Meridian MS - family town?

[amywill5918]

Originally Posted by KEKI

hey, whats up, let me tell you alittle about meridian. I grew up not to far from this place when my familly came back down here from chicago ill a couple of years after I was born, my mother stayed there for awhile she liked it there, although she left and moved to Newton Ms a few miles away to be with us because of some family issues that was dangerous to her life she had to leave us. Anyway enough of that I just wanted to let you know that meridian has alot to offer as in jobs and alot of places to go out to like numerous places to eat,go to parks a shopping places to chose from and as far a for a grant to get into school with that should not be a problem in mississippi as long as you don't make too much money you should be fine, its a great place to raise kids if you have them or planning on it.They have plenty of hospitals to go in to as of a career so thats another good thing anyway I can go on but you have to just check it out for yourself, I hope I helped you some.

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You helped a lot thanks so much!

[Brittanyk25]

Hello! I grew up in Meridian,MS along with my entire family. It is a good palce to raise a family (as most Mississippi towns) Meridian has more to do than most places in Mississippi and it isn't far from some fun places( Birmingham, Beaches, casinos, etc) I did get bored some growing up there. It's growing and has a lot of oppurtunities and my whole family loves it! There are a lot of things for children to do there. Sports are big, dancing and gymnastics,the colleges there have summer programs for kids too. Hope tihs helps!

[scubaboles]

Hi amywll,
I actually signed up on this forum today to post here. I did not read your whole post, sorry. I will post on what I did read. My husband and I both grew up here in Meridian, MS. It is a small peacefull town although recently and still in the process of growing. About 10+ years ago Meridian built a much needed mall. The other mall was made of asbestes and still stands because of the risk of tearing it down. The old mall is pretty much an eyesore at this point. Recently and still growing is the new Meridian Crossroads. It is a shopping center by the mall. Sorry to we have one mall and one medium shopping center. We have 2 Super Wal-Marts and 1 Sam's Wholesale Club.
Meridian is a safe place to live as long as you live outside of downtown and the surrounding area. Meridian's downtown is a joke for the most part.
Meridian's transportation is the Taxi and maybe, maybe a bus. If Meridian has a bus it probably has only 1, not sure. I definatly recommend getting a car. That's really the only way to get around.
There are not alot of things to do here. With that said I am pretty much a home body. My idea of fun is hoping on a 4-wheeler and riding in the mud. Yeap there are rednecks here. Meridian is not one of those towns that people dress up in. It's pretty much shorts and a t-shirt.
Meridian is a great place to retire. It's peacefull and cozy. People here are friendly. It is a small town.
We have 3 post offices. One downtown, one on the west side, and one in north meridian. North Meridian is the by far the best area.
There are small communities outside of Meridian that are nice. Alot of people like Collinsville, which is north of Meridian. The school out there is West Lauderdale. Some say it is the best. Clarkdale is also great. Clarkdale is south. The school is good too. Clarkdale has good down to earth people.
Yes Meridian is a family town. It is a great place to raise a family. I hope this helps. Any questions, I will be glad to help ya with. Good Luck

[Brittanyk25]

. The Meridian Little Theatre has adult plays and children plays if your kids would enjoy that. I know MCC puts on a kids college in the summer (different programs for kids I use to take the cooking and computer ones when I was little) There are all types of sports for kids to be involved with along with gymnastics and dance. I forgot to add this earlier

[fortners]

AmyWill5918 I am also moving from albuquerque to Meridian. I am in the Air Force and will be the new Air Force Recruiter there. It would be nice to be able to talk to someone else from albuquerque. I also share your views about the crime there, I grew up in a small town and am looking forward to getting back to one.

[amywill5918]

Hi everybody - thanks for all the detailed answers. Fornters - have you moved yet, my toddler and I will prolly be moving this spring - a slight delay. I too am looking forward to a small town. I think I'm going to look for a rental in Dalewood Shores so that I can work on base - get the same hours as either as either my mother in law or sister in law and be able to hitch a ride.

If you've already moved let me know what you think. Maybe I'll see you around base. I'm hoping to get a job with the contracter called Symantec. Its where my sister in law works. I should make more then enough money to rent a house on the lake, rentals are slightly less then albuquerque and much less then Maryland!

amy