Sheriff vows crackdown as gang violence erupts across area and in state prisons
Six arrested as part of investigation into shootings By RUSSELL TURNER Dispatch Editor __________ Vowing a tough crackdown on gang activity, Perry County Sheriff Mitch Nobles announced six arrests New Year’s Day as his department worked to get ahead of a rash of gang-related shootings. None of the six local men jailed as part of the…
Read MoreCDI issues notices concerning transportation programs
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE RURAL AREA PROGRAM The Board of Directors of Community Development Inc., of Richton, Mississippi, is considering applying to the Mississippi Department of Transportation Public Transportation Division, for assistance through its Rural Area Program to provide public transportation services within Perry, Greene, Wayne, George, Jones, Forrest, Lamar, Covington, Pearl River, Marion, Lauderdale, Rankin…
Read MorePerry Co. BOE to take bids on timber sales
MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION INVITATION FOR BIDS STUMPAGE FOR SALE ON 16-1N-10W Perry County, Mississippi Sealed bids will be received by the Perry County School District at P.O. Box 137, New Augusta, MS 39462, up to and not later than 10:00 a.m., February 7, 2020, for the purchase on a lump sum basis of all timber, standing…
Read MoreIn Perry County Chancery Court – Jan. 16, 2020 edition
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN RICHARD SMITH, DECEASED STEPHANIE SMITH JOHNSON, PETITIONER CAUSE NO. 19-PR-00006-S NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary having been granted to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Perry County, Mississippi, on behalf of the Estate of John Richard Smith, Deceased, on…
Read MoreRichton sweeps Perry Central in cross-county hoops action
By DYLAN JONES Dispatch Sports __________ Over the past week, Richton basketball teams have managed to find success on the court in order to continue their playoff pushes. The Lady Rebels defeated rival Perry Central on Friday by a score of 66-50 to move to 7-9 overall on the year. The win came prior to dropping…
Read MoreWe are no longer at the ‘party’ stage
Tate Reeves was sworn into office on Thursday as the 65th Governor of the Great State of Mississippi. During his inaugural address Gov. Reeves pledged to bring Mississippians together. If Reeves is sincere about that pledge he should follow the lead of the man that replaced him as Lt. Governor. Mississippi’s lieutenant governor presides over…
Read MoreDeBar tabbed as Senate Education Chairman
From Staff Reports __________ Local educators may not get everything they want out of state government over the next four years, but they won’t have to go very far to bend the ears of the state leaders making the decisions. State Senator Dennis DeBar (R-Leakesville) was announced last week as the new chairman of the…
Read MoreJunior Clark, Jr. – of Stringer
Services were held Thursday, Jan. 9, at Jones and Son Chapel for Junior Clark, Jr., 66, of Stringer, who passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Leakesville Rehab and Nursing. Clark is survived by his daughter, Angie (Mitchell) Dunnam of Richton; son, Marty (Jaricia) Clark of Richton; brother, Danny (Sue) Clark of Bay Springs; girlfriend, Judy King of Newton;…
Read MoreSpecial election set for Town of Richton’s alderman’s position
Staff Reports __________ Mayor Michael W. Ruffin and the Richton Board of Aldermen announced last week they have set Feb. 18 as the date for a special election to fill a vacant seat on the town’s governing body. Board members made the decision at their meeting on Jan. 7. The election is being held to…
Read MoreFreeman’s time in workshop creates art and helps foster his personal faith
By ANNETTE HARVISON Dispatch Staff __________ Active members of the community do not always live in that area, but their work and a proximity make them a part of it all the same. As work and life change, so can connections to a certain community. But those memories and bonds will remain within the hearts of…
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