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Mississippi National Guard returns home from D.C.

Soldiers with the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, board a plane as part of Task Force Magnolia at Thompson Field in Flowood, Miss., June 2, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Christopher Shannon II)

Hundreds of soldiers have returned home after being deployed to Washington, D.C.

Posted: Jun 8, 2020 3:42 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Hundreds of Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) soldiers have returned home after being deployed to Washington, D.C. to support local law enforcement and military personnel.

Law enforcement and military personnel have been used to quell any violence as protests continue across the nation following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The MSNG was part of approximately 5,000 National Guard soldiers activated from 11 states.

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Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 497790

Reported Deaths: 9917

County	Cases	Deaths
Harrison	34102	530
DeSoto	31839	398
Hinds	31837	622
Jackson	24314	377
Rankin	21881	388
Lee	15427	234
Madison	14525	279
Jones	13772	241
Forrest	13412	250
Lauderdale	11937	314
Lowndes	10934	185
Lamar	10470	135
Pearl River	9431	237
Lafayette	8454	138
Hancock	7697	126
Washington	7365	156
Oktibbeha	7111	129
Monroe	6727	174
Warren	6642	176
Pontotoc	6609	101
Neshoba	6606	205
Panola	6460	131
Marshall	6386	132
Bolivar	6266	145
Union	5960	94
Pike	5784	152
Alcorn	5633	101
Lincoln	5417	134
George	4918	79
Scott	4709	98
Tippah	4653	81
Prentiss	4641	81
Leflore	4627	143
Itawamba	4596	104
Adams	4570	119
Tate	4546	109
Copiah	4451	91
Simpson	4421	116
Wayne	4385	72
Yazoo	4385	86
Covington	4273	94
Marion	4216	107
Sunflower	4215	104
Coahoma	4115	104
Leake	4077	87
Newton	3808	79
Grenada	3692	108
Stone	3584	64
Tishomingo	3563	91
Attala	3302	89
Jasper	3282	65
Winston	3131	91
Clay	3063	75
Chickasaw	2967	67
Clarke	2906	94
Calhoun	2779	45
Holmes	2669	87
Smith	2625	50
Yalobusha	2326	47
Tallahatchie	2252	51
Walthall	2177	63
Greene	2155	48
Lawrence	2111	40
Perry	2047	55
Amite	2039	54
Webster	2016	45
Noxubee	1853	40
Montgomery	1790	56
Jefferson Davis	1706	42
Carroll	1674	38
Tunica	1586	39
Benton	1474	38
Kemper	1412	41
Choctaw	1330	26
Claiborne	1312	37
Humphreys	1290	38
Franklin	1191	28
Quitman	1062	27
Wilkinson	1045	39
Jefferson	942	34
Sharkey	640	20
Issaquena	193	7
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 812694

Reported Deaths: 15142

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	113960	1904
Mobile	72175	1321
Madison	51923	685
Shelby	37240	339
Baldwin	37044	538
Tuscaloosa	34902	599
Montgomery	33919	719
Lee	23122	240
Calhoun	22125	469
Morgan	20620	370
Etowah	19739	496
Marshall	18238	298
Houston	17288	405
St. Clair	15897	337
Cullman	15297	290
Limestone	15178	198
Elmore	15038	284
Lauderdale	14125	294
Talladega	13692	271
DeKalb	12554	258
Walker	11069	364
Blount	10081	174
Autauga	9883	146
Jackson	9776	177
Coffee	9176	188
Dale	8856	180
Colbert	8781	200
Tallapoosa	7032	195
Escambia	6725	127
Covington	6672	179
Chilton	6580	160
Russell	6247	58
Franklin	5927	105
Chambers	5558	142
Marion	4952	126
Dallas	4854	199
Clarke	4726	81
Pike	4716	105
Geneva	4558	126
Winston	4461	101
Lawrence	4252	117
Bibb	4216	86
Barbour	3553	74
Marengo	3339	89
Monroe	3299	62
Randolph	3247	63
Butler	3239	94
Pickens	3135	81
Henry	3105	65
Hale	3087	87
Cherokee	2994	57
Fayette	2905	79
Washington	2508	51
Cleburne	2459	58
Crenshaw	2433	75
Clay	2397	67
Macon	2306	62
Lamar	2154	46
Conecuh	1853	51
Coosa	1777	38
Lowndes	1731	61
Wilcox	1670	38
Bullock	1517	44
Perry	1380	40
Sumter	1311	38
Greene	1255	44
Choctaw	866	27
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

Tupelo

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Columbus

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Oxford

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Starkville

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A cold front passing through our area overnight will bring into our area some of the coolest temperatures of the season so far. We will see most of the highs this weekend only in the upper 60s to lower 70s. While overnight lows will drop off down into the 40s Saturday night.