MERIDIAN LIFE The people and communities of Lauderdale County
16 A MERIDIAN FOOTBALL LEGACY
J ’ Mar Smith still showcasing talents at professional level
By Christian Knox
20 MSU ’ s Bully XXII
At home in Meridian with Bruce and Julie Martin and Bulldog mascot Dak
By Glenda Sanders
ON THE COVER
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Bruce and Julie Martin and their English Bulldog , Dak , are learning celebrity comes with being Bully XXII , the new mascot of Mississippi State University . Photo by Mike Mattina , Mississippi State Athletics
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PUBLISHER Terry Connor
EDITOR Glenda Sanders
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Glenda Sanders Thomas Howard Christian Knox
PHOTOGRAPHY Thomas Howard Glenda Sanders Mike Mattina , Mississippi State Athletics Grace Cockrell , Mississippi State Associated Press
ADVERTISING Lisa Webb Tayler Dailey
DESIGNER Inga Bass
PRODUCTION Jennifer Hammond
DISTRIBUTION Bobby Fields Melissa Miller
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