MISSOURI — The tax exemption starts at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 1, and lasts until Sunday, August 3.

With the first day of school only weeks away, stores are filled with back-to-school shoppers. Students told Ozarks First what they were out shopping for.

"A folder and a backpack," McKinley Nigh.

"I need folders, books, and a lunch box," said Rocco Addotta.

"All the art supplies," said Lilly Parris.

"I need a backpack and a lunch box," said Isabella Addotta.

Julie Widman and her daughter Everly did the last of their back-to-school shopping before the weekend started to avoid the crowds this year. Widman said she’s taken advantage of the tax weekend in the past, especially when buying electronics like laptops.

"I grew up in Missouri my whole life, and we always did tax-free weeken

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