Good to Know
Meridian is a Mississippi city with surprising cultural depth — the Jimmie Rodgers Museum (Rodgers, the "Father of Country Music," was born here), the Meridian Museum of Art (in the historic Carnegie Library), and NAS Meridian (a naval air training station) give Meridian a heritage far richer than its current size might suggest.
Highlights
Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, local food vendors, and a fair serving the diverse agricultural and urban communities of Meridian and Lauderdale County.
Lauderdale County Fair Overview
Held each August in Meridian, Lauderdale County Fair celebrates the railroad, military, and cultural heritage of Mississippi's fifth-largest city — once called the "Queen City" of Mississippi and long the most important railroad junction in the Deep South between New Orleans and Atlanta.
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