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Arts abound at Threefoot Art Festival
Downtown Meridian was alive with art from all over the Southeast Saturday as artists gathered to showcase their work at the Threefoot Art Festival.
Local and regional artists lined up along 7th Street next to City Hall to sell everything from metalwork to watercolor paintings. A moderately sized crowd of festival goers also enjoyed food from a number of vendors, live entertainment, and a large children’s activity area.

April 8, 2012 1 Photo
Star of The Week: Walter ‘Mickey’ Ables
Every quarterback loves to have that one clutch receiver who he can count on to make that third down catch that will keep the chains moving.
That clutch player is often referred to as the "go-to guy."

January 17, 2011 1 Photo
Hitt to run for House
District 2 County Supervisor Craig Hitt is planning to run for the State House of Representatives.

January 11, 2011
Second robbery suspect in custody
The armed robbery suspect Meridian Police Department detectives were aggressively searching for Monday apparently discovered the heat was being turned up on him despite the freezing temperatures outside.
MPD Capt. James Sharpe said around 11 a.m. Tuesday, 18-year old Kirby Donwell of Meridian turned himself in to officers at the Meridian Police Department.

December 15, 2010 1 Photo
Firemen Retire
June 22, 2010 1 Photo
Kent's tenure now over, school district moves on
Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees of the Meridian Public School District voted unanimously to reverse its decision to terminate former superintendent Charlie Kent Jr. and instead accept his resignation.

March 14, 2010
Getting to Know You
September 30, 2009 1 Photo
Rush rewarded by CMS for high quality healthcare

Rush Foundation Hospital has been named a top performer in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Premier healthcare alliance value-based purchasing (VBP) project that rewards hospitals for delivering high quality care in five clinical areas.

Based on fourth-year results from the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) project, Rush Foundation Hospital received top performer awards in clinical areas of heart failure and hip/knee replacement and recognition attainment in the areas of heart attack, CABG, and pneumonia.
August 17, 2009
Welcome to America
August 2, 2009 1 Photo
MSO, Central United Methodist choruses present ‘Requiem’
May 14, 2009 1 Photo
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