Area News

From Staff Reports A county man with a long history of run-ins with the law is likely headed back to prison after being caught with a stolen vehicle. Troy LaDonnis Rivers, 23, was arrested Dec. 7 while out on probation from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Officers responding to a disturbance on Second Street stopped…

Man who avoided authorities for months nabbed in Greene County By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor A man who has avoided police in George County for months, once reportedly even swimming the Pascagoula River to avoid being caught, is now in custody in Greene County. Daniel Jason Pipkins, 43, of Deering Lane, Lucedale, was taken into custody…

Dear readers: The head elf over Santa Letters at the North Pole was a little disappointed to learn that we had unintentionally omitted several letters from first and second graders at Sand Hill School from our publication of Letters to Santa in our Christmas Greetings edition this week. The really good news is that I…

By ANNETTE HARVISON Herald Staff When Leakesville resident Loretta ‘Sissy’ Bray began working on her latest children’s book, “You…Make Me Complete,” she had one person in mind to do the illustrations. Bray wanted none other than local artist Jean Garretson to create the art and said she couldn’t be happier with the results. “It has been…

From Staff Reports Former assistant district attorney Tanya Hasbrouck cruised to victory Tuesday night in the runoff election for the final seat in the 16th Chancery Court District. According to unofficial results, Hasbrouck defeated Hurley attorney Ashlee Cole Trehern by a comfortable 58-to-42 percent margin across the 3-county district with Jackson County providing the majority…

From Staff Reports A former town councilman and his son were arrested on drug charges earlier this week in McLain. Former McLain Alderman Guy Shiflett, of Turtle Lake Road, is facing felony charges of possession of methamphetamine after authorities found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in a locked refrigerator in his residence Monday evening while serving…

From Staff Reports A Louisiana man living in Greene County is facing multiple charges after police found him in possession of a stolen ATV and a pickup reported stolen in Pennsylvania. Richard Anthony Reeves, 29, of Penalber Road, Maurepas, La., was arrested Monday at a residence he shares at 5464 Vernal River Road. He is…

By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Greene County supervisors are taking extreme action to close a bridge deemed unsafe for public use. The move comes after months of motorists ignoring, stealing and/or demolishing ‘bridge closure’ signs and going so far as to move dirt barricades to cross over the structure. The bridge, which crosses Mason Creek on…