West Lauderdale scores two more in the seventh and sits East Central down in order in the bottom of the frame. Knights win 9-2 and take a 1-0 series lead over the Hornets. Check tomorrow's edition of The Meridian Star for a complete recap of the game.
Headed to the 7th. West on top 7-2.
Going to B5. The score is now 7-1 after Melton drove in a run with his second double of the game.
Still in T5, it's now a 6-1 game after a two-run triple by Darren Farmer.
West scores two in T4. McWilliams led off with a walk. His courtesy runner (Trey McPherson) scored on a double off the wall by Caleb Melton, who advanced to third on the throw. Melton scored on a bunt by Stokes.
After three, Knights are still behind 1-0. Dustin McWilliams pitched out of a jam as a single and an error put runners on second and third with one out. A strike out and a popout ended the inning.
After one inning, West trails 1-0. The Hornets scored after the leadoff batter was hit by a pitch. He was driven in by back-to-back singles later in the inning.
West Lauderdale and East Central are under way in Game 1 of the Class 4A baseball state championship series. There will be updates throughout the game on this page.
For more frequent updates, follow Chris Brennaman (TeeVeeEagle) on Twitter.
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
Inmate escapes custody
Mississippi Department of Corrections officials said Monday afternoon an inmate escaped from custody Friday and is still being sought.
Officials said Johnny Hall Jr. escaped from two Wilkinson County Correctional Facility officers’ custody while being escorted from his father’s wake at the Picayune Funeral Home in Picayune. Preliminary information indicates Hall left the officers and jumped into a waiting black vehicle with a white female driver. -
Citizen’s Police Academy begins today
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Officials at the Meridian Police Department developed a program to inform and educate citizens on what police do in serving and protecting the population. The program, The Citizen's Police Academy, has been gaining speed for a couple of years since it was first offered. Officials said it shows residents are interested in police work and how it is conducted. - Woman: decongestant brought meth charge in Alabama
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