(WTOK) - Monday, the family of Julius Tadarius Jones held a balloon release in honor of his 40th birthday ... Everyone had purple balloons in honor of him, and even the Meridian Police Department ...

posted some highlights from the special birthday festivities on Instagram, revealing that the family matriarch had a party featuring an array of balloons in shades of purple and cream, a balloon ...

The balloon release is happening just over a week from Jerrett's 23rd birthday. It's still difficult ... of the crime Saturday to fill the sky with purple, his favorite color.

That will unleash a flurry of purple balloons that you can pop with a click or tap; clicking on the balloons with microphones will reveal special audio messages from the band members themselves.

The birthday girl — whose big day was on Saturday — and her friends slept in Hello Kitty-themed tents decorated with blue, pink and purple balloons. Mini mattresses filled with stuffed Sanrio ...