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The annual Sales Tax Holiday will take place this year this weekend from Friday to Sunday.

Shoppers can save on sales and local taxes during the three days on a majority of items for back to school, ranging from school supplies to backpacks and some clothing.

The following is an all-inclusive list of qualifying school supplies (if priced less than $100):

• Binders
• Book bags
• Calculators
• Blackboard chalk
• Composition books
• Crayons, pencils, pens
• Erasers
• Folders; expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila
• Glue, paste and paste sticks
• Highlighters
• Index cards
• Legal pads
• Notebooks
• Paper
• Rulers
• Scissors 

For a full list of school supplies, and clothing click here.