BrentBy JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

If the gambling and foul language don’t stop at the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex, the basketball court could be removed.
Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. told fellow city leaders Monday that the behavior frequently occurring at the local basketball court is unacceptable. Brent said if it is not eliminated, he wants the goals taken down.
Brent said the city has invested far too much in the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex for citizens to feel uncomfortable using it. Many have complained to Brent about the foul language, illegal gambling and other disturbances.
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What do you mean he’s safe?

HilderbrandBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

A convicted sex offender from Yazoo County is facing new charges.
Ray Hilderbrand, 37, of 5632 Hebron Church Road, was arrested Friday.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Hilderbrand is charged with soliciting a child under age 16 to perform a sexual act.
Investigators have been working on the case for weeks.
Yazoo County deputies aided Warren County investigators  and federal probation officers in making the arrest at Hilderbrand’s home. Investigators executed a search warrant on the home but haven’t revealed if anything incriminating was discovered.
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PowellBy JAMIE PATTERSON
Managing Editor

A female victim remains unresponsive after she was struck by a vehicle on Broadway last week, with the driver fleeing the scene.
Earl Powell was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident.
Police Chief Eric Snow said officers responded to the accident around 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday on Broadway at the JR Mini Mart near Highland Drive.
“The door of the victim’s vehicle was open when officers found her on the ground,” Snow said. “She was bleeding from her head.”
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