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New Southwest Marion fire station to open Saturday
New Southwest Marion fire station to open Saturday By Charles Herrington | January 22, 2021 at 2:48 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 6:53 PM
MARION COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A ribbon-cutting and open house is scheduled Saturday morning to officially open a new Station Number 3 for the Southwest Marion Volunteer Fire Department.
The former station was destroyed in the EF-4 tornado that struck the New Hope and Hurricane Creek areas of Marion County on April 19, 2020.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi donated $101,000 to help the department rebuild the station.
The ribbon-cutting will take place at 10 a.m.