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Big 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…
Read MoreNew Augusta man killed by train
Authorities trying to determine circumstances that led to death of 24-year-old By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor __________ A 24-year-old New Augusta man was killed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a train near his home. Perry County Coroner Mike Malone confirmed that Franklin Wayne Johnson was killed by a passing train around 4:30 a.m.…
Read MoreOne killed, two seriously injured in early Sunday morning wreck in Perry Co.
From Staff Reports An early morning automobile accident has claimed the life of a Perry County resident. Details were limited at the time of this report, but according to a spokesperson with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, 33-year-old Heather Boudreaux, of Richton, was killed in a pre-dawn accident on Miss. 29 on Sunday. Sgt. Travis Luck…
Read MorePhillips makes case to voters in alderman’s race
Vote For And Elect Brenda M. Phillips As most of you know me, I am Brenda M. Phillips, wife of the late Ronny Phillips. I come to you asking for your vote and support in the upcoming Special Election for the seat of Alderman to be held on Tuesday February 18th. I have been out and…
Read MoreBolton, a candidate who cares, in the Richton Alderman’s special election
Friends and Neighbors, I am asking the people in the Town of Richton, to give me the opportunity to serve you as a member of Board of Alderman. This is a seat that I will give attention that it deserves. I am currently employed at Ramey’s Marketplace but many may remember me from the many…
Read MoreEric Meadows touts experience, vision for Richton in asking for support in Tuesday’s special election for alderman
Hello Richton Community! My name is Eric Meadows and I am asking for your vote to fill the vacant spot on the town’s Board of Aldermen on February 18, 2020. My family and I have been in prayer over this decision since Larry Wilson was elected as Perry County Chancery Clerk in November, leaving the…
Read MoreRichton set to vote Tues. to fill vacant seat on Board of Aldermen
From Staff Reports __________ Richton voters will go to the polls this Tuesday, Feb. 18, to fill a vacant spot on the town’s board of aldermen. Four candidates qualified to run for the position. They are Brenda Phillips, Darrell McArn, Eric Meadows and Twana Bolton. The position on the council became vacant after former council…
Read MoreCounty officials pledge crackdown on litter
Staff Reports __________ Perry County elected officials are tired of seeing litter along county roadways and are planning extraordinary steps to try to put a halt to the problem. County supervisors on Monday voted to install cameras along multiple county roads in hopes of catching violators in the act of littering and then charging the…
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