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Biz Roundup
Quarters Because We Care, Micro-Enterprise Business Classes and Free Entergy Tax Prep
The Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable is hosting an event called "Quarters Because We Care" on Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Keway Supersudz in Jackson.
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Person of the Day
Carol Joy Sparkman
Carol Joy Sparkman has been sharing in her joy of music for many years, and now she takes the stage at New Stage Theatre in Jackson.
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City & County
Homelessness Outreach Coordinator: Downtown Jackson Partners Helped 25 Since January
The Downtown Jackson Partners Homelessness Outreach Coordinator Tommie Brown has, since January, identified and helped 25 homeless Jacksonians get the services that they need.
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Education
Jackson State Gets $1 Million to Boost STEM-Related Courses
Jackson State University is one of five schools to get a Scientific Leadership Award.
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Politics
Analysis: Mississippi Grappling With Tax-and-Spend Ideas
Mississippi legislators are moving into the final weeks of their three-month session, and they still need to make significant decisions about taxes and spending for the year that begins July …
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State
Former Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Receives Humanities Award
Former Mississippi and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and others will be honored with Mississippi Humanities Council awards, with a ceremony being held online this year because of the coronavirus …
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City & County
Azia’s Picks 3-12-21
What are your plans for this weekend? If you’re open to suggestions, check out a few of my fave events for this weekend.
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Politics
‘Collective Suffering’ Continues Year After COVID-19 Came to Mississippi
In a March 8 press briefing, officials from MSDH discussed how the pandemic progressed over the last year, and what we can expect moving forward.
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Person of the Day
Tyler Kemp
From his days as the keyboardist for the indie-rock band Jonezetta in the early 2000s to his current roles as a member of the music faculty at Mississippi College and …
