Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey

The Mississippi Department of Veterans Affairs has a long history of supporting our state’s veterans and their dependents through superior service, care and assistance. Today we’re talking with Executive Director Stacey Pickering about their upcoming outreach initiatives, programs and services that the agency provides for Mississippi Veterans. 

https://www.msva.ms.gov/

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Listen as Marshall Ramsey sits down and talks with successful Entrepreneur, Songwriter and Author, Tommy Rice about his business his music and his new book, Miss Her More Today Than Yesterday. 

For more information about Tommy Rice and his new book and music visit https://www.tommyricemusic.com/

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Now You're Talking is a show about the most interesting people and stories of Mississippi. On this episode, Marshall talks with Educational Consultant, Professional Speaker and Author, Dr. Tommie Mabry about his institute, mission and future plans. Plus, listen as we surprise Tommie with personal testimonials from people he has influenced throughout his career.

For more information about the Tommie Mabry Company visit: https://www.tommiemabry.com/

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For 59 years our guest today has championed civil rights and community development and racial reconciliation by establishing nonprofits, writing several books and speaking all over the world! Dr. John Perkins is with us today to share his thoughts on the state of America and discuss his latest best-selling book, “One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race.  

For more information about the John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation visit: http://www.jvmpf.org/

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School is out, summer is here and the beginning of tourism season is upon us but with strict CDC guidelines regarding the evolving COVID-19 outbreak what does the future of tourism in Mississippi look like? Listen as Marshall, along with our guests, Craig Ray, Director of Visit Mississippi, the Tourism office of the Mississippi Development Authority and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manager, discuss tourism in the "new normal".

Visit the links below for more details about information discussed on this episode.

https://www.mississippi.org/

https://visitmississippi.org/

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It’s easy to know your child needs help dealing with a fever or a broken bone, but mental health problems can be harder to identify. Today we celebrate National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week with our guest Dr. John Damon, Chief Executive Officer for Canopy Children’s Solutions. 

For more information about children's mental health and resources visit: https://mycanopy.org/

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Reopening the state following the Coronavirus shutdown will be a gradual effort, but what precautions will still need to be taken remains unclear. Listen as Jeremy Thompson, owner of Computer Doctors & Phone Surgeons in Hattiesburg, Lesley Holleman, owner of Fleet Feet in Jackson and Richard Howorth, owner of Square Books in Oxford discuss how the Coronavirus pandemic affected their businesses, what their "new normal" will look like and how they will move forward and keep their employees & customers safe. 

For more information about the businesses we featured on today's show visit the links below:

http://hattiesburgcomputerdoctor.com/

http://www.fleetfeetjackson.com/

https://www.squarebooks.com/

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Getting information to the deaf and people with hearing loss isn’t easy, especially in a pandemic when information is constantly changing. Listen as we talk with Ben Wagenknecht, Director of the Office on Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and professional Interpreter Greg Goldman about how important providing this service is and how COVID-19 has added new challenges.

If you would like more information about The Office on Deaf and Hard of Hearing or need services visit: https://www.odhh.org/

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