Meridian area restaurants were helped by a federal program as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Paycheck Protection Program benefited nearly 12 million businesses in the U.S., including some in Meridian.
Bankruptcy filings were down in Lauderdale County last year, but experts expect them to surge in coming years.
See how well utility providers in the Meridian area and across MS serve their customers.
Elected commissioners have said Kemper should run on natural gas —​ not gasified lignite coal.