COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Every year, Columbus and Lowndes County residents come together to celebrate a group of people who are sometimes overlooked.

The annual Salute to Lowndes County’s Finest Recovery and Relief Fund and Annual Event committee brings first responders from across the county together to celebrate the work they do every day.

For almost two decades, this has also been a way for the organization to raise money to help first responders when they are on the other side of an emergency.

When disaster strikes, most people run away from the chaos.

“These folks, they don’t run away, they run towards it,” said founder and chairman Mark Smith.

While they often put their lives on the line, sometimes they find themselves in need of help.

The Salute to Lowndes County’s Finest Reco

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