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Stretch of Marion County highway named for former sheriff killed in line of duty

Polk was killed on April 22, 1960, by bootleggers after he led a series of raids to enforce alcohol laws. He just had begun ...
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Marion County issues burn ban through end of November

MARION COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Marion County became the latest to issue burn ban because of prolonged dry, windy weather conditions. According to a post on the Marion County, Mississippi Firefighter’s ...
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Metro Crime Stoppers seeking board members to represent Covington, Jeff Davis, Lawrence and Marion counties

Metro Crime Stoppers of Mississippi has been lending a voice to the Pine Belt since the 1980s.But leaders said it’s been hard ...

5 Mississippi youth courts receive grants to increase services for families

Youth courts in Bolivar, Marion, Harrison, Hancock and Jackson Counties will provide a range of innovative and evidence-based services and support to families through funding from New Allies, a part ...
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United Way of Southeast Mississippi wraps up 2nd annual ‘CAN’paign

United Way of Southeast Mississippi wrapped up its second annual ‘CAN’paign Thursday at Corner Market in Midtown Hattiesburg.
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Marion County sheriff addresses ICE cooperation and Department of Correction debt

INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not housed many detainees in the jail, but the state is keeping hundreds of prisoners there and ...
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Portrait of a student at Marion County High

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Martha Olson graduated from ...