Meridian will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday on Monday, June 19th with the exception of those programs and departments with operational service obligations.
In recognition and awareness of Juneteenth, Ms. Alyne Harris’s Artwork is displayed in both front conference rooms in the Administration Building. To learn more about Ms. Alyne Harris and her Artwork, click on the links below. All Artwork will be on display until June 23rd and is available for purchasing.
Juneteenth is a Federal and Meridian holiday. Juneteenth commemorates an effective end of slavery in the United States.
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday.
