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Jasper County board approves new deputy hire, training and highway-safety grants for sheriff’s office
Summary
The Jasper County board approved hiring John Scott Wuertz as a full‑time deputy at $23.03/hour effective July 15, 2026, authorized travel for staff training in late July and early August, and accepted two Mississippi Office of Highway Safety grants totaling $107,510.36 for FY2027.
The Jasper County board voted unanimously July 23 to hire John Scott Wuertz as a full‑time deputy in the sheriff’s department at a rate of $23.03 per hour, effective July 15, 2026.
The board also approved travel and expenses for three sheriff’s department employees to attend training: Jeremy Pinson to the Fentanyl Opioid Overdose course on July 29, 2026, and Jody White and Brandon Johnson to the Mexican Cartels and Their Violence course on Aug. 4–5, 2026 in Pearl, Miss. Separately, the board accepted two grant agreements from the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety for FY2027—an Alcohol enforcement grant for $41,846.20 and an Occupant Protection grant for $65,664.16—and appointed Inga Jones as the secondary signatory official for those grants. The actions were recorded as unanimous motions in the minutes.
