🌱 What Hinds County’s defender pay hike means for Raymond taxpayers and inmates

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• What Hinds County's defender pay hike means for Raymond taxpayers and inmates

Also on today's calendar: Alumni Recognition Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 93, low: 68.
• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Public defenders in Hinds County get historic boost in 2027 budget (mississippitoday.org) — Hinds County has approved a $600,000 budget increase for public defenders, a change funded partly by a property tax hike that will affect homeowners in Raymond and across the county. The move aims to ease overcrowding and delays tied to the Raymond detention facility by improving pay and stability in the public defender's office, though it still falls short of full parity with prosecutors.
   

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Tuesday September 29
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  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Joe Ligon Legacy Concert - A Night of Honor →
  Cain-Cochran Hall, 505 East Main Street, Raymond
Thursday October 8
• Alumni Recognition Event →
  Hinds Community College - Raymond Campus, 501 E Main St, Raymond
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Joe Ligon Legacy Concert - A Night of Honor →
  505 East Main Street, Raymond
  3:00 pm
• Keller Williams @ Duling Hall →
  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
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  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
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Thursday October 15
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  Raymond Public Library, 126 Court St, Raymond
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• I AM PURPOSE →
  1500 Raymond Lake Road, Raymond
Monday October 19
• Ax and the Hatchetmen →
  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Great Lake Swimmers →
  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Snarky Puppy →
  Duling Hall Live Music & Events, 622 Duling Ave Ste 206, Jackson
  7:30 pm
Monday October 26
• Raymond Public Library Afterschool Chess Club →
  Raymond Public Library, 126 Court St, Raymond
  3:00 pm

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