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Organizing the event each year costs roughly $30,000, more than half of the nonprofit\u2019s annual programming budget.\nLiner\u2019s goal over the next year is to have the nonprofit achieve 501(c)(3) status to be in stronger contention for public and private grants and host more events in neighboring counties.\n\u201cI would love to host more events throughout the Golden Triangle region and bring events and programming to Starkville and West Point, as well as this greater Northeast Mississippi region,\u201d Liner told The Dispatch.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 37 articles to cdispatch.com. 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