The Mississippi Democratic Party just issued a news release announcing that Hillary Clinton will be speaking at Thursday night’s Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner. Here are the details from the announcement:
JACKSON (Wednesday, March 5, 200 
– Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has confirmed she will speak Thursday at the Mississippi Democratic Party’s 26th Annual Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner.
Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. event – at the Canton Multipurpose & Equine Center in Canton – start at $125 each and are still available. You can buy tickets by calling the Mississippi Democratic Party in Jackson at (601) 969-2913. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door Thursday.
“This is great news for Mississippi Democrats who are eager to hear what plans Sen. Clinton is proposing for our nation,” said Wayne Dowdy, chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.
“With the race for a Democratic presidential nominee so close, Mississippi will no doubt play a major role in helping choose the winner,” Dowdy said. “Voters in Mississippi and across the nation want change. Our candidates speak directly to that issue.”
Clinton’s appearance at the Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner will come five days before Mississippi Democrats head to the polls on Tuesday, March 11, to cast votes in the state’s presidential preference primary.
