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    Strong quarter leads Pisgah over Southeast Lauderdale

    The Dragons scored 24 points in the third quarter and the route was on afterwards as Pisgah raced ...

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    CHIN Hosts Healthy Heart Awareness Lunch & Learn Feb. 11

    Residents are invited to learn more about heart health as the Community Health Improvement Network hosts a Healthy ...

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    Troubling phase for Architectural Trust

    Promising developments in our cultural sector seem to be everywhere these days. Note the impressive national anthem performance ...

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    Senate takes baby step toward reorganizing government

    Can Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann do what so many government leaders have touted but failed to accomplish and ...

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    Railroad museum to host Declaration of Independence signing

    Attention children ages 4-12!   Come to Meridian Railroad Museum on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 4-5 pm and ...

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    EMCC Lions earn much-needed 75-70 home win over Meridian; Lady Lions fall to MCC Lady Eagles

    SCOOBA – The Lions of East Mississippi Community College got back into the win column with a much-needed ...

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    Law Enforcement Reports for Jan. 24

    The Meridian Star provides a list of arrests and crimes being reported to authorities to keep the community ...

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    Lady Eagles ready for 2026 softball season at Tommy McDonald Field

    The Meridian Community College softball program enters the 2026 season with renewed energy, depth and expectations as the ...

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    MDOT preparing for potential winter weather

    Winter Storm Fern will descend upon Mississippi this week, and current forecasts predict sleet, freezing rain and heavy ...

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    Local students compete in annual spelling bee

    Students from Meridian Public School District, Lauderdale County School District and Russell Christian Academy put their spelling skills ...

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    Meridian artist Brejenn Allen selected as inaugural Lauren Rogers Artist-in-Residence

    The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art on Friday announced the launch of its inaugural Artist-in-Residence program, welcoming Meridian-based ...

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    Electric cooperatives prepare for winter weather

    The Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi are preparing for the incoming winter weather for the weekend of Jan. 23 ...

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    Meridian Collegiate Academy students find their footing at MCC

    Navigating the demands of high school while stepping into college life can be overwhelming, but for three Meridian ...

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    Mississippi State Medical Association outlines public health opportunities at Day at the Capitol

    Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi is making progress in several key public health areas, but significant challenges remain, according ...

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    One dead, one arrested in Thursday shooting

    Meridian Police Department is investigating after a shooting Thursday morning left one person dead and a suspect in ...

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    Cold, wet weather to remain through weekend

    Below freezing temperatures and precipitation arriving Saturday are expected to last through the weekend as a winter storm ...

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    The ups and downs of life

    As I write this, he’s lying beside me reluctantly wearing the “cone of shame,” doing his best imitation ...

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    Meridian man sentenced to 25 years for drug crimes

    A Meridian man was sentenced Tuesday to 300 months in prison for drug manufacturing and drug trafficking. 

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    Our View: Tourism deserves its own department

    Tourism is big business in Mississippi. In fact, it’s the fourth largest industry in the state.

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    Meridian Museum of Art receives $7,000 donation from Earnest Workers Circle, King’s Daughters and Sons Rest Home Foundation

    The Meridian Museum of Art on Wednesday announced it is the recipient of a $7,000 contribution from the ...