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MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.More >>
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Coastal residents added their voices to those calling for the end of energy policies that hurt the environment. The Hands Across the Sand demonstrations took place on beaches around the world on Saturday.More >>
Coastal residents added their voices to those calling for the end of energy policies that hurt the environment. The Hands Across the Sand demonstrations took place on beaches around the world on Saturday. In South Mississippi, the concern centered around the state government's plan to allow offshore drilling off coastal waters.More >>
Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.More >>
Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency.More >>
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) -
Around 40 needy children from Jackson County and Mobile County received free pairs of shoes today at Payless ShoeSource in Pascagoula.
It was all part of Tri-Coastal Community Outreach's On Wings of Dove Christmas Toy Distribution Program.
The families were pre-selected to receive $20 shoe certificates provided by Payless ShoeSource Foundation.
The shoe giant gave a total of $2,000 to Tri-Coastal Community Outreach. Co-founder and Executive Director of the non-profit is Carolyn Thompson. She said the children came from families who are some of the neediest in the Gulf Coast.
"You have a lot of families here who are unemployed. They are out of work. Some of them lost their jobs because of the oil spill and still have not been gainfully employed again," Thompson said. "So for the program such as this to choose them is absolutely awesome."
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