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Deputy Chris Rogers receives Valor of Service Award at 9/11 memorial walk

Jon Myers

Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Rogers was presented with the Valor of Service Award during the annual Marion County and Columbia Emergency Services 9/11 Memorial Walk.

Rogers serves with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and is a retired U.S. Army veteran who served for 21 years. He also serves his community as a firefighter.

The memorial walk honors those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, including 343 firefighters, 72 law enforcement officers and eight emergency medical services personnel, as well as thousands of civilians.

Source: Marion County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi.

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Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."