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The McCoy House of Jackson is a women’s addiction recovery center where patients stay for 90 days with a structured daily routine and AA meetings.
Central Mississippi Dance Director Reagan Cooper and her dance instructors began planning for “The Nutcracker” back in August of this year.
Each year, A Stroka Gene-Us Alpacas, an alpaca farm based in Stringer, Miss., holds the Stringer Alpaca Festival, which allows visitors to tour the farm, feed and pet the alpacas, and watch live demonstrations of how the farm’s owners, Mary Ann and Terry Stroka, spin fleece.
Preserving heritage and cultural pride are driving forces for Gloria Gipson Suggs’ visual art.
Brooke Floyd learned of the National Organizing Fellowship she completed this year through People’s Advocacy Institute Executive Director Rukia Lumumba, who encouraged the Jackson, Miss., native to apply.
Before Farmacy Marketplace opened in Webb, Miss., in October 2022, Webb resident Dorothy Chestnut would travel to Greenwood, Miss., which is more than 30 miles away from her home, to obtain fresh produce and other groceries.
The Krewe of Nereids, a women-founded Mardi Gras group that originated in Waveland, Miss., is hosting its annual Mermaids Arts and Crafts Show at the historic L & N Train Depot in Bay St. Louis, Miss., on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, 2022.
The Forrest County Campus of Pearl River Community College offers several wraparound services, such as food pantries and clothes closets, that aid students who may be struggling financially.
Tim Lampkin, whose organization, Higher Purpose Co., purchased an old furniture store in 2019, plans to use the space and adjoining Greyhound bus-repair station to house the company’s new $3-million enterprise.
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