Holiday Mail to Heroes Sent to national Red Cross in D.C.

Resurrection High School students dress as elves to collect signed greeting cards to send to military personnel through Holiday Mail for Heroes, a program by the American Red Cross, during Downtown for the Holidays on Dec. 3 in Delmas Plaza in Pascagoula.

PASCAGOULA -- Holley Cunningham said that 8,040 greeting cards were collected during November and the weekend of Dec. 3-4 for the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign sponsored by the American Red Cross.

This year is the first time residents in Jackson County have participated in the national campaign, which provides cards for those who want to wish military personnel a happy holiday, and also allows residents to purchase individual cards for their own personal Christmas message.

Cunningham, a 17-year-old senior at Resurrection High, mailed the cards Dec. 7 to Washington, D.C. "I was told they should arrive (Dec. 10)," she said.

Resurrection High School Senior Gathers Christmas Cards for Soldiers
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Pascagoula Gets New Police Chief

PASCAGOULA -- Kenny Johnson has been named the new head of the Pascagoula Police Department.

Johnson, who was deputy chief, replaced former Police Chief Eddie Stewart, who had served for the last two years as chief.

According to a report at www.wlox.com, Johnson has 18 years of service, and he's working with more officers to fight drugs and crime, will develop programs to prevent scams of elderly, and wants police personnel to get involved in community programs such anti-litter campaigns.

Cityofpascagoula.com says the Pascagoula Police Department consists of 107 employees, of that, 57 are sworn officers. The PPD has 4 Patrol Divisions, a Criminal Investigations Division, Court Division, Street and School Patrol Division, Traffic Division, Identification Division, Administration Division, Training Division, and Public Relations Division.