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 ...
Thomas Howard, Author at Meridian Star - Page 2 of 21
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 ...
by Thomas Howard, Saturday, January 18, 2025 2:02 am
Local News
Jimmie Rodgers Foundation seeks Ulmer Building for permanent home
Lauderdale County supervisors are weighing a request from the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation to revitalize the Ulmer Building in downtown Meridian into a permanent home for ...
by Thomas Howard, Saturday, January 18, 2025 1:00 am
Columns
Our Secret
The rush of the holidays was over, the New Year ushered in, and I was feeling pretty good about the preparations Grace and I had ...
by Thomas Howard, Friday, January 17, 2025 7:04 pm
Columns
I’ll call you and we’ll talk about everybody!
I heard there was a woman who once said, “If you don't have anything good to say about anyone then come sit by me.”
by Thomas Howard, Friday, January 17, 2025 6:16 pm
Editorials
Our View: Data center project product of local effort
Meridian and Lauderdale County are set to see approximately $10 billion in new investment after it was announced Jan. 9 that Compass Datacenters will build ...
by Thomas Howard, Friday, January 17, 2025 6:05 pm
Local News
Winter weather threat grows as cold arrives
Meridian and Lauderdale County residents are encouraged to keep an eye on the forecast heading into the weekend as the threat for winter storms grows ...
by Thomas Howard, Friday, January 17, 2025 3:12 pm
Local News
Meridian man faces murder, assault charges
Meridian Police Department announced an arrest Thursday in connection with several 2024 shootings that left one woman dead.