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🌱 Patch AM: Four Meridian shootings under investigation after a quiet weekend for burglaries
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Good morning Meridian! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Four Meridian shootings under investigation after a quiet weekend for burglaries
Also on today's calendar: Mississippi Science Festival is Back!.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 95 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• City of Meridian Arrest Report August 24, 2026 (wtok.com) — Meridian police handled 355 service calls between Friday morning and early Monday, with no robberies, burglaries, or stolen vehicles reported in that span. Officers did investigate four confirmed shooting incidents that damaged homes, a vehicle, and injured one person, all of which remain under investigation. Residents in the affected neighborhoods may notice ongoing police activity as cases develop. 
📸 Around Meridian
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meridian
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★ Featured events ★
- THIRD THURSDAYS – Meridian Council For The Arts →
Dumont Plaza, 400 22nd Ave, Meridian
5:30 pm
Thursday September 17
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Other local events
- Football vs. Resurrection @ Home
Clarkdale High School Meridian, MS 39301
7:00 pm - Mississippi Science Festival is Back! →
Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
10:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday September 19
📣 Meridian Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball @ Choctaw Central
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Cross Country - East Mississippi Classic
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Football @ Seminary (away)
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
7:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Newton County
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Northeast
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
4:30 pm - ABC Come Play with Me →
Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
10:00 am - Comic Commons at The MAX →
Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX), 2155 Front St, Meridian
10:00 am - 32nd Annual Coors Light Fall Classic Night One →
Whynot Motorsports Park, 4680 Old Hwy 19 SE, Meridian
7:00 pm - Do The Halloween Pub Crawl in Meridian! →
Brickhaus Brewtique, 2206 Front St, Meridian
4:30 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Tuesday September 8
Saturday October 10
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- KinderCare Education, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Director at Meridian KinderCare in Meridian. Apply here.
- Olive Garden Italian Kitchen posted a job opening for Server in Meridian. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Meridian here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lauderdale
- Kim Houston announces run for Lauderdale Co. Circuit Clerk (wtok.com)
Newton
- Newton Man Charged with DWI Following Jefferson Township Crash (morrisfocus.com)
- Jason Rosenberg, longtime advocate for Newton's disabled, dies at 81 (metrowestdailynews.com)
- Aurora Heights Construction Update And District Culture Survey Results On Newton School Board Agenda (kniakrls.com)
Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Police Department Arrest Report: August 16th (queencitynewsfeed.com)
Ok Meridian! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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