🌱 MPHI Receives Grant For First-Responders + Key Elementary Fair

Happy Tuesday, people of Jackson! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny and nice. High: 70 Low: 50.

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Here are the top stories today in Jackson:

1. Mississippi Public Health Institute will be able to train first-responders to save lives in the opioid epidemic by learning to administer naloxone, a drug that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. They were awarded a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the training. (Picayune Item)
2. Key Elementary School recently held a reading fair for students. They read a book of their choice and then created a presentation about it, including dressing up as a character from the book. The goal was to give students the freedom to express themselves and build creativity. (WJTV)
3. Hinds County is planning to use COVID relief funds to install a fitness structure at Belhaven Park, additional playground equipment at Parham Bridges Park, and a half-mile walking trail at Jamie Fowler Boyll Park. (Northside Sun)
4. Waste management prices rise to $15 per month in the city of Jackson, and neighbors are pointing fingers at the city. (WJTV)
5. WAPT's Megan West and her family were held at gunpoint during an attempted carjacking after trick-or-treating in Belhaven. (WAPT Jackson)

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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.