A Caddo man has been arrested after a methamphetamine investigation in Lawrence County. Sheriff Gene Mitchell says they arrested Corey Kristopher Barnes for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia after going to his home off County Road 369.

Unemployment numbers have been released in the state and Lawrence County is 12.9% for January 2011. 2,005 people are unemployed in the county.

Unemployment was 13.6% in January 2010.

The state's unemployment is 9.3%, it was 10.3% in January 2010.

First-grade classrooms with poor environments -- not enough resources, teachers who feel disrespected by colleagues -- have been linked to a higher number of mental health problems in students, according to a new study.

The study doesn't prove that classrooms that face more challenges directly cause mental health problems in kids. However, "being in a classroom with a lack of resources might adversely impact children's mental health because children are frustrated or disheartened by their surroundings," said study lead author Melissa A. Milkie, a sociology professor at the University of Maryland.