FEATURES
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FEATURES
8 ARTIST CORNER Benny Crevitt ’ s art of blacksmithing
11 COVER STORY Holly Brand shines on “ The Voice ”
16 COMMUNITY Changes at Hope Village for Children
18 PROFILE Dr . Ronnye Purvis delivers thousands
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23 FEATURE Randy Thompson ’ s dirt track racing
26 LOCAL EATS Squealer ’ s Bar-B-Que - 25 years later
28 SNAPSHOTS Festivals in downtown Meridian
30 HAPPENINGS A calendar of Meridian events
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Photographer Katherine McKiever of Skylight Exposures Photography captures Meridian native Holly Brand at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience – The MAX in late April .
6 • MERIDIAN LIFE