On Saturday, April 1, at around 10:30 a.m., the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle traffic crash on U.S. Highway 51 north of Rifle Range Road in rural Makanda.
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.