🌱 Patch AM: Can Meridian’s Wildcats snap their skid against Forest this morning?

Good day Meridian! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Meridian's Wildcats snap their skid against Forest this morning?
• How two Meridian leaders ended up aboard a Navy supercarrier
• Meridian accident claims life of Tennessee engineer and Army veteran

Also on today's calendar: Mississippi Science Festival is Back! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Record-tying heat, with a high of 98 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 98, low: 72.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Volleyball Preview: After a Season-Low Score, Forest's Offense Gets Another Shot Against Meridian (maxpreps.com) — Meridian volleyball fans can catch the Wildcats hosting Forest at 9 a.m. Saturday, with both teams eager to bounce back from recent losses. Meridian enters the home matchup at 3-13 after falling to Pearl, while Forest arrives 16-5 but coming off its first district defeat, setting up a motivated showdown on the court.
   

• Local community leaders invited to tour battleship (meridianstar.com) — Meridian residents may be interested to know that City Council member Elliot Brewer and local business leader Jimmy Copeland were chosen by NAS Meridian for a special Navy visit aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. During the trip they watched pilots who train at NAS Meridian land on the carrier, toured key areas of the ship, and came home emphasizing stronger appreciation for military service.
   

• Jeremy Paul Goodman (cheathamcountysource.com) — Meridian readers should know that 43-year-old Jeremy Paul Goodman died Wednesday after a serious accident in Meridian. The Pleasant View, Tennessee resident, an electrical engineer, Army veteran, and devoted family man, will be remembered at services in Pleasant View on Tuesday, September 15, with visitation the same day and burial to follow nearby.
   

📸 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 18
• FEAR CIRCUS - MERIDIAN, MS →
  Temple Theatre, 2320 8th Street, Meridian
• Coffee with Christians: Meridian →
  Restaurant of the Week, Poplar Springs Drive, Meridian
• Football @ Sebastopol
  Clarkdale High School Meridian, MS 39301
  7:00 pm
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
• Katie Lang at Lean On Me! Jubilee →
  Meridian MS
  12:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• The Wellness Day Party →
  Copeland Center & The Ruins, 2501 4th Street, Meridian

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• ABC Come Play with Me →
  Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
  10:00 am
• Volleyball @ Northeast
  West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
  4:30 pm
• WLHS Open House
  West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Volleyball vs. Choctaw Central
  West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on I-59 N reported at...
  There is road construction on I-59 N reported at 10:10 AM. (Nextdoor )

• Ladgov Corporation posted a job opening for Assistant Dining Facility Manager in Meridian. Apply here.
• Brinker International posted a job opening for Bartender - Meridian MS Chili's in Meridian. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Meridian here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lauderdale

• Local residents give legislators a piece of their minds (meridianstar.com)

Newton

• Gulfport Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Northeast Lauderdale (maxpreps.com)

Philadelphia

• Grand Larceny, DUIs, and Disorderly Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County (kicks96news.com)
• LSU-Ole Miss Stage Set – No. 7 Tigers At No. 8 Rebs Is Highest Ranked Pairing Of The Weekend (tigerrag.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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