Local News
Benefit raises $176k for children’s museum
Mississippi Children’s Museum-Meridian continued its new year’s celebration with a check for $176,000 on Monday. MCM-Meridian Partners presented the ... Read more
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State
Lawmakers have $4.2 billion in extra funds as they craft new budget
The Mississippi Legislative Budget Committee unveiled a budget recommendation Tuesday for the upcoming fiscal year of $6.39 billion ... Read more
Local News
Night of Lights at Poplar Springs
Thomas Howard / The Meridian Star Poplar Springs Elementary School staff and students treated the community to a ... Read more
State
How can state, local governments spend COVID-19 stimulus money?
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March directs about $6 billion to Mississippi ... Read more
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Racing for a cause in Meridian
photos by Thomas Howard / The Meridian Star Runners throughout the region raced around Bonita Lake Saturday for ... Read more
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Schools use federal COVID-19 relief money to add staff, improve services
Local school districts are using federal COVID-19 relief funds to improve services and make campuses safer. Since the ... Read more
Local News
County plans three bridge projects
Lauderdale County supervisors are planning to replace several dilapidated bridges with their allocation of Local System Bridge Replacement ... Read more
Columns
Here’s how the Mississippi budget works
Federal funds comprised 44% of the total state budget in fiscal year 2020 – the last not impacted ... Read more
State
Schools, state slowly spending federal COVID-19 money
Since the pandemic began, Mississippi has received a windfall of cash from the federal government for K-12 education, ... Read more
Local News
Anderson names Carmichael director of development
Laura Carmichael, who recently stepped down as the City of Meridian’s community development director, has joined Anderson Regional ... Read more