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Pearl
Chamber Events
The city of Pearl is host to many fun and exciting events
throughout the year. The Pearl Chamber of Commerce
Annual Awards Banquet is in February and is held at the
Clyde Muse Center on the beautiful campus of Hinds
Community College in Pearl. The catered banquet is a
much anticipated event throughout the area with local
business people, civic and charitable organizations,
and city, county, and state officials attending. Special
entertainment or a guest speaker is always a part of the
program as well as the passing of the gavel from the
outgoing president to the incoming president.
The awards that are presented are the President’s
Distinguished Service Award, New Business of the Year,
Large Business of the Year Award, Small Business of the
Year Award, Pillar of the Community Award, and
Ambassador of the Year Award. In addition, the Pearl
Public School District reveals their new award recipients
for the upcoming year at the banquet: Teacher of the
Year, Administrator of the Year, and Parent of the Year.
Park Place Christian Academy also presents their awards
for Teachers of the Year.
The Mississippi Street Road Association Antique Car
Show is held in March. Spectators and participants, alike,
from all around the state, turn out in large numbers for
this awesome car show that shows vehicles from 1949
and older. The car show is held in the parking lot of
Trustmark Park.
April is an exciting time of the year in Pearl because
that’s when the Mississippi Braves baseball team opens
the season at Trustmark Park. The Mississippi Braves,
who moved to Pearl in 2005, are the AA affiliate of the
Atlanta Braves. The M-Braves play 70 home games from
early April through Labor Day. Since 2005 a total of 155
Mississippi Braves players have gone on to play in MLB.
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