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Local Miss Hospitality titleholders prepare for state competition
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - It’s time for the annual Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality competition and three young ladies are preparing to represent our area. This year Kaity Quinn is representing Meridian, Michaela McDonald is representing Lauderdale County and Laura Kate Robinson is representing Clarke County. Ladies from across the...
Former state Senator Brad Carter dies
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The funeral for former state Sen. Brad Carter will be Friday, July 12, at 11:30 a.m. at Webb & Stephens Funeral Home North. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 11, from 5-7 p.m. and July 12, 10:30 until service time. Carter, 87, died July 1...
Meridian’s July 4th Celebration
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Thursday the city of Meridian hosted the July 4th celebration at Bonita Lakes Park. The community came out to enjoy food, music and fun. Vendors like V-Lounge, Sno Biz, and others were there serving their top food choices. People didn’t only show up for fun, but...
Knights of Columbus hold flag raising on Fourth of July in Meridian
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Knights of Columbus Council 802 held a flag raising ceremony on this Fourth of July morning at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Meridian. The Knights hold flag events on patriotic days throughout the year like Flag Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and the Fourth of July. The group says it’s very important to keep this tradition going.
WEEK OF THE 4TH: Meridian residents share Independence Day plans
The Meridian area is gearing up to go to their 4th of July party destinations. Folks out and about told us what they had planned. “For the 4th of July, my family and I will be going to a stay-cation. Staying at the house and barbequing,” Adrian Cross said.
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