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Food boxes with fresh produce to be given away in Jackson April 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Thousands of food boxes of fresh produce will be available for pick-up at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson on Wednesday. The food is being provided as part of a federal program to support families who have lost income during the coronavirus pandemic. “A lot of our citizens are still struggling with health and loss of work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson said in a press release. The nearly 2,600 boxes will contain meat, milk, cheese, yogurt, potatoes and apples, provided by M. Palazola Produce Co. in Memphis. Those receiving a food box will also receive two and a half dozen eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., of Jackson.

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