Franklin County, as well as both the City of Newark and the City of Delaware, have become three of the most recent law enforcement agencies to announce the future deployment of body-worn cameras, adding a strong momentum to an already accelerating push for non-equipped departments to secure funding and add the devices as a critical.
An officer from the Bluffton Police Department died in the line of duty Thursday morning while deploying stop sticks when he was struck by a fleeing vehicle.
The Magnolia Independent Film Festival is set to return Feb. 24-26 at Malco Theater in Columbus Thursday night and Hollywood Premier Cinemas in Starkville Friday and Saturday.