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Together with her husband, Tim Edmonds, Yolanda Edmonds had spent close to 20 years promoting boxing matches in Meridian, Miss., as part of Team TNT Promotions and knew she could put her promotional skills to use to create a festival for her community.
The Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival is now in its 69th year, with the latest iteration of the event set to take place in Meridian from Saturday, May 7, through Sunday, May 15.
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