Lee County Sheriff Will Ask Supervisors To Fund More Deputies At Campuses In Wake Of Federal Grant Denial
LEE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Lee County will not receive a federal grant that would have helped pay for armed deputies at more campuses throughout the school district. Now, supervisors will be asked a second time, to fund half of the costs. Earlier this year, Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson and Superintendent Jimmy Weeks proposed the district and county government split…