The Gautier Police Department recognized nine department members for Veterans Day, noting that they served in the U.S. Armed Forces and continue to serve the community in Gautier.
The department identified Chief David Bever, Deputy Chief Lee Bond and Tabatha Cole as U.S. Navy veterans; Lt. Byron Williamson as a U.S. Coast Guard veteran; and Sgt. David Longstreet and Lt. Charles Ward as U.S. Army veterans.
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Sgt. Corey Shumock served in the U.S. Air Force, and Sgt. Alexis Zelaya served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Officer Torrey Hargrow was also among those recognized.
The department asked the public to thank the veterans for their military service and their work for Gautier residents.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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