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Today is first responders appreciation day at the Mississippi State Fair. According to state fair officials, admission is free for all police officers, first responders, firefighters, healthcare workers and medical professionals. Identification will be required at the gate. The day was established as a... Read More.

The East Central Community College tennis program is hosting its fourth Woods & Whites Doubles Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Tennis Complex on the ECCC campus in Decatur. The Woods & Whites event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.... Read More.

Officials say an inmate has been found dead with stab wounds at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Thirty-four-year-old Bobby Deangelo Hawthorne was found Sunday afternoon. The Mississippi Department of Corrections is investigating the apparent killing. Hawthorne was serving an 18-year sentence for four... Read More.