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Hal & Mal’s Schedule of Events visit http://www.halandmals.com/stpat/schedule/sched.html

8 a.m.—Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade line up begins (location TBA).
St. Paddy’s Day Run, beginning and ending at BancorpSouth Building at Capitol and State Streets. Choose from the 5K Run, the 5K Walk, or the 1 Mile Fun Run. Call 601-856-9884.

9 a.m.—Trustmark Children’s Festival begins at the Old Capitol Museum grounds.

10 a.m.—Pet Parade benefiting Mississippi Animal Rescue League, at the Old Capitol Museum. For more info call 601-969-1671

11 a.m.—Trustmark Children’s Parade at the Old Capitol.

Noon—Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade begins and ends on State and Court streets.

2:30-7 p.m.—After Parade Street Party (21 and over). $6 entrance fee (no coolers), featuring the Bluz Boys, Pinstripe Brass Band, DJ Stephen Barnette inside spinning dance tracks.

Fenians Schedule of Events
visit http://www.fenianspub.com/calendar.htm

Inside the Building (No cover charge): Bounds Street noon-3 p.m. The Juvenators 8-11 p.m.

Outside Block Party (No cover charge) Scott Albert Johnson Band 2-6 p.m. The Bailey Bros. 7-10 p.m.

More events: see http://www.jfpevents.com

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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.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.