Ashleigh Pharr, the Lee County Veterans Services Officer, spoke on the first-ever Veterans Prayer Breakfast and the partnership with the Salvation Army of Tupelo to make it happen.
Five men have been arrested, and more arrests are expected following a drug sting across Union County that targeted eight convenience stores, authorities said.
Marking when the US military first used the chemical herbicide Agent Orange, Agent Orange Awareness Day is Aug. 10, aimed at honoring those exposed to its effects.
The city of Oxford has installed its first Narcan vending machine inside the downtown parking garage, offering free overdose reversal medication and drug testing strips to the public.
Automated license plate readers are becoming a common sight across the country, including in north Mississippi, and they are drawing mixed reactions from the public.