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Meridian Star is a local news outlet serving its regional community through practical, community-centered coverage.
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See how Mississippi ranks for auto mechanic pay | Meridian Star (opens the original)
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Published 2:08 pm Wednesday, September 30, 2026 As a shop owner, it’s likely that you’re constantly comparing labor rates and hourly wages, especially when a customer does a double-take when you mention that the per-hour rate is $175 or when your tech quits because the pay wasn’t enough. If you search “mechanic hourly rate” online, the numbers you see will be genuinely confusing because you’re getting two different things: what shops are generally charging the customer and what they’re paying th
Meet your 2026 Readers’ Choice winners (opens the original)
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The wait is over! The 2026 Readers’ Choice Winners of Meridian Magazine is now available online, featuring all of this year’s winners. Explore the businesses, organizations and individuals voted local favorites by readers of The Meridian Star. Congratula
Rose Hill Cemetery Tour returns for another rendition - Meridian Star (opens the original)
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Published 4:57 pm Tuesday, September 29, 2026 A large crowd packed in Saturday to be part of one of several tours taking place as part of the annual Rose Hill Cemetery Tour. A tradition that has existed for nearly two decades, the tour is a full period costume production that tells the story of Meridian’s early history and the men and women buried at Rose Hill. Participants wound through the cemetery learning the tales of many of the colorful characters, some of whom are actually the ancestors o
Twelve officers graduate from crisis intervention training - Meridian Star (opens the original)
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Published 4:56 pm Tuesday, September 29, 2026 A dozen law enforcement officers are returning to their communities with new ways to help people after spending a week in Meridian going through an intensive 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team Officer Training. The course, hosted by the East Mississippi Crisis Intervention Team, is specially geared to prepare officers to respond to people in mental health crises and get them the help they need. Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department’s Lt. Andy Matuszew
MCC hosts district-wide College and Career Fair - Meridian Star (opens the original)
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Published 4:54 pm Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Local high school seniors get one campus visit day, and Meridian Community College gave local students a way to see far more than one campus at the District Wide College and Career Fair. The fair, held in MCC’s Graham Gymnasium on the MCC campus, brought together some 400 students from area high schools, along with admissions representatives from universities and community colleges across the state. Students moved from table to table, meeting recruit
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