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Bro. David Hamilton was recognized for his three decades of service as a chaplain for the Tupelo Police Department during a recent citizens board meeting.

State Auditor Shad White announced civil demands totaling over $7.4 million against Management & Training Corporation, accusing the company of underpaying for staffing at state prisons.

Public safety telecommunicators — the operators who answer emergency calls — are being honored this week as the initial link in emergency response, a news release said.

Forecasters said a mostly quiet day is expected Tuesday, but temperatures could threaten existing records. A social media post noted normal mid-April highs are in the low to mid 70s.

Tupelo police say Edwin Abraham Cardenas Figuera was arrested in Bentonville and extradited to Mississippi on an attempted grand larceny charge.

Kiantae J. Fair, 28, was arrested April 9 and charged with one count of cyberstalking after a victim reported weeks of online harassment, the Tupelo Police Department said.

Tupelo police say officers responding to shots fired on April 12 found a person with a gunshot wound to the leg. A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

Tupelo Police Department said one adult was shot in the 400 block of North Green Street and taken to North Mississippi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers said the incident appears isolated and the street was closed while detectives processed the scene.

The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee warned that fire danger is elevated across the Mid-South today due to moderate southerly winds, low relative humidity and very dry vegetation.

The National Weather Service in Memphis warned in a post that dry vegetation and weather conditions could allow any fire that ignites tomorrow to spread rapidly across the Mid-South.