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Three-time Emmy award-winning morning anchor for WAPT. Watch every weekday morning beginning at 4:30. Links & RTs are not endorsements. Opinions are my own.
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Jackson's Freedom band says it helped launch hip-hop before the world knew it

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By Erin Pickens 
| WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)
The Jackson band "Freedom" was instrumental in the early days of hip-hop, creating music that has been sampled by famed musicians for decades, yet their story remains largely untold."We were really in the infant stages of hip-hop and we really were the ones, out of Mississippi, to really get it out there," said Tyrone Armstrong, the band's lead guitarist. Armstrong explained that the band initially consisted of himself, Ray Smith, and Victor Mason, the drummer who has since passed away.
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SUV crashes into former Terry Steakhouse, driver flees scene, police say

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By Erin Pickens 
| WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)
Police in Terry are searching for the driver of an SUV accused of crashing into a vacant restaurant building and fleeing the scene Wednesday evening.According to Terry police Chief Anthony Moore, officers were called at 6:58 p.m. to a crash at 129 Cunningham St., the former Terry Mercantile Steakhouse.When officers arrived, they found extensive damage to the building.Investigators reviewed surveillance video and identified the suspect vehicle as a Honda Pilot, possibly a 2015-2020 model, that...
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Mississippi teen arrested after high-speed chase ends in Louisiana crash

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By Erin Pickens 
| WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)
A Mississippi teenager is facing multiple charges in Louisiana after police say a high-speed pursuit from southwest Louisiana ended in a crash along Interstate 10 in Lake Charles. According to the Sulphur Police Department, an officer spotted a Nissan Altima traveling 92 miles per hour eastbound on I-10 around 5:17 p.m. Monday. Police attempted to stop the car for speeding, but the driver continued east into Lake Charles.
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