The Tupelo Police Department will observe a Moment of Silence at 9 a.m. December 23 in the Gale Stauffer Community Room, honoring Sgt. Gale Stauffer, who was killed in the line of duty on that date in 2013.
The department invites residents to pause wherever they are at 9 a.m. to remember Sgt. Stauffer, his sacrifice, and his family.
The event is part of the department’s annual remembrance.
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."
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