred around 11:40 this morning. Meridian police say the toddler was in the…