Marion
Marion, MS · Municipal
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Former educator teams with Laurel Councilwoman to host new youth development program
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A former local educator has joined with a Laurel city councilwoman to offer a new youth development program on weekends. Author and former teacher Talib Bey and Ward 7 Councilwoman Marian Allen are co-hosting Saturday workshops for middle and high school students at Laurel’s Second Allen AME Church.
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Road closure set for Sunday in Meridian
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The City of Meridian Public Works Department will temporarily close a section of Old Highway 45 North on Sunday to remove a tree. The closure affects Old Highway 45 North near Dale Drive, between Newell Road and the 4100 block of Highway 45 North near Avery Dennison.
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Locals Swear By The Quiet Comfort Of This Little Meridian Apartment Community
Not every local favorite in Mississippi comes with a side of gravy. Some of the places people talk about most are the ones they come home to every night. On the east side of the state, in the railroad city of Meridian, there is a small apartment community that has quietly built a loyal following among the people who live there. Residents describe it as calm, friendly, and run by a team that tends to pick up the phone and get things fixed.
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Carthage Municipal Primary Election Winners Announced
The results are in for Tuesday’s municipal primary election in Carthage, with Republican voters selecting their nominees for mayor and Ward 3 alderman. In the mayoral race, Laurie Henderson has won with 265 votes. Cindy Crane received 236 votes. In the Ward 3 alderman race, Robin Burgess has won...
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Hispanic Heritage Month Festivals Celebrate Latino Cultures, Traditions in Jackson and Scott Counties
For Natalie Aguilar, the best part of the day growing up was coming home from school in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and stepping into the kitchen. Born to Mexican parents on the Gulf Coast in the mid-2000s, Aguilar struggled to adjust to a school environment where she was expected to speak only English, and she often felt singled out and picked on by her teachers.
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Jackson Comics Experience comes to The MAX
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in Meridian will host The Jackson Comics Experience on October 17, 2026. Blake Barnes created JacksonComics in 2022 with support from the Mississippi Arts Commission. The comic book series features Mississippi artists and stories about Mississippi, with an upcoming issue paying tribute to […]
Neshoba Democrat
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Community welcomes Cornerstone Caregiving with ribbon cutting
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Business leaders and local officials joined Cornerstone Caregiving on Tuesday in cutting the ribbon on its new location on Sixth Street. Cornerstone Caregiving offers in-home sitters to help seniors and others with dressing, bathing, companionship and housekeeping. “Cornerstone Caregiving really embodies coming together as a...
Neshoba Democrat
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One Mississippi town packed 369 century-old buildings into 161 walkable acres
You can walk the whole thing in an afternoon. Laurel’s Historic District sits near the center of town, 161 acres of oak-lined streets where 369 buildings stand almost exactly as they did a century ago. Most went up between 1900 and 1937, back when yellow pine money flowed through...
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VFW Post 12124 receives $25,000 in state funding for facility improvements
MERIDIAN, Miss. (QUEEN CITY NEWSFEED) - Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12124 is receiving $25,000 in state funding arranged through state Sen. Jeff Tate to support facility improvements and enhance services for local veterans and their families. Ed Abdella, the Commander of VFW Post 12124, said Tate contacted the organization...
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Laurel proposes rules for unsafe patient drop-offs
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Laurel city leaders said people discharged from institutions have been left at local parking lots without a confirmed place to go. A proposed ordinance would require facilities to confirm a shelter will accept someone and notify police before arranging transportation to Laurel. For the past year,...
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Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian to host BOO!seum on Oct. 31
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian will host its annual BOO!seum event on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children and families are invited to wear costumes and take part in Halloween-themed activities throughout the museum. Families can take part in...