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Roll-Off Dumpster Day set for Feb. 6

The city of Jackson is encouraging its citizens to participate in Roll-Off Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 6, weather permitting. Residents can take tree limbs, other yard debris, and household items […]

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USM entertainment program seeks musicians

The University of Southern Mississippi’s entertainment industry program is searching for inspired musicians to audition for the South City Records Artist Development Project 2016. This project could lead to the signing of one or more […]

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JSU scholarships available

The Jackson-Hinds Alumni Chapter of Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association scholarship deadline is Feb. 1. The selection committee must receive applications by the deadline from 2016 high school graduating students interested in attending JSU. […]

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Non-profits urged to apply for WBC grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking eligible private, non-profit organizations (501c) in Mississippi interested in hosting a Women’s Business Center to apply for grants. Mississippi was one of only a few states that was […]

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Deadline nears to apply for NAACP contest

Time is running out to apply to participate in the NAACP ACT-SO competition. The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and […]