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🌱JFD Seeks Help With Toy Drive + Children's Of MS Receives $1.5K
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Morning, people of Jackson! Kayla Harrison here with a brand-new issue of the Jackson Daily.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and warm. High: 73 Low: 51.
Here are the top stories in Jackson today:
- The Jackson Fire Department is seeking help from the community in their annual Christmas Toy Drive. It helps to bring joy to disadvantaged children in Jackson. They ask, for those interested, that unwrapped toys be dropped off at any of the city's 21 fire stations. (Press Release Desk)
- Dunkin' donated $1,500 to Children's of Mississippi on Giving Tuesday. The money raised through the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation will help with childhood cancer research. (WJTV)
- The Mississippi Ag Museum will host the annual Homestead for the Holidays from Dec. 9 to Dec. 10. (Northside Sun)
- A Jackson private school teacher was arrested and accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student. (WAPT Jackson)
- Jackson shoppers supported businesses during Small Business Saturday, buying holiday gifts, food, and more. (WJTV)
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Today in Jackson:
- Pearl: Book Club - Pearl Public Library (11:00 AM)
- JHLS Board of Trustees Meeting - Eudora Welty Library (4:00 PM)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you around. If you're feeling these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe.
— Kayla Harrison
About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She holds a Master's Degree in Writing Arts and is grateful to incorporate writing into everything she does. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.
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