Opinion
Our View: Pickleball courts bring needed addition to Northeast Park
Meridian Parks and Recreation on Wednesday broke ground on new pickleball courts being added at Northeast Park, and…
Community
Frustrations are one of life’s constants
Frustrations are a dime a dozen, and they come in every flavor. You may define yours differently than…
Opinion
Legislative actions create winners and losers next month
July 1 will see winners and losers across the state courtesy of the Mississippi Legislature and Gov. Tate…
Community
More than a century
This week, as we cleaned the attic at Meridian Railroad Museum, I thumbed document after document with family…
Community
Lightning bugs in a jar
The colorful lights of fireflies winked and blinked as afternoon shadows gave way to dusk. Mamaw and Papaw’s…
Community
Pursuit of the cultural big leagues
Marketing slogans are everywhere it seems, provocative and entertaining. But they aren’t always legit. So I couldn’t wait…
Opinion
Our View: Grocery tax cut tests feasibility for local government
Mississippians will pay less for groceries beginning July 1 as a new law lowering the state’s grocery tax…
Opinion
SNAP cuts in GOP bill will exacerbate state’s rural hunger and “food desert” problems
During Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ time in the Governor’s Mansion, Mississippi has raised the economic development curtain on…
Opinion
Thank you, Dr. Thomas for your years of public service
I raised four beautiful, adorable, self-sufficient, intelligent adult children. After 17 years of marriage, I found myself as…
Community
A VBS world
We had our Vacation Bible School at church last week, and I was truly impressed. Our auditorium and…