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Natalie Perkins serves her Rolling Fork community as both the editor of the Deer Creek Pilot newspaper and as deputy director for her local EMA.
Dr. Shawna Adams stood inside the air-conditioned room at the M.R. Davis Public Library in Southaven, Miss., on June 27, 2023, safely sheltered from the
Byram native James Tucker opened his own Jackson-based home-repair business, J & T Home Remodel & Repair, in 2020.
Now a high-school junior, Alex Jones struggled with her mental health during COVID lockdowns, as she missed spending time with friends face-to-face. She shared her story with The Jed Foundation when applying for the student-ambassador program.
Fifth-grade math teacher Tyler Shows of Petal Upper Elementary School earned a Milken Educator Award in 2022 in recognition of his teaching ability.
Kristen Washington of Jackson, Miss., owner of the home bakery PhatKake’s, debuted as a contestant on “The Great Chocolate Showdown” on Aug. 5, 2023.
Ryo Sasaki, representing Japan, won the senior men’s gold medal in the 12th USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Miss., this past June, repeating a feat his father accomplished in Jackson, back in 1994.
Hattiesburg high-school senior Aubri Sparkman created a dress that placed runner-up in the Duck Brand Stuck at Prom scholarship contest.
Flowood native Amber Carraway took up sketching and painting at age 13 while recovering from neurological lyme disease on her family’s farm in Hinds County, Miss.
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