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The City of Meridian hosts their annual Juneteenth Heritage Festival this weekend
SUMMARY: The city of Meridian is hosting its annual Juneteenth Heritage Festival this weekend. Starting tonight, the Black Business Expo will take place at the Max from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., featuring music, food vendors, and a modeling showcase. The festival aims to spread awareness and encourage community involvement in their history. Terence Davis emphasized the importance of recognizing and honoring the past while treasuring the future, celebrating African-American businesses and entrepreneurs. The Juneteenth festivities will continue all weekend, including a pickleball tournament on Saturday morning and various other events for the community to enjoy.
The Juneteenth festivities aim to spread awareness and get people involved in their history.
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Interview: Nurse Practitioner Paige Sanders explains Parkinson's Disease
SUMMARY: Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre announced his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis while testifying about welfare reform in Congress. Neurology consultant Paige Sanders discussed Parkinson’s, a progressive movement disorder caused by the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, leading to decreased dopamine levels. Symptoms include resting tremors, shuffling gait, stiffness, and difficulties with daily tasks. While head injuries may increase athletes’ risk for Parkinson’s, most cases are idiopathic. There’s no cure, and treatments mainly involve medications and therapies to manage symptoms. Athletes, particularly older males, are at higher risk, but Parkinson’s affects a broad range of individuals.
Anchor Tanya Carter spoke with Paige Sanders of Neurology Consultants of North Mississippi about Parkinson’s Disease.
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Today's First Alert Weather Kid is Savy (9/27)
SUMMARY: In today‘s “Color the Weather” segment sponsored by McDonald’s, we feature a drawing by Savvy, depicting a large thunderstorm with heavy rain but no lightning. This aligns with today’s forecast of scattered afternoon showers, though it won’t be a complete washout. Viewers are encouraged to submit their own drawings on the WT website under the “Color the Weather” tab for a chance to be featured. Stay tuned for more news and weather updates after the break!
Today’s First Alert Weather Kid is Savy (9/27)
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Ole Miss professor solves food insecurity with STEM
SUMMARY: The White House has recognized University of Mississippi professor David Holin for his efforts to address food insecurity through the National Institutes of Health and USDA-funded Food Master initiative. This program engages scientists, teachers, and students in using food to enhance STEM education. Recently, it won the White House’s Year of Open Science Recognition challenge, leading to an invitation for the winning teams to celebrate at the White House. The National Institutes of Health awarded Holin $11.35 million through the Science Education Partnership Award to develop a nutrition-based STEM education program called Learning Science.
An Ole Miss professor is using STEM as a way to solve food insecurity in Mississippi.
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