Author: Staff Report

Kemper County authorities say they have captured a suspect from Meridian accused in a double murder. Kemper County Sheriff James Moore says Cedric Rogers was taken into custody Friday morning on Kemper Springs Road. Meridian police say Rogers is accused in the shooting deaths of Talimon... Read More.

Kenneth Dewayne Williams, 45, of Meridian, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 95 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine,... Read More.

Two Mississippi-licensed physicians and two Mississippi-licensed registered nurses were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their roles in a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans and their respective family members, as well as private... Read More.

Around 300,000 Mississippi adults do not have health insurance and are not eligible for Medicaid. That's where 'Mississippi Cares' aims to make a change. It's not Obama Care and it's not an expansion of Medicaid. It's a new health care proposal that just might benefit... Read More.

Mississippi voters can start casting absentee ballots for the Aug. 6 party primaries for governor and other statewide, regional, legislative and county offices. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says circuit clerks began accepting absentee ballots Monday. People may vote absentee for several reasons, including if they... Read More.