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📸 Help Us Honor Ken Rainey 📸

​The Meridian Star is looking for your photos of Ken Rainey. Whether it’s a snapshot from a community event, a candid moment, or a cherished memory, we would love to see them.

​If you have photos you'd like to share, please email them directly to our team:
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Passing of Ken Rainey a Major Loss for Meridian - Meridian Star By Coleman Warner The death of longtime Meridian music and culture advocate Kenneth Rainey Sr. this week was devastating to many who closely observed or benefitted from Rainey’s efforts as […]

Community mourns the passing of Ken Rainey Sr. - Meridian Star The Meridian community is mourning the loss of Ken Rainey Sr., who passed away. Rainey was well known throughout the area for his dedication to the community and the lasting […]

Happy 4th of July!

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The making of a fisherwoman - Meridian Star Brad Dye I could feel her frustration as I watched from the back of the drift boat. It was a feeling that I knew quite well, casts didn’t fall where […]

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Meridian kicks off America 250 celebration - Meridian Star Residents and visitors will have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Independence Day in Meridian this weekend as the city hosts a variety of patriotic events marking both the Fourth of […]

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Truck Stop Sign a Cultural Beacon - Meridian Star   By Coleman Warner It’s just after 10 on a recent weekday night and there’s a pleasant buzz in the Magnolia Restaurant of the Queen City Truck Stop. Sitting at […]

The Meridian Star will be closed tomorrow in observance of the 4th of July. Have a great holiday weekend!

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Various 4th of July editions of The Meridian Star. Dates Range from the 1960s to 1990s. The first photo is from the 1976 Bicentennial!