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Meridian Master Plan: Architect presents final vision for downtown
Improved landscaping, better traffic lights, redone roads and more green spaces are part of architect Bob Luke’s vision of ... Read more
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Low estimate costs Meridian $11.5K for 65th Avenue
The City of Meridian will pay an additional $11,527 to APAC-Mississippi for a now-completed project on 65th Avenue because the ... Read more
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Meridian school board tables vote on solar panels study
The Meridian Public Schools Board of Trustees tabled a plan Monday to conduct a feasibility study for use of ... Read more
Columns
BILL CRAWFORD: Conservative foster pushing for Medicaid reform
Successful DeSoto County small businessman Robert Foster is one of the more conservative members of the Mississippi Legislature, ... Read more
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Meridian woman convicted of insurance, wire fraud
A Meridian woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of insurance fraud and two counts of wire fraud ... Read more
Columns
GUEST VIEW: The comparison of costs vs. the costs of comparison
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “If I only had the life that so-and-so has, my life ... Read more
Columns
GEOGE WILL: Protectionism is iatrogenic government
WASHINGTON – The cascading effects of U.S. protectionism on U.S. producers and consumers constitute an ongoing tutorial about ... Read more
Education
ECCC holds cost of tuition, room and board
East Central Community College Board of Trustees approved its 2019-20 budget plan, which includes no increase in tuition or ... Read more
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Meridian City Council confronts cost of bridge, police station
Halfway through a tight budget year the Meridian City Council must consider several costly projects in the upcoming ... Read more
Columns
GEORGE WILL: Our waterways policy is crony capitalism disguised as patriotism
WASHINGTON – The president has received from one of his employees, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a report that ... Read more