Post office, highway renamed for officers killed on duty
May 3, 2021
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BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) A government building and a section of highway in a Mississippi city were officially renamed during a ceremony Monday to honor law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.
A Brookhaven post office was renamed to the Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building and a section of Hwy. 51 in front of the city s police department headquarters was renamed to the Corporal Zach Moak and Officer James White Memorial Highway.
A plaque with the post office’s new name was set to be added to the building, and signs were already placed at both ends of the highway, The Daily Leader reported.
Brookhaven post office dedicated to fallen officers Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Michael Guest participate in dedication ceremony Share Updated: 2:08 PM CDT May 3, 2021 dedication ceremony
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Michael Guest participate in dedication ceremony Share Updated: 2:08 PM CDT May 3, 2021 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Michael Guest honored the lives of three fallen law enforcement officers Monday with the dedication of the Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office in Brookhaven.Hyde-Smith and Guest sponsored the legislation authorizing the post office designation. Last December, then-President Donald Trump signed the bill into law. The dedication ceremony included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to be displayed at the post office at 201 West Cherokee Stree
Mississippi highway section to recognize 2 slain officers
May 2, 2021
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BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) A portion of U.S. Highway 51 in Mississippi s Lincoln County is being dedicated to two police officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2018.
The City of Brookhaven will honor Cpl. Zach Moak and Officer James White in a ceremony Monday. A portion of the highway, beginning at its intersection at Natchez Avenue and extending north to its intersection with Brookway Boulevard, will be renamed as “Corporal Zach Moak and Officer James White Memorial Highway, WJTV reported.
House Bill 1279 was signed into law in the 2020 legislative session.
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Brookhaven post office renamed in honor of three fallen officers Fallen officers (Source: WLBT) By WLBT Digital | December 4, 2020 at 10:29 AM CST - Updated January 2 at 1:59 PM
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WLBT) - A Brookhaven post office will be named in honor of three local law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
President Donald Trump signed a law on Dec. 21 to rename the facility as the “Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building,” according to the Associated Press. The post office is located at 201 West Cherokee Street.
The bill was originally introduced in April 2019 by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Michael Guest and cosponsored by Senator Roger Wicker.