Chancery Court Public Notices from the March 5, 2020 edition
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TWO RIVERS OUTDOORS, FARM AND HOME CENTER, LLC, PLAINTIFF COY BROWN, DEFENDANT CAUSE NO. 2020-026-W SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: COY BROWN 435 Jones McLain Road, Richton, MS 39476 THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS CURRENTLY ON FILE WITH THE CIRCUIT CLERK OF PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI…
Read MorePCHS teams getting better as they battle through early season growing pains
By DYLAN JONES Dispatch Sportswriter __________ Perry Central High School’s baseball and softball squads continued to earn experience against some tough teams over the past week. The baseball team would have back-to-back meetings with Lumberton on Thursday and Friday, both of which the team would lose by scores of 6-4 and 10-6. In the first…
Read MoreRebels looking to build on success on baseball/softball diamonds
By DYLAN JONES Dispatch Sportswriter __________ Both the softball and baseball teams at Richton High School seemed to be gathering momentum this past week. In baseball, the Rebels dropped a tough Friday game against a 1-loss Northeast Jones team in their second contest this season. While RHS lost the game 4-1, the team showed they could…
Read MoreARTHUR HINTON – Richton
Services will be held Friday, Mar. 6, at 2 p.m. at Jones and Son Chapel for Arthur Hinton, 72, of Richton, who passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Hinton is survived by his wife, Serita Hinton of Richton; daughter, Tonya (Randall) William of Theodore, Ala.; son,…
Read MoreJOANNE LOTT – Beaumont
JoAnne Lott – Beaumont Services were held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Jones and Son Chapel for JoAnne Lott, 74, of Beaumont, who passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at Rush Medical Center in Meridian. Lott enjoyed ladies ministry, baking, canning, singing and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Lott; parents, Marzell…
Read MoreLISA HENDERSON – Richton
Lisa Henderson – Richton Lisa Henderson passed away Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020, at her residence. Henderson is survived by her husband, Bryan Henderson of Richton; sons, Winston Henderson of Richton and Adam Shoemake of Hattiesburg; step-daughter, Lonnie (Raland) Burks of Hattiesburg; step-son, Greg (Julie) Henderson of Hattiesburg; mother, Joyce Ann Cregger of Virginia; sister, Pamela Lynn…
Read MoreSupervisors handle routine business in meeting
By ANNETTE HARVISON Dispatch Staff The Perry County Board of Supervisors held its regular March meeting this past Monday, with several items on the agenda. The very first order of business was a vote to declare Perry County a Second Amendment Sanctuary. A resolution passed by the supervisors commits county officials to not enforce any…
Read MoreBig election day Tuesday for county, and Richton voters
PRESIDENTIAL – CONGRESSIONAL – MUNICIPAL From Staff Reports __________ This Tuesday is a big day for voters in Perry County as after several months of sorting through campaign rhetoric (and unsolicited mail), they will finally get to have their say in the 2020 Presidential race. Voters inside the town limits of Richton will actually have…
Read MoreOnline video stirs emotions over cruelty to animals
From Staff Reports __________ A video showing a dog being shot has gone viral on the internet and stirred emotions over animal cruelty and the ability to broadcast anything on the internet. A viral video on social media depicted a dog being shot and a youth laughing about it. Both Lamar and Perry County law…
Read MoreAdditional human remains recovered
Officials hope this discovery will produce DNA and possible match By RUSSELL TURNER Dispatch Editor __________ A multi-agency effort involving over 40 police officers and volunteers uncovered new evidence earlier last week that county officials hope will be the break they were looking for in a case involving a partial human skull found on New…
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