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CONTENTS
FEATURES
4 MERIDIAN MAIN STREET New Director Schanrock ’ s Ideas for Downtown Revival
Meridian Mardi Gras
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8 22nd AVENUE REVITALIZATION Downtown ’ s main gateway awakens with new life
12 CAM CAKES Baker Cedric Dubose serves up tasty desserts
18 KEEPING LIVE MUSIC ALIVE Jacky Jack White ’ s mission to preserve the Sucarnochee Revue
28 STAFF PICKS Favorite Easter Dessert recipes from our staff
32 CREATE THE PERFECT BASKET Colorful and fun ideas to put in Easter baskets for children & teens
Junior Auxillary Ball
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IN EVERY ISSUE
10 FINANCIAL ADVICE Four ways to spring clean your finances
26 BLACKBERRY SEASON Tips on establishing and growing the berries at home
36 TOMBSTONE Thirty seconds of fame , 146 years of history
Meridian History Walk
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Cover photo of Matt Schanrock by Thomas Howard