An Unkind Cut? See Letter, Page 4A -10 At 1988's Agriculture Record 1 JUl See Page 5A -She Scott County Copyright, 1989, The Scolt County Timw JANUARY 4, 1989 FOREST, MISSISSIPPI 35' Finishing touches ounty jail is I opular place uring 1988 seeks "absence '(County Democratic rii Tittee met Thurs-Dei-wv ter 29 at the Cour- jClark wrote a letter a tuve of absence from fs.k,n.f.7 'iw Freddie Owens will hairman of the Scott 1 atic Party. tmniy the Scott County i rr-L" irtment over the weokpnrf fl "ted in the arrest of I said Scott County The newly-renovated Forest Public Library ill tir rroifin-d itliitt day. ai'runliit to library officials. The library has undergone a $40,000 expansion and renovation during Hf att ffw inoiilli. Th public is invited lo take advantage of the many services now offered by the public library.
Pay plan 'sound', Livingston says for simple assault; 13 were booked for burglary; 35 were booked for grand larceny; 35 were booked for breaking and entering; and 33 were booked for aggravated assault. Seven persons were booked for assault on a police officer. Forty-two persons were booked for sale of marijuana seven persons were booked for possession of marijuana over one ounce; one booked on delivery of marijuana four booked on sale of amphetamines', three booked on sale of cocaine; and two booked for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Twelve persons were booked for soliciting prostitution; two were booked for accessory to the fact of prostitution; and 63 persons were held for the Border Patrol. A variety of other persons booked include; one person was booked for placing an unauthorized sign in view of a highway; two were booked for hunting from a public road, three were booked for threatening phone calls; four were booked for littering; one person was booked for intimidating a witness; 17 persons were booked for resisting arrest; seven booked for leaving the scene of an accident; and one person was booked for defrauding an innkeeper.
A special House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee has agreed the current Variable Compensation Plan is basically a sound method for handling payment of most state employees, but has some suggestions to improve the system. A number of recommendations were approved recently by the six-member group, headed by Representative Dick Livingston of Pulaski. The recommendations will be presented to the full House Appropriations Committee during the 1989 legislative Members of the Mudy ronimiltee include Representatives Livingston. Raymond Ounans of Diratur. David Green of Glister, Danny Guice of Ocean Springs, Steve Holland of Plantersville.
and SKakcr Pro Tempore il Simmons of Maben. The Variable Compensation Plan was adopted in in an effort to provide a belter system of paying state employees with salaries for specific jobs in line with salaries for similar jobs in the labor market. Among the key conipenenls oi the plan are realignment ami productivity. 1988: The Year in RevieW, Part II Politics, drought shaped the year's news and views- Richardson. jrding to Richard- 1 niore Odom, charged weapon, possession possession of beer; bitt, charged with fUbin dry.
disorderly conduct, and concealed luiny L. Sanders, 1 concealed weapon of marijuana and atrick, charged with whiskey and posses- -f J0 sa'd tna 've per-i on DUI charges "6 day weekend. I r-uuiv) I QQQ -it Actc rrx rr -rri lor tV 12 0 15 cents per pound 8 up about 15 cents -mrn 1988 resulting in i 1 increase in the total '(ssippi's poultry and i i he and e6g industry industries with a b. fjillion in 1988 an in- 8 million over the previous w-' showed a 5 percent the 1987 total of 355 said Dr. Robert poultry specialist tlussippi Cooperative I w-riiew Service Hayties "crease of 25 million in 1989.
roduct varieties and isness are keeping for poultry pro- sa'd poultry (in-I in and turkey) con- beef and io climb in populari- Srrest, extension wholesale bird v. rply during the spr-K'S ad of i988 anfJ re. high. He verage annual price 4 slightly below the ol 56 cents per 1 (ie.iinu. I production will in- lcncm ill 1707, ft 7im, i ui i cat aaiu.
offers new cM ce w. 'wptist Hospital in rt.l-l the ability to i i "nicer cany in me ot -4 mammography. i -vice, nousea in a A one in couniy. 'At rural hospitals in have the ability to imps onkiitt unistrator of the 'UtWest Scott Baptist ississippi Baptist -id- is committed to 1 141 I cm neaiiu care we of th Morton I which is the mi for the detec-ncer, is a major in-- but one we feel I Vav th' of many of the i 1 advantage of it." jii to have a mam- Imugrnprtj should Physician. A "viu re scneauiea .1 Essentially, realignment is the process by which the pay range assigned In a class of jobs is increased or decreased on the basis of a salary survey.
Productivity offers a method for an agency head to reward excellence among employees based on an individual's job performance. State Personnel Board regulations require that productivity increases by documented by current employee performance evaluations. School teacher innocent of a gratification of lust charge involving one of his former students. -Morton Livestock Exchange, has been charged in a federal administrative complaint with operating as a livestock dealer without a bond. September September 7, 1988 -The Scott County Sheriff's Department will begin operations at the new Scott County Detention Center with an Open House scheduled Sunday, September 11 from 2-4 p.m..
said Sheriff William Richardson this week. The new facility is located on Airport Road in Forest. Lieutenant Governor Brad Dye has named State Senator Alan Heflin of Forest as vice-chairman of- the Senate Select Committee on State Executive Branch Reorganization. -Two local men were arrested Friday in a drug bust coordinated by the Forest Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. September 14, 1988 -The Scott County Board of Supervisors adopted a plan Monday for the redrawing of county education district lines, but it is not known by county officials if the decision came in time to allow Scott County to participate in the Nov.
8 election set to elect the officials. -The Scott County Board of Supervisors-laid this week that they would reject a request from the Board of Trustees of Lackey Memorial Hospital for the three mills of taxes for support of the hospital. -Democratic U. S. Senate candidate Wavne Dowdy, nonplussed by-South Rail Company track problems that literally derailed his vaunted "Victory Express" passenger train during a three-day whistle-stop lour of the state for two days, brought his campaign to Forest on Thursday as scheduled-by bus.
September 28. 1388 The body of a Walnut Grove man who had been missing for two days following his release from the Leake County Jail on drug charges Sunday-was discovered Tuesday near the Mississippi Forestry Commission fire tower on Hwy. 21 six miles south of Sebastopol-the victim of an apparent suicide. Federal prosecutors confirmed Tuesday that former Scott County Sheriff Glen Warren and his former chief deputy will be sentenced on two counts of federal extortion charges on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
-The Scott County Board of Supervisors told the State Audit Department in a report submitted last week that conversion to the county unit system in Scott County would result in estimated new costs of $720,455. or the equivalent of some 13.01 mills of additional taxes to institute the first year More than 1,900 persons were booked into the Scott County Jail during 1988, according to statistics compiled from the jail's docket book. Scott County Sheriff William Richardson said 1,921 persons have been booked into the jail from the time he was sworn in as Sheriff on January 21, 1988, until December 31, 1988. He said the statistics shows only the charges persons were booked under at the jail and does not reveal whether the persons booked under the charges were found guilty or inoccent or whether the charges were dismissed. According to the Richardson, the Scott County Sheriff's Department had booked 216 persons for DUI, while the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol booked 122.
166 persons were booked for possession of intoxicating liquors, while 142 were booked for public drunk and 81 were booked for disturbing the peace, Richardson said. Other statistics revealed by Richardson include: Seventy persons were booked for reckless driving; 68 were booked for driving with no license; 101 were booked for driving while license was four were booked for headlighting deer. Sixty-eight persons were booked under the proposed system. September 2i, 1988 The Scott County Board of Supervisors made public this week a detailed map of the proposed county education redisricting plan adopted by a 3-2 vote of the board last week. Three persons have been arrested for the early Friday morning armed robbery and stabbing of a Morton store owner.
In addition to helping the nation choose a new president and the state a new senator, Scott County voters will see several key local issues on the Nov. 8 ballot. October October 5, 1988 During a campaign fundraiser here this summer, Third District Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery promised the people of Forest that he would "lend rny full support to a City of Forest AIP grant application seeking federal funding for improvements to the runway at the Forest Municipal Airport.
U. S. Senate candidate Wayne Dowdy headlined a night of partisan politicking at last week's Scott County-Democratic Party "Beans and Greens" dinner in Morton. Senator Alan Heflin of Forest said that any major reorganization of state government will involve the tough decision of whether a large number of state jobs be eliminated to bring about savings. The question whether the Governor's office rather than citizen boards be given he power over many agencies will also have to be addressed, he said.
October 12, 1988 Former Scott County Sheriff Glen Warren and former deputy sheriff Will Reed were sentenced to federal prison terms last Thursday after pleading guilty to extorting payoffs from rural bootleggers in exchange for their protection of illegal liquor and beer sale operations. Two alumni ho have distinguished themselves in their chosen professions will be honored by the National Alumni Association with the cherished "Order of the Golden Arrow" award during the Homecoming luncheon in A. E. Wood Coliseum on October 22. The Forest Municipal School District was the target of a federal class-action lawsuit filed Friday in the U.
S. District Court in Jackson bv a group of county black citizens seeking to change school board election procedures. October 19, 1988 State Rep. Dick Livingston sought "clemency" for former Scott County Sheriff Glen Warren from the federal district judge who sentenced him following his guilty plea on federal extortion charges, according to documents made public Tuesday by the judge. July July 6, 1088 Scott County farmers got a reprieve from the drought with scattered rain showers throughout the past week.
In an efford to provide assistance to area farmers, the Scott County ASC Committee requested and was approved for the implementation of the Emergency Feed Program and the Emergency Feed Assistance Program. The Scott County Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted a bid of $30,000 for the purchase of voting machines in their regular meeting Tuesday. The bid is subject to approval by the U.S. Justice Department. July 13, 1988 A shooting at a rural cafe near Brushy early Sunday morning resulted in the death of Forest resident Robert Lee Luckett, 64.
The incident occurred at 1 :25 a.m. on Sunday, July 10. The second annual Lake Jamboree will be Saturday. July 16, at the Lake Depot. Chancellor R.
Gerald Turner will speak at the annual meeting of the Scott County Ole Miss Alumni Association Tuesday. July 20, 1988 The Board of Trustees of the Lackey Memorial Hospital has asked the Scott County Board of Supervisors to levy three additional mills of taxes in Districts One, Two and Three for support of the hospital. The recent drought has driven up feed grain prices, but hasn't caused any significant losses among live poultry in Scott County. -Scott County Sheriff William Richardson told the Board of Supervisors in a meeting last week that the only thing holding up the move to the Scott County Detention Center was delivery and installation of a radio tower. A Forest man, Roy Austin Crimm, 23, died Saturday night in a one-vehicle automobile accident off Old Ringgold Road at 11:45 p.m.
July 27 The five-year plan for improvements of the Forest Municipal School District may call fr a special bond issue to be held th: U.S. District Judge T. Wingate dismissed a $500,000 federal damage suit against former Scott County Sheriff Glen Warren and Scott County Justice Court Judge Robert Wilkerson by a Parchman inmate which alleged that the lawmen conducted an illegal search and seizure which led to his arrest and conviction. The Scott County Board of Supervisors, in a meeting Monday, reviewed and rejected two plans for the redrawing of county education district lines. The plans were drawn in response to a class-action federal lawsuit seeking to establish a black majority voting district in a number of Mississippi counties August August It, 19KS -Sam Viverette of Forest is set to stand trial AuRiist 15 in District Court before Judge William Barbour on a charge that he lied to a federal grand jury in July, lltti" when he said he never made payoffs to the former Scott County sheriff in exchange for protection of a rural bootlegging ex-tablishment.
B.C. Rogers Poultry, symbolically celebrated a company-wide expansion this morning by dedicating its new hatchery in Morton. Funeral services for retired Forest businessman Carl S. Fountain were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Baptist Church.
August III, ItlHH Dissatisfied with proposals that they will create voter confusion, the Scott Couniy Board of Supervisors in seeking a fourth plan for the redrawing of county school board district lines. After leading the second and third rounds of the Mississippi Golf Association State Amateur golf tournament last weekend Forest golfer Watt Whatley saw his title hopes dwindle in the final round and had to settle for second place. August 17, 1988 -A routine traffic stop on a Forest city street las! Wednesday landed a Morton woman and a Tennessee man in jail on charges of possession of what Forest police and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents called a "significant" cache of cocaine. Bro. S.A.
"Sonny" Adkins of New Hebron has been called as the new pastor of Forest Baptist Church. A 12-year old Morton boy was killed in a one-car accident Satuiduy morning on Hwy 35 about two miles north of Raleigh. August 2-1, I'tSH Ground has been broken and construction has begun on the new addition to the Forest Public Library. Keith Prevost, president of the Forest Jaycees, recently recieved the Presidential Award of Honor at the Mississippi Stale Jaycees Quarterly Convention in Oxford, Forest nightclub operator Sam Viverette pleaded guilty last Wednesday to a charge that he lied to a federal grand jury in July, 1987 when he told the panel that he did not make payoffs to former Scott County Sheriff Glen Warren in exchange for the lawman's protection of an illegal liquor joint he had operated near Hillsboro. August 111.
1988 Following a two-day trial last week, a Scott Couniy Circuit Court jury deliberated less than 45 minutes before finding a former Forest Middle State Auditor Pete Johnson this week pared the Scott County Board of Supervisors' original cost estimate for converting to the county unit system of government from $720,455 to $545,305, a difference of some $175,150 under what the local board claimed the conversion would cost in their September cost estimate. The spotlight is on education when Mississippi native and former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley and her husband, talk show host Gary Collins, host a tour of innovative and creative programs in the state's schools. October 26, 1988 -A major burglary ring that has been operating in the central Mississippi area has been brought to a halt, following six arrests by the Forest Police Department this past week. Prize money totaling more than $1,500 will be given away during the Fall Fun Fest on Saturday, October 29, at Gaddis Park in Forest. -Trent Lott's campaign caravan relied into Morton Friday, with the senatorial hopeful being greeted by more than 60 enthusiastic supporters.
November November 2, 1988 -The Scott County Board of Supervisors issued a joint statement this week urging voter "caution" when considering their vote on the Nov. 8 referendum on the county unit system. Allyson Heflin. the daughter of Alan and Peggy Heflin of Forest, has been electd the 1988 Ole Miss Homecoming Queen. November 9, 1989 Scott County voters voted over whelmingly to support Republican presidential nominee George Bush in his White House bid and gave Fifth District Congressman Trent Lott the nod in the race to choose a successor to the retiring U.S.
Senator John Sten-nis. County voters narrowly rejected a referendum that would have converted the present "beat" system of county government to the proposed "county unit" system while also defeating a referendum that would have made the post of county superintendent of education 'an appointive rather than elective post. The Forest Bearcats claimed the coveted "Golden Chicken" trophy-Saturday night when they defeated cross-county rival Morton Panthers 23-7. Two recents events have proved what the people of Forest have know all along the Forest High School Band is superior! November 16, 1988 Arno Mills has been named as the Forest Area Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Citizen and Christmas Parade Marshall for 1988. Members of the Scott County continued on page Dj iri ')-' 2A.
