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Dyiesha Janaee Spraggin, left, is charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the December shooting death of Kwaiyhone Hodges.

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Teenage woman charged with murder of Glendora man
By CLAY MCFERRIN
Wed,02/21/24-9:38PM , 4993 Reads 33,594 Statewide
A Tallahatchie County teenager is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the December shooting death of a man in Glendora.
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The skies above Rosebloom Recreational Park will be illuminated by fireworks at the close of the annual Independence Day celebration July 1.

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Faith, family, flag, food and fireworks to mark Rosebloom Independence Day celebration
By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,06/22/23-7:12PM , 5441 Reads 10,706 Statewide
Rosebloom Recreational Park’s annual Independence Day celebration will be held Saturday, July 1.
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A firefighter sprays crossties with water after a crane lowers them from flaming freight train hopper cars to the ground near Swan Lake Tuesday night, June 6, 2023. Four Canadian National Railway cars hauling railroad crossties were involved in the fire. (Photo by Robert Riley)

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Train fire draws massive response
By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,06/08/23-12:12PM , 1924 Reads 5,556 Statewide
SWAN LAKE — Dozens of firefighting apparatuses from over a dozen fire departments battled the flames of freight train cars whose cargo of wooden railroad crossties burned relentlessly Tuesday.
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Firefighters battle a fire in hopper cars hauling wooden crossties on a freight train near Swan Lake Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Sumner firefighter Steve Brady, courtesy of Corey Gee)

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Four hopper cars loaded with crossties burning near Swan Lake
By CLAY MCFERRIN
Tue,06/06/23-6:46PM , 2024 Reads 10,635 Statewide
UPDATE: After more than eight hours, the fire was extinguished. Click here for the story.

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68°F

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 72°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 66°F
Dew Point: 54°F
Humidity: 55%
Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sunset: 5:54 PM

Wind Speed: 10 to 15 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 20 mph
Sky Cover: 62%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 54°F
Moon Rise: 12:49 PM
Moon Set: 3:08 AM

A chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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