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Officials: Operation Safe Neighborhoods going successfully
Published 3:32 pm Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Over 20 individuals arrested over the last two weeks as part of Operation Safe Neighborhoods.
NATCHEZ — In recent weeks, Adams County Sheriff’s Office and the Natchez Police Department have been saturating arrest logs with at least 22 new arrests and counting as part of Operation Safe Neighborhoods, a joint collaboration of the police and sheriff’s office to get wanted individuals off of the streets.
Over the last two weeks, they have arrested 13 people with outstanding warrants including one person for attempted murder, one person for shooting into a dwelling, and one on Adams County’s “Most Wanted” list.
They have encountered an additional eight people carrying weapons, one of which was arrested for felon in possession of a firearm. There have been six drug arrests and three other people arrested for other charges.
“Most of the arrests have been people with warrants or indictments,” said Natchez Police Chief Cal Green, adding without knowing the suspects’ locations, having additional manpower patrolling the streets has helped serve the warrants. “Once officers were in the area and saw them, they were able to make arrests. I believe it’s been going well. People who we have seen in the neighborhoods have for the most part been happy to see us out there.”
Sheriff Travis Patten said he is very proud of the cooperation and communication between the two agencies. As the holidays approach, Adams County citizens can expect more operations to help ensure the safety of families and citizens in the public areas attending the many upcoming events, he added.
Since the launch of Operation Safe Neighborhoods, authorities have made the following arrests:
Barney Hawkins: Possession of a controlled substance
Samitilius Mason: Indictment for accessory to drive-by shooting
Brandon Colenberg: NPD warrant for failure to appear
Terrance Thomas: Disorderly conduct
Nikki Jackson: Justice Court bench warrant
Derrick Coleman: Possession of a controlled substance
Tina McDonald: Possession of a controlled substance
Trevionta Carter: Possession of a controlled substance
Tyrell White: NPD warrant for attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Shonkeith Calvin: Indictment for fleeing law enforcement and possession of a controlled substance
Adrian Brown: Two Justice Court bench warrants
Bennie Jones Williams: NPD warrants for felony possession of Marijuana, fleeing or eluding law enforcement and possession of a controlled substance
Micheal Johnson: Felon in possession of a firearm
Johnnie Lynn Anders: Possession of schedule II methamphetamine with intent to distribute
Savannah Hammers: Two bench warrants and grand larceny
Alexander Johnson: Indictment for armed robbery
Jdarrius Holt: Indictment for rape
Michelle Williams: NPD warrant for simple assault
Zachariah Combs: Resisting arrest
Sam Mason: Burglary warrant
Kim Watkins: NPD warrant for two counts of felony shoplifting and trespassing
Carell Jones: Contempt of Court
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Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Dec. 18, 2025
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 18, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing
01-06-18-19-35
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Winning Cash 3 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing
Midday: 1-9-0, FB: 3
Evening: 3-8-2, FB: 7
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Winning Cash 4 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing
Midday: 0-3-9-4, FB: 3
Evening: 7-2-8-2, FB: 7
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Winning Cash Pop numbers from Dec. 18 drawing
Midday: 02
Evening: 10
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any authorized Mississippi Lottery retailer.
Prizes between $600 and $99,999, may be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters or by mail. Mississippi Lottery Winner Claim form, proper identification (ID) and the original ticket must be provided for all claims of $600 or more. If mailing, send required documentation to:
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
P.O. Box 321462
Flowood, MS
39232
If your prize is $100,000 or more, the claim must be made in person at the Mississippi Lottery headquarters. Please bring identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and a Social Security card to verify your identity. Winners of large prizes may also have the option of setting up electronic funds transfer (EFT) for direct deposits into a bank account.
Mississippi Lottery Headquarters
1080 River Oaks Drive, Bldg. B-100
Flowood, MS
39232
Mississippi Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. For detailed instructions and necessary forms, please visit the Mississippi Lottery claim page.
When are the Mississippi Lottery drawings held?
- Cash 3: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Cash 4: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Match 5: Daily at 9:30 p.m. CT.
- Cash Pop: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Mississippi editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Dec. 17, 2025
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 17, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Dec. 17 drawing
05-14-24-31-33
Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 3 numbers from Dec. 17 drawing
Midday: 0-3-8, FB: 8
Evening: 6-8-3, FB: 7
Check Cash 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 4 numbers from Dec. 17 drawing
Midday: 3-5-3-0, FB: 8
Evening: 8-0-9-4, FB: 7
Check Cash 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from Dec. 17 drawing
Midday: 02
Evening: 05
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Story continues below gallery.
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any authorized Mississippi Lottery retailer.
Prizes between $600 and $99,999, may be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters or by mail. Mississippi Lottery Winner Claim form, proper identification (ID) and the original ticket must be provided for all claims of $600 or more. If mailing, send required documentation to:
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
P.O. Box 321462
Flowood, MS
39232
If your prize is $100,000 or more, the claim must be made in person at the Mississippi Lottery headquarters. Please bring identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and a Social Security card to verify your identity. Winners of large prizes may also have the option of setting up electronic funds transfer (EFT) for direct deposits into a bank account.
Mississippi Lottery Headquarters
1080 River Oaks Drive, Bldg. B-100
Flowood, MS
39232
Mississippi Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. For detailed instructions and necessary forms, please visit the Mississippi Lottery claim page.
When are the Mississippi Lottery drawings held?
- Cash 3: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Cash 4: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Match 5: Daily at 9:30 p.m. CT.
- Cash Pop: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Mississippi editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Esquire names Mississippi seafood place among Top 33 best new restaurants
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A Mississippi restaurant has made a short list of the hottest new restaurants in America for 2025. Esquire named the 33 best new places to eat.
“… This has been the Year of the Good Time,” writer Joshua David Stein noted. “A good time not in an ‘ostrich in the sand’ way or in a ‘decline and fall of the Roman Empire’ mode. A good time founded on the recognition that good times — with friends around a table, breaking bread — are more important than ever in chaotic, topsy-turvy years like these.”
The national list includes places that meet what Esquire’s Food & Drinks Editor Jeff Hordinier calls “’the five C’s’ —we’re looking for a sweet spot of hospitality that incorporates comfort, creativity, cool, community, and (of course) excellent cooking.”
Which Mississippi seafood place did Esquire call one of the best new restaurants?
Siren Social Club in Gulfport made the Esquire list of the Top 33 new restaurants in the U.S. Chef Adam Sumrall and his wife and business partner Tresse Sumrall recently attended a party in New York City to celebrate the honor.
“The old building used to be a mortuary, but it’s got plenty of life in it now. Festooned with images of tropical flora and ruled by a statue of an orange enchantress who looks ready for the Life of a Showgirl world tour, Siren Social Club makes it clear from the outset that you are here to shake off the cobweb,” chef Amethyst Ganaway wrote for Esquire.
The Sumralls opened Siren on Halloween night in 2024. It’s in the same building a Hotel Vela, a boutique option in Gulf Coast hospitality. The pair also run White Pillars in Biloxi.
They excel at elevated dining experiences in fun, elegant settings. The Michelin guide also gave both Siren Social Club and White Pillars nods in its first American South’s 2025 Recommended Restaurants list.
“Siren Social Club dares to be different,” the guide notes.
Southern Living also named it one of the 20 new restaurants in the South earlier this year.
“Swanky and cool, it’s a fun spot for early birds and night owls alike,” wrote Senior Food Editor Josh Miller.
What’s on the Siren Social Club menu?
Chef Adam Sumrall brings Southern cooking paired with haute cuisine training. He’s a graduate of Ole Miss and the Culinary Institute of America, according to the Hotel Vela website. The McComb native won the King of American Seafood title at the 2021 Great American Seafood Cook-off in New Orleans. He’s a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist for best chef in the South who’s been featured on several cooking shows. Sumrall won Food Network’s “Alex vs America.”
“Their admirably robust menu indulges coastal cravings via seasonal oysters and Gulf shrimp while appeasing land lovers with steakhouse favorites and handmade pastas,” Miller wrote.
Esquire highlighted the “luxe party food,” particularly crispy chicken with hot honey, thousand-layer potatoes, beef Wellington and a shrimp cocktail that comes with buttered crackers.
Current menu listings include a caviar service, beef tartare and pork chop paillard.
When can I go to Siren Social Club?
According to the website, Siren Social Club is open 5-9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
It’s at 1409 24th Ave., Gulfport.
Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with USA TODAY Network. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.
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