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UPDATE: Suspect charged in Sept. 30 murder
Lauderdale County authorities have charged a a suspect in a Sept. 30 murder. Montrell Deundtrae Taylor, 28, faces ... Read more
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Meridian police investigate Friday shooting death
Meridian police are investigating a Friday evening shooting death . Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler said a 25-year ... Read more
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Human remains found near Meridian gas station
Authorities are investigating a death after human remains were found Thursday in Meridian. Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler ... Read more
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Body found on tribal lands; Choctaw police, FBI investigate
The Choctaw Police Department is investigating a death after a body was discovered Monday on tribal lands in ... Read more
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Man killed in Thursday morning shooting in Lauderdale County
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that killed a man in his 40s, Sheriff Billy ... Read more
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Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office investigates death
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death in a rural part of the county. The body ... Read more
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State crime lab backlog more than doubles since 2017
Three years ago Hayleigh Gary lost four family members on the same night. She would never again see her “Granny,” ... Read more
Editorials
OUR VIEW: There is no savings in delayed justice
The Meridian Star’s special report “Delayed Justice” published in February, 2018 placed a spotlight on lengthy delays for ... Read more
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JAKIE TOOLE TIMELINE
January 2014 According to Child Protection Services: The agency begins receiving reports in which Jakie Toole is either ... Read more
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Meridian police investigate fatal shooting at CITGO gas station on Highway 19
Police in Meridian are investigating a Friday night fatal shooting. The shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. at ... Read more