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Roll-Off Dumpster Day cancelled for Saturday - Jackson Advocate

(Jackson, Miss.)-The City of Jackson's Roll-Off DumpsterDay for this Saturday, August 10has been cancelleduntilfurthernotice. Roll-OffDetails Roll-Offdays will continue to be held on the second Saturday of every month as resources allow. Dumpsters will be placed atone location each month. They will be available for disposal from 8a.m. until 3 p.m.,weather permitting. The City is asking […]

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