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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T16:46:42.000Z",
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  "tags": [
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    "Features",
    "Bay Springs",
    "Bay St. Louis",
    "car shows",
    "East Central Mississippi",
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    "A Tale of Two Bay Fests: Jasper and Hancock Counties Plan Separate Celebrations for Same Weekend",
    "Mississippi Free Press"
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  "textContent": "When Bay St. Louis native Mary Brooks established a weekend festival called Bay Fest in 2025, she was unaware that the town of Bay Springs, a three and a a half hour drive away in central Mississippi, had its own separate Bay Fest that had been running for 35 years.\n\nThe post A Tale of Two Bay Fests: Jasper and Hancock Counties Plan Separate Celebrations for Same Weekend appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.",
  "title": "A Tale of Two Bay Fests: Jasper and Hancock Counties Plan Separate Celebrations for Same Weekend"
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