http://www.meridianstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_006103034.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_006103034.html I-269 appraisal maps complete Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_005233923.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_005233923.html JACKSON (AP) — From voter identification to taxes on cigarettes and hospitals, Mississippi lawmakers face a long list of familiar issues during their three-month session that begins Tuesday. Gov. Haley Barbour is urging the 122 House members and 52 senators to be cautious with public money because of the slumping economy that has caused businesses to slash an estimated 20,000 jobs in the state during the past year. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_005233859.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_005233859.html JACKSON (AP) — Mayor Frank Melton was hospitalized over the weekend with an undisclosed health condition just days after his criminal trial was postponed due to heart problems. The 59-year-old former television executive is accused of violating the civil rights of two people by leading a sledgehammer attack on a duplex he considered a crack house. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_005102215.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_005102215.html Olive Branch officials to show support of hospital Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_004235920.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_004235920.html Mississippi lawmakers begin their 2009 session on Tuesday, and everything they do during their three months at the Capitol will be limited by a lagging economy and a tight budget. ‘‘Adjusting state spending to the reality of state revenue will be a very big issue,’’ said Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who’s beginning his sixth year in office. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:18:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_366102007.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_366102007.html Searchers find body of fisherman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_365103729.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_365103729.html DeSoto Co. officials search for motorist Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:38:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_364104344.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_364104344.html Suggested new names for MUW rolling in Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_361235306.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_361235306.html Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_361103411.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_361103411.html Miss. looking to fill medical examiner job Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:11:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_359101252.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_359101252.html Grenada mill to shutdown during January Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_358103601.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_358103601.html Appeals court upholds conviction in Fen-Phen case Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_357234220.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_357234220.html HERNANDO (AP) — Dressed in jeans, Croc flip-flops, his favorite T-shirt and a hooded sweatshirt, Justin Borek was buried just like he lived. ‘‘Justin was not about the pomp and circumstance of life and that is why he wanted a green burial,’’ said his stepmother, Jennifer Borek of Hernando. ‘‘It was simple and peaceful just like Justin.’’ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_357234300.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_357234300.html A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Carroll County in 2006 by the estate of a woman who died in the back of a sheriff’s deputy’s squad car. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_357161043.html http://www.meridianstar.com/StateNews/local_story_357161043.html Ex-Klansman threatens lawsuit for county contract