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🌱 Why Natchez EMS is bracing for more high-risk psychiatric calls

Natchez, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Natchez EMS is bracing for more high-risk psychiatric calls
  • How a new disaster fund could help Natchez homeowners after storms
  • Natchez teens watched real appellate arguments—what did they ask the judges?

Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 85, low: 72.
  • Saturday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AMR reports increase in psych calls, honors state paramedic ... (natchezdemocrat.com) — Adams County EMS crews handled 375 emergency calls and 244 transports in May, with strong response times in both Natchez and the county. Officials warn psychiatric calls have doubled as summer heat arrives and credit the Natchez Police Department and sheriff’s office with keeping responders safe at higher-risk scenes.
   

• County seeks regional disaster recovery partnership, reports... (natchezdemocrat.com) — Adams County’s emergency management director is working with neighboring counties to form a regional long-term recovery committee that would help Natchez-area residents repair storm-damaged homes when there’s no federal disaster declaration. The group would manage repair funds while relying on volunteer labor, and the plan will go before county boards once finalized.
   

• Mississippi Court of Appeals Brings ‘Court on the Road' Prog... (natchezdemocrat.com) — Natchez high schoolers in the Miss-Lou Pre-Law Academy watched a live Mississippi Court of Appeals hearing at Alcorn State University’s Natchez campus, then quizzed judges about how appeals work. Chief Judge Donna Barnes, a Natchez native, called the visit a homecoming while judges shared career paths and the intense preparation behind each appellate case.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Alcorn State University

  • Mason-Montgomery appointed as associate director in Extension Program at Alcorn State (alcorn.edu)
  • HBCU makes interesting move with cheerleading team expansion (clutchpoints.com)

Brookhaven

  • Local Girl Scouts need your help getting to summer camp (dailyleader.com)
  • MS Blood Services Hosting Mobile Blood Drive at Neshoba hospital June 4 - Kicks96news.com - Central Mississippi News 24/7 (kicks96news.com)
  • Lincoln County Jail docket: McComb man charged with indecent exposure (dailyleader.com)

Vicksburg

  • Vicksburg's Sam Andrews Named to Mississippi Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 (vicksburgnews.com)

Ok Natchez! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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