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Angel and Matthew Streater of Black Hawk survey the damage to their home. (By Dan Marsh)

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Carroll County tornado victims identified; Black Hawk surveys devastation
By KEVIN EDWARDS AND DAN MARSH - Staff Writers
Sat,03/25/23-11:31AM , 10709 Reads 82,615 Statewide
A Carroll County schoolteacher, her husband and her son were killed Friday night by a tornado-spawning storm system that tore its way through Mississippi.
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An elevator in the Leflore County courthouse fell with a woman trapped inside on Thursday. Vicki Kite, a court reporter, says she is sore but suffered no major injuries. (By Kevin Edwards)

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Woman rescued from courthouse elevator; no serious injuries
By KEVIN EDWARDS AND DAN MARSH - Staff Writers
Sat,01/28/23-2:00AM , 3994 Reads
A Greenville woman is recovering after a scary incident in which she was trapped in an elevator that fell at the Leflore County Courthouse.
Vicki Kite, 52, a court reporter in Bolivar County, said she arrived at the courthouse around 10 a.m. Thursday for a hearing.
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