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Family and friends held a vigil in memory of Nolan Ryan Henderson, a Jackson State University student shot and killed over the weekend.

The Sweet Potato Queens came to town for the Zippity Doo Dah Parade and Festival this weekend in Fondren.

Saturday, gay-rights proponents held a March for Gay Equality that traveled from Fondren to the Capitol.

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