Columns
Analysis: Lack of info not helping school funding rewrite
JACKSON, Miss. — There’s still time to have a real discussion about possible changes to Mississippi’s school ... Read more
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Local News
Lauderdale School Board takes oath
Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson, right, swears in, from left, District 1 incumbent Barbara Rawson Jones, District 2 ... Read more
Local News
Carmichael named 2017 Vice Chair of PEER Committee
Meridian native and State Republican Senator Videt Carmichael, who represents District 33, was elected 2017 Vice Chairman of ... Read more
Local Sports
Starkville hires KC’s Jones
Chris Jones is heading to Starkville High School. The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District approved the hire Wednesday ... Read more
Columns
Trooper school and trooper support needed
How much is highway safety on Mississippi’s roads worth? If you or your loved one is stranded on ... Read more
Local News
Area schools announce Friday closures
The Meridian Public School District, the Lauderdale County School District and Russell Christian Academy will be closed Friday due ... Read more
Education
Facts about local schools
The Meridian Star plans to publish fact boxes about area school districts, independent schools and colleges in its ... Read more
Local News
Governor talks up development in Meridian campaign stop
Gov. Phil Bryant visited Meridian Wednesday to stump for Court of Appeals Judge Jack Wilson ahead of next ... Read more
Archives
Simmons teacher accused of sexual assault
EDITOR’S NOTE: Charges against Festus Hawkins were dismissed on May 24, 2016 in Washington County Circuit Court. A ... Read more