NATCHEZ, Miss. – Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said his law-enforcement agency is working better now with the Natchez Police Department since Cal Green took over as chief to replace Joseph Daughtry in December.
“They have opened their doors to us and we’ve opened their doors to them,” Patten said of the NPD and Adams County sheriff’s collaborative efforts to fight crime.
Daughtry left Natchez to become Columbus’ police chief. Green – a 27-year veteran of both Natchez and Adams County police forces – was appointed by the city Board of Aldermen as Natchez’ first female police chief.
Patten met Monday with the Adams County Board of Supervisors to present his routine report. While it’s been “a tough couple of years” of violent crimes locally, Patten noted the installation of crime cameras throughout the city and county have been invaluable in curbing crime and catching crooks. Plans are being made to install more cameras that provide real-time monitoring and recording in the community’s high-crime areas.
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Adams County’s recent changeover to another agency for public mental health services is going well. “I feel very positive about the transition,” said Adams County Chancery Clerk Brandi Lewis.
Adams County supervisors decided in May to ally with a Vicksburg mental health agency and end an association with the McComb-based provider that’s served the region for nearly 50 years.
The Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex has been plagued by financial problems and inadequate services in recent years, according to various reports that prompted the supervisors’ decision to join Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health to serve Adams County residents.
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Supervisors commended county work crews and Adams County law-enforcement officers for their work in responding to last week’s windstorm that downed many trees – causing blocked roads, broken electric lines and widespread power outages. They urged the public to be patient in such future weather-related incidents as the first responders clear roads while also carefully avoiding live-wire power lines.
County Emergency Management Director Brad Bradford noted the June 27 “pop-up storm” caught most people by surprise, including those at the National Weather Service. Bradford recommended residents report their storm-related damage to his office to receive assistance.
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The county trash-hauling contractor’s broken-down equipment has resulted in garbage overflowing at the county’s waste-receiving stations, but this should be fixed this week, said county road manager Robbie Dollar. The county has garbage-receptacle stations on Kingston and Foster Mound roads.
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