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Mississippi Highway Patrol Shares Historic Photos in Flashback Post

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shared a series of historic photos as part of a #FlashbackFriday post.

The images include instructors from the agency’s first school in 1938, a 1947 Mississippi Highway Patrol group photo, and a vintage elephant mascot sporting MHP branding. The post also features a throwback to older patrol cars.

The department did not specify additional context but highlighted the agency’s long history with these nostalgic images.

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Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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