The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Meridian Elementary School’s library from February 10-17, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The deadline to submit feedback to an online survey that assist the Meridian Independent School District’s Board of Education in searching for a new superintendent is Wednesday, February 1. The board recently hired Arrow Educational Services to conduct the search for the district’s next superintendent.

The American Farm Bureau Federation and John Deere signed a memorandum of understanding recently that ensures farmers’ and ranchers’ right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU, signed at the 2023 AFBF Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the culmination of several years of discussions between AFBF and John Deere.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research is anticipating the largest competitive grant in the organization’s history, up to $65 million, to execute a five-year multicommodity project to work with Texas’ large agricultural sector on expanding climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices. The grants are not just historic for The Texas A&M University System, but for the nation, as part of a federal investment in 70 partnerships recently announced by the U.S.

Several student-athletes from Meridian Independent School District placed in the top 10 at the Meridian Invitational Powerlifting Meet in Meridian last weekend. The female athletes who placed included: • Aletheia Sandley 1st Place • Abby Edwards 3rd Place • Raechel Ramirez 3rd Place • Canyon Stauffer -4th Place • Courtney Lunsford - 8th Place • Catherine Lunsford - 9th Place • Taylor Rusk - 10th Place • Summer Chen 12th Place The male athletes who placed included: • Dustan Bowers 1st Place • Ben Woleben 2nd Place • Cesar Ramos - 3rd Place • Austin Pogue - 4th Place • Brayden Wehmeyer - 6th Place • Julian Woleben 8th Place • Gauge Chandler 9th Place • Dustin Padgett 11th Place The Meridian ISD athletic department thanked the community for its support at running the meet.

Bosque Museum will present its latest temporary exhibit, “Origins: The Jacob Olson Collection” starting this week. The exhibit paying homage to the museum’s founder Jacob Olson will open on Thursday, February 2, and close on Sunday, April 16.

Staff Report The Tin Building Theatre will be the location for a Broadway-style show mixed with ice skating and contemporary music on Saturday, February 25. Two performances are scheduled for the “Fairytales on Ice” show: a matinee at 2 p.m.

The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) released a map that will assist eligible communities interested in improving their Internet services in Texas. The Texas Broadband Development Map uses data collected from internet service providers (ISPs) to show the availability of various types of highspeed internet access across Texas.