🌱 Patch AM: Mississippi Science Festival is Back! and 10 more events

Hey there, Meridian! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• THIRD THURSDAYS – Meridian Council For The Arts
• Walking In The Promises of God at Pinelake Fellowship Campground
• FEAR CIRCUS - MERIDIAN, MS at Temple Theatre

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with clouds, then sun, temps: high: 94, low: 73.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📸 Around Meridian

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meridian

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• THIRD THURSDAYS – Meridian Council For The Arts →
  Dumont Plaza, 400 22nd Ave, Meridian
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Walking In The Promises of God →
  Pinelake Fellowship Campground, 10371 Pine Lake Road, Meridian
Friday September 18
• FEAR CIRCUS - MERIDIAN, MS →
  Temple Theatre, 2320 8th Street, Meridian
Saturday September 19
• When A Woman's Fed Up Stage Play-Meridian, MS →
  Temple Theater for the Performing Arts, 2320 8th Street, Meridian
• Mississippi Science Festival is Back! →
  Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• The Wellness Day Party →
  Copeland Center & The Ruins, 2501 4th Street, Meridian
Monday September 21
• Chargers Volleyball @Russell Christian (Dev, JV, V) →
  Russell Christian Academy, 1844 US-11 & US-80, Meridian
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• "A 70's Kinda Love" Dinner Theatre →
  Temple Theater for the Performing Arts, 2320 8th Street, Meridian

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• ABC Come Play with Me →
  Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• The RnB and Soul Experience Tour →
  This And That Restaurant Bar snd Grill, 6103 Dale Drive, Marion
Saturday October 24
• Do The Halloween Pub Crawl in Meridian! →
  Brickhaus Brewtique, 2206 Front St, Meridian
  4:30 pm
Saturday December 12
• Mimosas & Merrehope →
  Merrehope, 905 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Meridian
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Radius Recycling, Inc. posted a job opening for NF Baler Operator in Meridian. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Warren Central sweeps team titles at home swim meet (vicksburgpost.com)

Philadelphia

• Child Endangerment and Aggravated Assault Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County (kicks96news.com)
• This Mississippi Country Store Has Become A Go-To Spot For Thrifty Families This Fall (takingthekids.com)
• Petit Larceny, Forgery, and Assault in Carthage and Leake (kicks96news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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