SHANNON, Miss. — Lee County deputies stopped a vehicle in the Shannon area on Dec. 26, 2025, and found the driver in possession of cocaine, the sheriff’s office reported.
The driver, 50-year-old Michael Gammel of Shannon, was arrested on charges of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. A Lee County Justice Court judge set his bond at $2,500.
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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