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The Board of Directors of First Responders of MS is proud to announce that Scott Steele is the newest elected Board Member…

Cancer patient Jackie Evans is the wife of Rankin County Sheriff’s Deputy Cpl. Justin Evans and the mom of Brandon Police Officer Jordan Evans.  Jackie and her husband, Justin, graduated from Northwest Rankin High School where they were high-school sweethearts.  They...

This Tournament is for Whitley Grace, Daughter of Kim ( FROM Board Member) and Kevin Mathis( Ridgeland Police Officer) Whitley is 6 years old and was diagnosed with Acute Aplastic Anemia in early January 2018. Her diagnosis requires life sustaining transfusions of...

Ruth Ann Rigby, Addict to Advocate - FROM Board Member The worst day of her life turned out to be the best day. Much against her will, she found herself in a Mississippi State Hospital patrol car being transported to the alcohol and drug unit as she was being admitted...

First Responders of MS was recently featured in the Lagniappe column in the August 2018 issue of Mississippi Christian Living magazine.  The column was written by Marilyn TInnin, and long time friend and current supporter of the organization. CLICK HERE TO READ THE...

First Responders of Mississippi to host inaugural event! Organization provides support to first responders

On Monday, 16 May 1966 Trooper Tommy Edward Kendall, badge D-51, was shot and killed at a roadblock on US 49E at Minter City, MS by two ex-convicts from Chicago, IL. Trooper Kendall was manning a one-man roadblock following a robbery in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The...

On Sunday, 12 Apr 1987 Trooper David Bruce Ladner, badge K-34, was shot and killed on I-10, in Harrison County, by a suspect who turned out to be wanted in Florida. During the stop Trooper Ladner asked the driver for consent to search the vehicle. The suspect then...

Click here for the original article link on ClarionLedger.com: The town on Edwards on Saturday honors the 75th anniversary of the Clear Creek Disaster and celebrates the heroism and lore of legendary character Andrew “Sugarman” Daniel at a day-long festival. “It’s...

Probably one of the earliest and most challenging public safety problems facing the newly-minted Highway Patrol happened the night of Friday, 31 Mar 1939. A portion of US 80 over Clear Creek (Big Black River) west of Edwards collapsed into the raging flood. A total of...