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James Tucker
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Person of the Day | James Tucker: ‘Bucket Boy’ Turned Home Repairman 

Byram native James Tucker opened his own Jackson-based home-repair business, J & T Home Remodel & Repair, in 2020.

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Dustin Cardon August 30, 2023
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News

As More Hospitals Fail, Presley Blames Reeves For Not Expanding Medicaid

The latest round of hospital closures and cuts suggest Mississippi’s health care “system is burning to the ground” while Gov. Tate Reeves rejects Medicaid expansion, Democratic candidate for governor Brandon Presley says.

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Heather Harrison July 18, 2023
Executive Director of the Hinds County Development Authority Tamika Jenkins in a blue suit (Entergy)
News

Mississippi Communities Receive Entergy Grants To Boost Competitiveness

Entergy Mississippi gave $60,000 in grants to eight Mississippi communities for marketing, strategic planning and site work.

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Heather Harrison June 15, 2023
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Culture

Person of the Day | Myrlie Evers-Williams, ‘Civil-Rights Activist, Risk-taker, Mother, True Believer’

Medgar and Myrlie Evers both dedicated their lives to fighting, as he put it, “until every vestige of segregation and discrimination in America becomes annihilated.”

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Torsheta Jackson June 13, 2023
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Culture

Mississippi-Born Sculptor Memorializes African American Union Troops in Natchez

The Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Project voted unanimously to commission Jay Warren to design a monument to the thousands of U.S. Colored Troops from Natchez. 

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Virginia Sciolino May 15, 2023
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Culture

Mississippians Organize Halloween Fundraisers and Other Activities Across the State

In addition to the Halloween-themed fundraisers and parties taking place this October, Mississippians can visit a number of haunted houses and similar attractions in cities like Gulfport, Raymond, Ellisville, Brandon, Meridian and others.

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Dustin Cardon October 13, 2022
Culture

‘More to Be Done’: Mississippians Celebrate Juneteenth Across Mississippi

Juneteenth commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed.

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Aliyah Veal June 17, 2022
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Culture

Artisans to Celebrate Creative Diversity During Inaugural Mississippi Makers Fest

Mississippi Makers Fest is an all-day festival centered around the Entergy Plaza at the Two Mississippi Museums from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 7.

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Dustin Cardon May 2, 2022
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Culture

From Co-Lin Jams to Josie Award, Mississippi Rockers Four Way Stop on the Move

Mississippi, homegrown musicians Kyle Graves, Wyatt Brady, Joe Cranfield and Ryan Purser—collectively known as Four Way Stop—recently took top honors for Best Rock Duo/Group Song of the Year at the Josie Music Awards in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., for their song “Wicked Woman.”

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Michele D. Baker February 4, 2022
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