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Capitol City Hamfest (Jackson) 2023
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Capitol City Hamfest, Jackson, MS Jan. 2022
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Capitol City Hamfest. I just needed to get that phrase said on the front end, and be done with it. Nobody I know actually calls it that, everyone calls it the "Jackson Hamfest", with no further explanation needed. This is the granddaddy of all Mississippi hamfests, and it (usually) pulls a good crows. Attendance seemed to be down in 2022, but we were just coming out of the pandemic era, and a lot of folks were probably still skittish about getting out in public. A lot of folks were still wearing face masks at the event. This took place in...