Local News
Meridian schools close Tuesday; County delays start
Meridian Public School District announced its schools and office will be closed Tuesday as a period of extremely cold weather moves into the area. The ...
Thomas Howard, Author at Meridian Star
Local News
Community remembers King at annual prayer breakfast
Community leaders and residents remembered the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday as the NAACP held its 40th annual Martin Luther King ...
by Thomas Howard, Monday, January 20, 2025 7:19 pm
Local News
MSU-Meridian to hold remote operations Tuesday
Students and staff at Mississippi State University-Meridian will learn and work remotely Tuesday after the university announced a move to remote operations due to the ...
by Thomas Howard, Monday, January 20, 2025 1:44 pm
Local News
PHOTO GALLERY: 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast
Community leaders and residents gathered Monday at the newly completed Frank Cochran Center in Highland Park as the Meridian-Lauderdale County Chapter of the NAACP held ...
by Thomas Howard, Monday, January 20, 2025 1:14 pm
Local News
Meridianites march in annual MLK celebration
Dozens of Meridian and Lauderdale County residents braved frigid temperatures Sunday night to take part in the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. ...
by Thomas Howard, Monday, January 20, 2025 12:01 pm
Local News
MCC, ECCC to close Tuesday due to weather
A winter storm watch is in effect for much of south and central Mississippi beginning Monday night. The National Weather Service in Jackson warns areas ...
by Thomas Howard, Monday, January 20, 2025 6:42 am
Columns
House tax cut plan raises taxes and revives tax on tax
The tax train zoomed through the Mississippi House of Representatives. What Ways and Means Committee chair Trey Lamar calls “one of the most transformational pieces ...
by Thomas Howard, Sunday, January 19, 2025 9:00 am
Local News
Meridian City Council to meet Tuesday
The Meridian City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the third floor auditorium of City Hall.
by Thomas Howard, Sunday, January 19, 2025 9:00 am
Local Sports
Big second half lifts Scott Central over Clarkdale
For Scott Central it was a tale of two halves as the Rebels used a big second half to rally past Clarkdale 53-46 in a ...
by Thomas Howard, Saturday, January 18, 2025 7:39 am
Local News
Reimagined Frank Cochran Center opens for use
City officials and community leaders cut the ribbon on the newly completed Frank Cochran Center Friday at Highland Park, unveiling a modernized and reimagined events ...