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County Commission keeps current bus stop distance limit for sex offenders

cbreaux@kentsmith.biz In Holmes County, convicted sex offenders are currently required to live at least 2,500 feet away from a school bus stop.  That will remain so. The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners decided to not change that limit during a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28, after County Attorney Nate Nolin brought up the matter. …

Sheriff’s office offers free firearms safety courses
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Sheriff’s office offers free firearms safety courses

  Holmes County residents who own guns and want to learn how to safely handle them can do so through free courses offered by the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office. The HCSO is holding training classes on Nov. 18 and Dec. 2. Participants can register by calling 850-547-4421. ‘With the new law about constitutional carry, we…