ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM FREE! FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2016 Officials: Few burn A Dak Christmas ban citations reported Violation carries $500-maximum fine BY CARL SMITH
[email protected] At least three Golden Triangle residents have received misde- meanor citations for violating the nearly-statewide burn ban since it went into effect Rosenhan around mid-October. Officials in Clay and Oktib- beha counties say local agen- cies will continue to enforce the decree as long as drought con- ditions remain. Fire Services Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan said one ticket was issued in Oktibbeha Coun- ty in the last two weeks, and another incident was under investigation Wednesday but had not yet resulted in a cita- tion. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said his department has written two or three citations since Gov. Phil Bryant ordered a 52-county burn ban on Oct. 11. Scott said he didn’t have an exact number of citations when contacted. Lowndes County Sheriff’s Birney Imes/Dispatch Staff Department Lt. Paul Greggs Cheyenne Crunk, left, and her mom, Naomi Crunk, show off one of the few remaining Dak Prescott Cowboy jerseys still said he was unaware of any cita- in stock at The Lodge in Starkville. Cheyenne, a junior mathematics major, and her mom are from Meridianville, Alabama. tions written in his jurisdiction, and Oktibbeha County Chief Deputy Chadd Garnett was un- Demand for Dak Prescott Dallas available to confirm Rosenhan’s report. merchandise is far exceeding supply Currently, 78 of Mississippi’s BY SLIM SMITH 82 counties, including all of the
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