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Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year's recipients of the Mississippi Governor's Arts Awards. This is the 33rd year for the awards, and a ceremony is usually held in Jackson. Gov. Tate Reeves has limited the size of gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, so the ceremony was recorded. It is set to be televised at 8 p.m. Friday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The Mississippi Arts Commission said in a news release that the awards are: Excellence in Literature: Jesmyn Ward Jesmyn Ward is ...

First look inside the luxury homes being built in the garden of a derelict Cardiff mansion And the former building itself will become 10 beautiful apartments CGI of row of new houses in the garden suggest how they will look once completed (Image: CPS Homes) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. ...

Chancey Bush/The Gazette Thomas Dawson plays music on the keyboards in his studio at his home in Colorado Springs. “He’s an unbelievably talented and modest person, and his level of talent is almost otherworldly,” Perry Sanders Jr., a local attorney, says of Dawson. Sanders, who is also a musician, adds of Dawson: “He’s my favorite person to do music with.” Chancey Bush/The Gazette

Thomas Dawson sits at one of four studios inside his home in Colorado Springs. Dawson is the musical director for the legendary Commodores. He also is the entertainment director at Springs Orleans restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs, where he regularly played piano for the last eight years until the pandemic struck. “I miss the interaction of playing for people at restaurants,” he says. Chancey Bush/The Gazette

The Commodores keyboardist and musical director, Thomas Dawson, has lived in Colorado Springs for a decade. He composes music for sound healing, works in his recording studio on big-name projects