WLBT-TV Jackson - Sat Nov 07
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for a new Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton County.
Groundbreaking marks hallowed ground for vetsMeridian Star - Thu Nov 05
Sticking up from the red dirt were several shovels with hard hats resting on top of them.
Breaking ground on vets cemeteryMeridian Star - Wed Nov 04
This morning state and local officials will dig into the Mississippi clay of Newton County with gold-colored shovels marking the official groundbreaking for the "Arlington of the South," the Mississippi Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.
40 p.m.) Murder updatesMeridian Star - Tue Nov 03
Officials with the Meridian Police Department just released information saying three men have been charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of Jerome Hearn and Stanley Mason.
Students Team with Web of SupportWTOK-TV Meridian - Tue Nov 03
Soldiers who are serving in Iraq are being remembered by the folks back home. Members of the 155th Brigade Combat team left for Iraq earlier this year.
Decatur recognizes Frances H. Jordan as Citizen of YearMeridian Star - Mon Nov 02
The event will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. in the East Central Community College Cafeteria.
04 a.m.) ATV FatalMeridian Star - Mon Nov 02
Hundreds of people at a Jefferson Davis County race track watched as a man died after crashing his four-wheeler. Jefferson Davis Coroner Greg Blackwell told the Clarion-Ledger that 31-year-old Albert Wooten of Brandon was riding the all-terrain vehicle during a solo time trial Sunday at the Finishline Dragstrip west of Prentiss.
Mash Opens TonightMeridian Star - Thu Oct 29
The "Bonwit" sisters perform "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" during this scene from the East Central Community College dinner theater production of the comedy "M*A*S*H," by Tim Kelly.
Barry Reaches Out to NeighborsWTOK-TV Meridian - Tue Oct 13
Bridge building was one of the main themes of Cheri Barry's campaign for mayor of Meridian.
Navy to honor civil rights martyr Medgar EversWMC-FM - Mon Oct 12
The widow of slain civil-rights pioneer Medgar Evers fought tears Friday as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, announced he's naming a new Navy supply ship for Evers' late husband.
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