Over 4,000 people gathered at Q.V. Sykes Park for Meridian native and American Idol winner Jamal Roberts’ Welcome Home ...

Meridian is welcoming Jamal Roberts home. Want to see him? The Mississippi man will sing May 31 in his hometown. Tickets are $25-35. What to know ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - According to the Jamal Roberts Committee, a new date and location have been set for this weekend’s ...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of four individuals in connection with a drive-by shooting in Latimer. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest ...

Prior to his stint on "American Idol," Roberts worked as a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in Meridian, Mississippi, the school named in the rumors circulating online.

By Jim Asker Newly crowned American Idol winner Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old gym teacher from Meridian, Miss., debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart (dated May 31) with “Heal.” ...

BUT, LONG BEFORE THE SPOTLIGHT AND THE SCREAMING CROWDS THAT ENDING STANDING OVATION--- JAMAL ROBERTS HAS BEEN A MAN OF FAITH ...

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