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Where2Shop:
Ace Hardware (2801 Old Canton Road, 601-366-4441; 1220 E. Northside Drive, 601-366-9456; 2509 Highway 80 E., Pearl, 601-939-1529); Carter Jewelers (711 High St., 601-354-3549);
Cellular South (http://www.cellularsouth.com);
The Early Settler (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 118, 601-366-2715);
The Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland, 601-856-7546);
She’s Crafty (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShannaVineyard);
Tangle Hair Salon (607 Duling Ave., 601-987-0123);
Treehouse Boutique (3008 N. State St., 601-982-3433)
Motorola Xoom, $599.99, Cellular South

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The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.