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MS SC569

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

3/29/2017

Primary Sponsor

Chad Mcmahan

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends legislative recognition to Patricia Neely-Dorsey, author and poet from Tupelo, Mississippi, who has published two books of poetry: "Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia" and "My Magnolia Memories and Musings"

  • Designates Neely-Dorsey as an unofficial Literary Ambassador for the State of Mississippi in recognition of her contributions to celebrating Southern culture and Mississippi through her writing

  • Notes that Neely-Dorsey is a 1982 Tupelo High School graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Boston University who returned to Tupelo in 2007 after working in the mental health field in Memphis

  • Highlights her latest poem "Meet My Mississippi" as an educational teaching tool that incorporates Mississippi state symbols including the mockingbird, magnolia, Jackson capital, and state motto

  • Directs the resolution be presented to Neely-Dorsey, forwarded to the Mississippi Arts Commission, and made available to Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Recognize Mississippi Author and Poet Patricia Neely-Dorsey of Tupelo, Mississippi, as Literary Ambassador for the state.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/29/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules1/24/2017

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