As expected, it was an emotional day at the Meridian Coca-Cola plant as the production line ran for the last time. The last bottle on the line contained not only the famous product, but memories as well.
Company president Hardy Graham, Sr., said the decision was made in May to permanently put a halt to the bottling line in Meridian. He said it was just getting too expensive to continue, as the company was purchasing about two-thirds of its product from other sources.
About three thousand cases of eight ounce glass bottles were filled during the last couple of runs to end the production line.
Each one was specially marked with a second date line that reads 1902-2008, the dates that Coca-Cola has operated as a bottler in Meridian.
The local company will continue to operate as a distribution center.
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