Marriages
The Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk’s Office issued the following marriage licenses the last week:
Joshua Lynn Sande and Stephanie Elizabeth Dawkins
David Christopher Elert and Kimberly Vanessa Rogers
Marcos Sanchez and Mirna Elizabeth Lopez
Lawson Pope Spruiell and Amanda Leigh Lacoste
Kevin O'Neal Lewis Jr. and Sharlene Antionette Ruffin
Jonathan William Marks and Sherilyn Mae Powers
Zachary Barrett Davis and Amanda Kathrin Burnside
Joshua Brendan Cottrill and Stephanie Rochelle Reeves
Brock Wayne Chaney and Brittney Nicole Harper
John Randolph Smith and Crystal Renee' Carlisle
Steven Damone Dean and Geraldine Wilson
Gregory Larkin and Delene Grace
William Adrienne Winkfield and Brittney Tierra Jones
Mark Anthony Rainwater and Deanna Lynne Hilliard
Michael Travis Haygood and Kristen Danielle Price
John Andrew Allen and Lisa Richelle Edwards
Jason Andrew Collier and Marian Renae Pugh
Applicants seeking a marriage license must first obtain a blood test and file for the license within 30 days of the blood test. Applicants also must produce a form of identification, parental consent if under age 21 and $22 before a marriage license will be issued. Licenses issued in Mississippi can only be used in Mississippi.
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Divorces
The Lauderdale County Chancery Court recorded the following divorces in the last week:
Patrick Scott Crampton and Samantha Hawkins Crampton
Randall Lamont Terrell and Vitia Mae Terrell
Timothy Louis Jones and Tabbotha Adams Jones
Jackie Howard Satcher and Misty Dawn Satcher
William Durwood Belk and Maria T. Belk
Bryan Adam Withers and Stacy Annette Withers
Daniel T. Ward and Julie Villalvazo Ward
Lorrie Jean Sellers and Shan Lamar Sellers
James Dial and Penny Dial
James P. Chiason and Jaynene Reid Chiason
Timothy Little and Deloris Little
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Local law enforcement officials honored
State Rep. Greg Snowden said he remembered as a child looking up to those "men in blue."
He said police officers in uniform were larger than life, riding in their patrol cars and carrying guns to protect and serve the population. Today, he said he is still in great admiration of the men and women who put their lives on the line every day so that citizens can feel safe. -
MPD probes vehicle crash
Evidence of a mother's desperate attempt to save her children from harm were spread all over a car lot — and could be seen on her as well in the form of bruises, cuts and scrapes.
Tuesday night, a vehicle with three children inside crashed through a plate glass showroom floor window damaging four new cars and totaling the vehicle the children were in. -
Skeleton found in residence
Members of the forensics team of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) were called to a dilapidated home in Chunky to probe the discovery of a skeleton.
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Police search for robbery suspects
Two men who reportedly robbed a woman at gunpoint in the parking lot of a local bank are still being sought.
Mike Vick, public information officer with the Meridian Police Department, said the two men approached a woman about 8 p.m. Tuesday at the ATM of Regions Bank on North Hills Street. Vick said one of the suspects was armed with a handgun and after taking an undetermined amount of cash and the victim's car keys, the two suspects fled on foot. -
City cuts payment to Watkins
The Meridian City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to cut their monthly payment to David Watkins, project developer of Meridian's new police station, by $9,999 until work resumes on the project.
The order, made during the Meridian City Council meeting Tuesday morning, included a mutual agreement between the councilmen and Watkins to reduce the project developer's monthly consultant fee of $10,000 to $1, effective Tuesday. -
Crews work on gasoline pipeline
If you hear a loud, booming sound early today, between 4 a.m.-10 a.m., there is no cause for alarm.
Workers with Plantation Pipeline will be performing maintenance work on their 30-foot gasoline pipeline in the Meridian area to accommodate the widening of Highway 493. The location of the work activity will be at Highway 493 North and Oak Hill Baptist Church, just inside the city limits. -
Team Spirit
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High Honor
The flowers and balloons Crestwood Elementary School Principal Kimberly Kendrick received at school Monday were not an early Valentines' Day gift.
Kendrick has been named Meridian Public School District's 2012 Administrator of the Year – an announcement that both surprised and wowed the 17-year veteran educator when made by MPSD Superintendent Dr. Alvin Taylor. -
Master Dance Class
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Digital system promises better communication
Hopefully in the near future you won't hear someone in the emergency services ask over the radio, "Can you hear me now?"
A digital communications system, one which is being pushed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), is a few months away and, in some cases, is already in the testing phase in Lauderdale County. - More Local News Headlines
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