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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Tuesday in five north Mississippi counties, where severe storms killed one person and damaged hundreds of homes over the weekend.

Live updates: President Joe Biden promised to see the recovery process through to the end during tour of tornado damages areas in Mississippi.

By Brendan OBrien and Tyler Clifford

Community leaders in Laurel joined together to collect donations for the tornado victims.

Local newspaper editor in Rolling Fork also serves on the board of the Sharkey County Emergency Management Agency. How she manages it all.

According to Mississippi Emergency Management, at least 23 are dead and dozens injured from Fridays tornado that swept across the state.

After surviving Fridays devastating tornado, Dede Duren mourns the loss of three family members who died near the small community of Summerfield.

The tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta also devastated Amory, but the Northeast Mississippi town had no loss of life.

Donations are being accepted through Friday, April 7.

A small part of Rolling Fork history was lost and later found after the Mississippi tornado. Heres the story of how it happened.