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Volume 192
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Woodville, Mississippi 39669
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Number 13
Benefit Ride For Fallen Baton Rouge Officers
RIDE FROM LOUISIANA TO
CROSBY -- A Baton Rouge busi-
nessmen, Tommy Firmin, and a
number of his friends who have
a love for motorcycle riding,
held a benefit dde from Den-
ham Springs, La., to the Hwy.
33 Roadhouse near Crosby to
enjoy refreshments and to attend
a law enforcement gathering. The
event was held on Saturday, July
23, and raised a total of $6,600,
$3,300 from donations and an-
other $3,300 match from Firmin.
The benefit was to honor the two
Baton Rouge police officers and
the one East Baton Rouge Par-
ish Sheriff's Deputy who were
gunned down on Airline Highway
in Baton Rouge on Sunday morn-
ing, July 17. Firmin and a number of his motorcycle enthusiasts, made the ride to show their support
for members of law enforcement all across this country. Firmin stated he and his friends plan to make
this ride an annual event. The upper photo is a group shot of a number of the participants, and the
lower photo shows local law enforcement officers at the event, from left to right: Rodney Murray, Willie
Thompson, Lemuel Rutledge, Kardell Adams and Danny Meaux. -- Submitted Photos
Doctor Indicted In State Prison Case
Provided Health Care To WCCF Inmates
Dr. Carl Reddix of Jackson,
who was charged last week
with paying bribes and kick-
backs to former state Correc-
tions Commissioner Chris
Epps in exchange for receiving
contracts involving Mississip-
pi Department of Corrections
and its operations, has tics to
the private prison in Wi]kin-
sen County
Reddix, 57, faces a seven-
count indictment returned by
a federal grand jury for con-
spiracy to commit honcst ser-
vices wire fraud and six counts
of bribery.
According to the indictment,
starting in 2012 and continu-
ing until October 2014, Red-
dix gave then-Commissioner
Epps bribes and kickbacks
in exchange for the awarding
and retention of MDOC con-
tracts for his company, Health
Assurance LLC, to provide
inmate health care services to
four facilities -- one of which
was the Wilkinson County
Correctional Facility on U.S.
Hwy. 61 north of Woodville.
These contracts were val-
ued at over $29 million.
The indictment also alleges
that Reddix made cash pay-
ments to Epps ranging from
$8,000 to $9,500 per month
from May through October,
2014.
At r the hearing Reddi s
attorney said that her client
was not guilty of bribery or any
kickback.
The attorney said Reddix
was a victim of Epps, "It was
a shakedown by former Cor-
rectional ~'oner Epps."
If convicted Reddix faces a
maximum of 20 years in pris-
on and a $250,000 fine for the
conspiracy count, and a maxi-
mum of 10 years in prison and
a $250,000 fine for each of the
bribery counts.
Former Corrections Com-
missioner Epps is accused of
running one of the largcst and
longest criminal conspiracics
in state government history,
taking at least $1.4 million
in bribes and kickbacks over
eight years to steer more than
$800 million worth of state
prison contracts.
Epps was indicted in No-
vember, 2014, on 49 federal
charges including bribery,,
money laundering, conspiracy
and tax evasion.
• ,vers" Upcom,ng"
Scenic Rivers is a region- call Scenic Rivers office @ Courthouse Square. To reg-
al alliance to promote natu-
ral resources, recreational
activities and events. Listed
are some events going on in
the Scenic Rivers Region.
MS Wildlife
Extravaganza
August 5-7, at Trade
Mart on the Fairgrounds in
Jackson. Scenic Rivers and
McComb Lions Club will be
at Booth 118
2nd Annual
Scenic Rivers Banquet
Featuring Slade Priest
and Trained Assassins
Crew, Friday, August 19,
6 p.m., SMCC Horace C.
Holmes Student Union
Building. Win a free filmed
hunt with Trained Assas-
sins. For ticket information
601-684-7661.
Scenic Rivers/NIcComb
Lions Club
Archery Fun Shoot
August 20, at Ethel Vance
Park in Liberty. Registration
begins at 7:30 a.m., shoot be-
gins at 9 a.m. Adults $20 and
children $10. Register at www.
visitscenicrivers.com. Raffle
available for great prizes to
help Lions Club Eycsight Pro-
gram and Scenic Rivers Youth
Hunts. Call 601-684-7661 for
raffle tickets.
Wilk. Co. Farmer's
Market-Woodville/Wilk.
County Main Street
Association
Every Friday through
August 26 from 3 p.m.-7
p.m., downtown Woodville,
ister as a grower or seller
contact 601-888-3998 or
wilkinsonfarmersmarket@
gmail.com
2016 Woodville
Deer & Wildlife Festival
October 8, from 9 a.m.-
5 p.m. Admission: $7 per
person; children under 5
enter free; no extra charge
for children's village. If in-
terested in being a vendor,
sponsor, or participating
in this year's Wild Game
Cook Off, please visit www.
deerandwildlifefestival.com
for more information.
Please visit our website
www.visitscenicrivers.com
for more information on
events and activities in the
Scenic Rivers Region.
Tq Iliver
uperv,sors" hat
Value Up $1,000,000
The Wilkinson County house, does not end until September '
Board of Supervisors met on * Asked that the board 30, 2016. This is not good. We
Monday, July 25, at which pass an order to approve the must discuss this at our Au-
time they handled a number application for grant money gust i meeting.
of routine items, from the Mississippi Depart- • Announced that each su-
Chancery Clerk Thomas C. ment of Archives and History pervisor was presented with
Tolliver, Jr., reported that the for renovation projects on the a new report which gives
assessed value of all county following: them more detailed informa-
real and personal properties (1) Old Wood~_lle Grade tion on the status of depart-
and roads and utilities is School. ment budgets in the county
completed. (2) Renovation and/or new including their own. '~I~e
"The overall picture isroofing on the central dome new report states your cur-
that the total assessed value on the Wilkinson County rent yeaFs budgeted amount,
of all properties in the coun- Courthouse. how much you have spent
ty is up about $1,000,000," • Announced that he had so far and how much is left
said Tolliver.'~31is will mean requested an official opinion in each department's bud-
that a tax mill in this county from the Mississippi Attor- get and who is already over
will be about $59,000 for the ney General's Office concern- budget," Lewis commented
coming year, or up from last ing the assessed values of on the new financialinforma-
year's millage amount of hunting leases on Wilkinson tion report which will be pre-
$58,000." County School Sections in sented on a monthly basis.
Wilkinson County Admin-Wilkinson County. The point * Discussed the need to
istrator Bruce Lewis pre- of contention is the fact that change to an electronic check
sented the board members state law states that taxes writing system as an up-
with payroll reports for their cannot be increased moregrade to the current system
employees, than 10% per year on un-being used by the county.
'%Ve need you to let uscultivated timber lands in Lewis explained that he had
know if any of your employ- Mississippi. Assessments on prepared a board order for
ees have any overtime pay a number of hunting leases their consideration which
due them, have taken vaca- in Wilkinson County wentwill authorize the change
tion days or took sick days," up several thousand percent which will allow the county
said Lewis. 'We have to keep in most cases. "I sent the to electronically generate
up with all of this in each and request for an opinion two checks with signatures from
every employee's payroll re- weeks ago, and I have not their current Delta computer
cords." heard from the AG's office as system. The order will also
Clerk Tolliver reportedof today," Lewis reported, allow the bookkeeper to is-
that he was in the process • Informed the board of a sue payroll checks and the
of requesting an extension regulation that allows super- accounts payable clerk to
to complete a FEMA/MEMAvisors to purchase items val- write payroll and other ac-
project on the Jackson Point ued less than $1,000 without counts due checks. '%Ve need
Read. obtaining a purchase order, this in place when the Chan-
'%Ve have only a certain The old amount was $500. At cery Clerk is out of pocket
time left to get the work the request of Administrator and not available to sign
project on the Jackson Point Lewis the beard voted on a checks in case of an emer-
Read completed," said Clerk motion by Supervisor Jenn gency. The board order will
Tolliver. Wee have requested Nettles and a second by Su- authorize the chancery clerk,
an extension until Novem- pervisor Richard Hollins, to comptroller, accounts pay-
ber 30, 2016, to get the work authorize the supervisors able clerk, administrator and
done." and county administratorany member of the board to
Administrator Lewis pre- to be allowed to make pur- access county bank account
sented the supervisors with chases less than $1,000 and information. This board or-
a number of issues as follows: without a purchase order, der does not change any du-
•Announeed he had met The vote was 4-0. Supervisor ties of the chancery clerk.
with local, le~owner and. at~.Wil Seal was absent from the His name will be place4 on
torney David N. Wilkerson, meeting due to a family ill- all checks m4d all checks will
who complained that the as- ness and did not vote. first be approved by a vote of
sessed value of uncultivated • Informed the beard that the Wilkinson County Board
timberlands he owns went the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget of Supervisors. Supervisor
up more than the 10 percent was due for presentation at McNabb made a motion to
maximum as set forth by the first board meeting in approve the board order.
state tax code. Mr. Wilkerson August which will be held Before a second was made,
has announced plans to file a on August 1. '~he countySupervisor Nettles said, '~e
written objection for the as- comptroller (bookkeeper) has need to leave it as is for now.
sessed values set by Wilkin- sent out a request for budget The administrator and chan-
son County. Lewis said he requests from all county de- cery clerk need to get togeth-
contacted the State Tax Corn- partment heads. AS of today, er and work things out. We
mission about this problem only two have responded don't need all of these people
of the increase of over 10% -- the Library Commission footing with our checking ac-
sent in instruction to state and Extension Service. We count. That's how mistakes
tax assessors, and the State are waiting on the others to are made. McNabb's motion
Tax Commission represen- respond." to approve the recommended
tative's response was, '%Ve • In speaking on the bud- order of the administrator
didn't realize we had done get Administrator Lewis died for lack of a second to
that. We were wrong. We will pointed out that some de- the motion.
be sending out a letter to the partments are over budget Clerk Tolliver had a lot to
tax assessors in all 82 coun- for Hscal Year 2016. "This say about the prior discus-
ties to change the increase means that they have spent sion by the beard.
from current rate of 10.5% more than they budgeted for
to a rate slightly less than the current fiscal year which (Continued on Page 2)
10%. The state sent incorrect
information to all 82 counties
ining to correct this issue,the state, and they areLew_gO- LOC~I,[i~'~
is stated, by Woodville Republican Publisher
county• Ann°uncedis advertisingthatin Thethe Andy J. Lewis
Woodville Republican for
sealed bids on an 100-acre We received a call latephone caller stated that
tract of land owned by the last week from Woodville they wanted to help her
county, subscriber Kitty Whet- update her computer pro-
• Announced that the stone who reported she gram.
contractor started setting received a questionable"I don't even own a corn-
up equipment today (Mon- call last week and wanted puter," said Mrs. Whet-
day, July 25) to begin work to ask that we warn other stone. "I just want to let
on replacing the roof on the area readers and resident, people to be careful when
Wilkinson County Court-Mrs. Whetstone said thethey get calls like I did."
Dr. Delton Moore Appointed To
State Dental Board Of Examiners
Dr. T. Delton :Moore of
Woodville has been appoint-
ed to the Mississippi State
Board of Dental Examiners.
Dr. Moore was appointed
to the Board by Mississippi
Governor Phil Bryant for a
six year term that began on
July 1, 2016.
The Mississippi State
Board of Dental Examiners
is a legislatively-mandated
state regulatory agency
charged with the responsi-
bilities of examining, licens-
ing, registering, and regulat
ing the practices of dentistry
and dental hygiene to en-
sure competency and ethics
among all dental profession-
als in the State of Missis-
sippi for the ultimate goal of
safeguarding and enhancing
the health and welfare of the
citizens of this State.
Dr. Moore is a Summa
Cum Laude graduate of the
University of Tennessee
School of Dentistry. He is
past President of the Missis-
sippi Dental Association and
past member of the Member-
ship Council of the American
Dental Association. He is a
Fellow of the American Col-
lege of Dentists and a Fellow
of the International College
of Dentists.
Dr. Moore practices gen-
eral dentistry in Woodville,
and he is married to Teresa
Johnson Moore.
PROMOTE BLOOD DONATIONS --
Farm Bureau members and regular
blood donors Andy Partridge and
Pare Johnson prepare to "Beef Up
the Blood Supply" at the Wilkinson"
County Cattlemen's Association an-
nual blood drive by eating more beef.
-- Submitted Photo