Daleville, MS

BRADLEY ANTHONY, 47, of Philadelphia, Possession of a Controlled Substance, NCSO. Bond $0. KELSY ANN BILLIE, 22, of Carthage, DUI – 1st, Failure to Appear, NCSO. Bond $1,500, $0. AVERY TYWON BUTLER, 24, of Philadelphia, DUI – Other Substance, NCSO. Bond $1,500. JOSEPH MALCOLM COMANS, 28, of Carthage,...

Dr. Kelvin Croom speaks with WTVA after the recent fatal shooting of an Alabama deputy. Croom is the father of Kennis Croom, a Meridian officer who was killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call in June of 2022.

Effective June 30, Internattional, Inc., the subcontractor for MetroNet, is no longer authorized to perform work in Meridian Township due to repeated public safety concerns. On June 28, 2022, Meridian Township Fire Department and Department of Public Works responded to a gas leak on Hickorywood Drive in Okemos caused by underground drilling being performed by Internattional Inc.

When Amani Larry committed to Mississippi State earlier this week and elected to transfer to Starkville from New Orleans, his junior college coach was among those not surprised in the least. Long time East Central Community College coach Neal Holliman has coached some great players in Decatur over the years...

Pearl River Resort will celebrates its 28 anniversary with plenty of activities scheduled for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Saturday through Sunday, Geyser Falls Water Theme Park has a celebration of its own to celebrate; 20 years of family fun!. A limited number of $20 tickets will be offered...

LIVINGSTON, Ala. (WTOK) - West AlabamaWorks! has partnered with the City of Livingston and the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce to host a hiring event Thursday, July 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Livingston Civic Center, 101 Country Club Road. “If you need a job or if...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The U.S. Drought Monitor update came out on Thursday, and it showed that most of our area is suffering from Abnormally Dry conditions (yellow shade). This means that conditions are moving towards a drought IF we don’t get enough rain sooner than later. Unfortunately, parts of our area were also elevated to a Moderate Drought (tan shade) which is the early stages of actual drought conditions. Parts of Neshoba and Sumter counties are included within the Moderate Drought.

Weeks after Officer Kennis Croom was killed in the line of duty as a police officer in Meridian, Mississippi, his legacy is continuing to live through a memorial scholarship awarded for the first time to a Central High School graduate Thursday. Michael "Zae" Richardson, a 2022 graduate of Central High...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - C.J. McLelland turned himself in to Meridian police Thursday morning. MPD publicized June 28 that it had an active warrant for murder on McLelland but did not disclose which murder case it involved. News 11 asked Thursday which case is connected to McLelland’s charge and MPD said it was the June 16 death of Garrian Owens, 23, on Highway 39.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A meeting was held Thursday to discuss a proposed bond issue for the Meridian Public School District. The architect and the superintendent brought forward much-needed information about how the money would be spent. The $34 million ‘no tax increase‘ bond issue would go to safety upgrades...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, (WBRC) - Less than a month after slain police officer Kennis Croom was gunned down in east Mississippi, the Croom family wasted little time making sure his name lives on in the form of a college scholarship. The first recipient was awarded on June 30, 2022 in Tuscaloosa.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A local all-star baseball team is getting ready to represent Meridian in regional play in hopes of advancing to the Babe Ruth World Series. The Meridian 9 and under Phil Hardin Cal Ripken All-Stars held a fundraiser Friday in downtown Meridian to help them head to the Southwest Regional in Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 7th-10th. Meridian earned the trip by capturing the state championship in Ocean Springs last weekend.

DAKOTA K JEFFERSON, 32, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, CPD. Bond $1,331, $418, $418. TEVIN A JOHNSON, 27, of Lena, Warrant, Bench Warrant, LCSO. Bond N/A, N/A. KENNETH R MCBRIDE, 33, of McCool, Felony Indictment, ACSO. Bond N/A. JULIUS R MILLS, 40, of...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Artists unveiled the newest Jimmie Rodgers mural to the city of Meridian Thursday evening. An event featured live music from Britt Gully, Lach Thornton, and Hannah Whately. Food and drinks were also served for people to enjoy while admiring the new colorful addition to the city. Honoring the Father of Country Music, this Jimmie Rodgers mural has a special touch that makes it stand out from all of the other murals around town.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Michael Lindsey is now the head coach of Meridian High School baseball. Coach Lindsey spent his first year at MHS last year as an assistant coach. He is now taking the helm after former head coach Eddie Easley took a job at Ridgeland High School in Madison, Mississippi.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - What was Potential Tropical Cyclone #2 was able to organize into a tropical cyclone on Friday morning...becoming Tropical Storm Bonnie. For a while, this system had a hard time organizing, and its proximity to land played a big part in that. However, hurricane hunters were finally able to find a closed circulation...hence Bonnie was born over the SW Caribbean Sea. Regardless, this system still brought tropical storm conditions to parts of the Lesser Antilles and the ABC islands. Now, as an official tropical storm, it’s expected to bring direct impacts to portions of Central America mainly Friday evening through Saturday morning.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen record temperatures with little to no rain, but the month of July looks to change that as we are starting with temperatures in the lower 90s and rain almost every day. Meridian has only received a little more than an inch of rain for June, and this is below the average by more than 3 inches. Luckily July is bringing us some of those summer showers and thunderstorms.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Kids can be a tough audience, but this elementary school janitor didn’t have stage fright! He was doing a mic check for assembly and just casually launched into Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”. His name is Richard Goodall and here’s the Journey clip that’s been making the rounds on Twitter. He even got a standing ovation from the kids!