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Arrest made in homicide investigation

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The Forest Police Department announced Monday the arrest of Paul Kenyardo Ringo, age 50, and Christopher Williams, age 50, of Forest Mississippi, in connection with the death of Willie Shepard on December 24, 2025.
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While doing some reading this past weekend, I came upon a story purporting that Atheism is now the largest religion in the U.S. I find it illogical and confusing that Atheism is even called a religion, but for the purposes of this article I will leave that be.
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Area residents brave frigid temperatures to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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On January 15, 1929 a boy by the name Martin Luther King Jr was born to his mother Alberta Williams King and father Martin Luther King Sr.
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Will Gov. Tate Reeves, polling poorly after one year in office, draw a serious GOP challenger in 2023?

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Tue,02/02/21-3:36PM, 3,367 Reads 36,868 Statewide
A recent poll showing Gov. Tate Reeves underwater with voters at his one-year mark in office had something of a political blood-in-the-water effect, prompting much discussion among politicos in recent days of potential GOP primary challengers when 2023 rolls around.
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Current Temp

62°F

Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 1%
Max Temp: 75°F
Min Temp: 53°F
Feels Like: 60°F
Dew Point: 39°F
Humidity: 30%
Sunrise: 6:56 AM
Sunset: 7:12 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 3 mph
Sky Cover: 69%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°F
Moon Rise: 10:40 AM
Moon Set: NA

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