News Briefs From Across The State
Escaped while on work detail
MDOC officials said an inmate housed at the Forrest County Community Work Center escaped from the facility early Monday morning. Paul Pettis, 39, was last seen the night before in his MDOC state-issued outfit consisting of green and white striped pants and a white MDOC shirt.
Guards noticed Pettis was missing during an inmate headcount around 7 a.m.
Pettis has black hair, brown eyes and weights 130 pounds. Pettis is serving a five year sentence for Possession of Tools for the Commission of a Crime (burglary) in Lafayette County.
Prison officials do not believe Pettis is violent or dangerous.
Law enforcement agents meet to discuss juvenile crimes
The Mid-Delta Law Enforcement Coalition is trying to tackle the number of crimes committed by juveniles. WABG reported that police chiefs from across the Delta met last week at the Greenville Mall to discuss the problems within their communities as well as possible solutions.
At the meeting held last week, officials said the number of crimes committed by juvenile offenders contiunes to increase all across the Delta.
Greenville is trying to combat the problem through detention alternatives which have proven successful in other states.
Delta State gets $300,00 for music education
Congressman Bennie Thompson said the U.S. Department of Education has chosen Delta State University to receive a $300,000 grant to address and provide music education in rural areas of the Mississippi Delta through the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE).
The DSU Delta Music Institute will design and create a Mobile Music Lab/Studio and implement a designated music education program with upper elementary and high school teachers and students in rural school districts. This project will offer an opportunity to students in rural areas to engage in the creation and recording of original music works, which will potentially enhance and broaden student’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes about the history of Mississippi’s contribution to American music. It is also anticipated that teachers will be able to incorporate many of the lessons into their teaching plans with future classes.
Grant funds will be available for use through the FIE grant for the next two (2) years beginning August 1, 2010.
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