Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old P.E. coach at Crestwood Elementary in Meridian, is the second Mississippian to win "American ...

Car horns blared and people cheered in the streets of downtown Meridian, Mississippi, on Sunday evening as citizens heard the ...

Guyer and Aubrey's softball teams are headed to the penultimate round of the UIL softball playoffs this week with their state ...

In the American Idol season finale, Nix performed “In Jesus Name” by Katy Nichole and "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. Despite praise from the judges for both performances, Nix received the fewest votes ...

Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher—who was crowned the winner of Season 23 of American Idol—is from ...

Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, with gospel roots, was crowned the winner ...

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"American Idol" has crowned the winner for 2025, and he's from the South. Here's who won, performances and what could be in store for 2026.

Find out which of the Top 3 finalists was crowned the champion during the American Idol season 23 finale: Jamal Roberts, John Foster, or Breanna Nix.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTVA) - Meridian native Jamal Roberts is bringing home the title of American Idol. The 27-year-old P.E. teacher, "I'm still trying to process this...God is so good," in a thank you ...