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One of our very own from the Action News 5 family has been crowned Miss Forest Festival!

After three years of treatment and procedures, Sgt. Ben McQuagge is officially cancer free.

Former Tennessee Titans player Michael Oher officially tied the knot with his partner of 17 years, Tiffany Roy, in Nashville over the weekend, “TODAY” reports.

One Kentucky woman is now a millionaire after cashing in a winning Powerball ticket.

For the second time in a row, a Madison woman’s soap company has landed a coveted spot on Oprah’s annual list of favorite things.

"And I’m so darn proud of Jackson, Mississippi," said head coach Deion Sanders on Jackson State's turnout at ESPN's College GameDay.

If Ivory had only one tip to give young boys and girls, it would be to believe in yourself.

90-year-old Ellouise Lewis received an honorary GED certificate during a graduation ceremony at Gulfport Care Center on Wednesday.

Jackson Police celebrated the young people who participated in the PALS program or Police Athletic League.

Justin E. Bell will attend the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in New York City to further his graduate studies in opera.

The Poplarville, Mississippi, country music trio Chapel Hart has moved onto the final round of America’s Got Talent!

Next month, the face of a one-year old Coast girl Alice Boyd will shine bright where the lights are brightest at Times Square in New York, all as a way to bring a spotlight to children with down syndrome.

An odd find at a Meridian restaurant has sparked a lot of interest on the internet. It was an orange lobster at the Red Lobster.

When 8-year-old Jaelynn Shelton’s cat died, she decided she wanted to give back in honor of the animal she loves.

Twix offers comfort and care to others with Mississippi Therapy Animals.

Mother of three, Erica Flores, sat next to Former Chancellor, Kent Hance, on the plane six years ago. He convinced her to enroll in one class and she says it changed her life.

His ‘Outlaw State of Kind Fund’ is donating to the Red Cross and Appalachia Crisis fund through the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky.

The Hattiesburg 14U Dixie Boys Baseball team is back in Mississippi, but with extra hardware.

The founder of Raising Cane’s is buying a $2 Mega Millions ticket for all 50,000 of his employees as the jackpot grows to the fourth-largest ever.

The department’s annual Youth Citizens Police Academy exists to expose young people in Jackson to all that is good in life.

The event included health screenings and education, food and prizes.

The Neshoba County Fair is officially underway in Philadelphia.

There’s something about sports that stirs the body and soul. That’s why the Youth United summer camp activities focused on athletics and social interaction as a way to inspire Christian discipleship.

Special congratulations are in order for Poplarville, Mississippi’s very own Chapel Hart.

At 100 years of age, Angela Johnson isn’t afraid to take a leap of faith.

A mother in Waynesboro is still in shock that someone near and dear to her heart wasted no time saving her life.

Meridian Special Olympics swimmer, Jaycie Collins, wins three medals including one gold medal at national competition in Orlando.

LaConya Burks was diagnosed with breast cancer last November and said between bills and buying the necessities for her children, money is tight.

Third-grader Tramaine Davis (T.J.) and Obama Magnet scholar is Mississippi’s 2022 Doodle for Google National Art Contest winner.

Brenda Wilson, employee at an Ocean Springs McDonald's, prays for customers daily with hopes to reach one soul at a time.