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Sheriff asks board to set fairgrounds closing time after deputies find overnight occupants, board directs research
Summary
Sheriff Payton told the board deputies found people using showers and leaving drug paraphernalia at the Harrison County Fairgrounds, prompting supervisors to direct staff to research possible closing hours and legal enforcement options.
Sheriff Payton reported deputies found a person using showers at the Harrison County Fairgrounds and said officials have received neighbor complaints about people sleeping in park areas and leaving drug paraphernalia.
Payton told the Board the situation had caused his deputies to encounter people who the sheriff believed were homeless or living in vehicles using fairgrounds facilities overnight. “He called me…
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