Missing-teen appeals, Meridian traffic plan and tennis titles lead Mississippi rundown
Police appeals to find two teenagers and a coming Meridian street closure lead Tuesday’s Mississippi news. In sports, Ole Miss and Mississippi State doubles teams have regional tennis titles, Jones College reversed an earlier volleyball loss, and Ole Miss is preparing for a ranked SEC football visitor. This rundown uses articles first published by MS News Group and Sports Mississippi in the 24 hours ending at 4:45 p.m. Central on October 13. Reports about upcoming events are presented as plans, not results.
Mississippi News
Police seek information on missing teenagers in Gautier and Greenville
Gautier police are seeking Colten Potter, 16, who was last seen leaving the Bayou Oaks Street area around noon October 7, according to an MS News Group report published in this window. The report says he was wearing a light blue long-sleeve shirt and black shorts. Anyone with information is asked to call Gautier Police Dispatch at (228) 497-2486; call 911 for an emergency.
In a separate Greenville report, police seek Chriserria Cusic, 15, who was last seen leaving her residence around 1 a.m. October 7. She was reported wearing black shorts and a black tank top. Police ask anyone with information to call (662) 378-1515 or Crime Stoppers at (662) 378-TIPS. Both appeals describe last sightings several days before publication; the source articles do not report a later resolution.
Meridian plans North Hills Street closure
North Hills Street between King Road and State Boulevard is scheduled to close Thursday, October 15, for line maintenance, according to the city notice reported by MS News Group. The city expects the work to take about a day and a half and anticipates reopening the road Friday, October 16. Detour signs are planned. Drivers who use that stretch should allow extra time and follow posted directions; the dates are an announced schedule, subject to the work being completed.
Panola County sheriff warns about jury-duty phone scam
The Panola County Sheriff’s Office says a caller claiming to be “Lt. Woods” told a resident they faced an arrest warrant for missing jury duty. The office says it has no lieutenant by that name, does not call people to tell them they have such a warrant, and does not demand fine payments by phone. Fine payments go through the appropriate court, the office said. The MS News Group warning gives residents a concrete way to recognize and avoid this reported impersonation attempt.
Mississippi Sports
Ole Miss and Mississippi State earn regional doubles titles
Mississippi programs took two doubles championships at ITA Southern Regional events Monday. Igor Kudriashov and Kai Milburn won the Ole Miss men’s title in Auburn, while Athina Pitta and Gianna Oboniye won the Mississippi State women’s title in Baton Rouge, according to separate Sports Mississippi reports. Those are completed doubles results. The reports also say Ole Miss men’s player Niccolo Baroni advanced to a singles final and Ole Miss women’s player Alice Battesti reached a singles final; Andrea Nova and Alice Soulie finished as women’s doubles runners-up. No singles championship result is established by these reports.
Jones reverses earlier Pearl River volleyball loss
No. 22 Jones College beat No. 25 Pearl River in four sets Monday at A.B. Howard Gymnasium, answering an earlier four-set defeat to the same opponent. Jones won 25-10 and 25-20, dropped the third 25-19, then closed the match 25-17. The Sports Mississippi match account lists Jones at 21-5 overall and 6-1 in conference play afterward, with Pearl River at 22-6 and 6-2. Myah Favre led Jones with 24 kills and 15 digs; Claire Wicker recorded 40 assists. A second brief report describes the same match, so this result appears once here.
Ranked Ole Miss and Missouri prepare for Saturday
No. 9 Ole Miss is scheduled to host No. 13 Missouri at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, according to a Sports Mississippi preview. The Rebels enter the reported matchup at 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the SEC. The rankings and records are those stated in the source article at publication. The teams have not played this game as of Tuesday’s cutoff, so the item is a look ahead rather than a score or game recap.
Southern Miss setter receives third weekly honor
Allie Hazelwood, a senior setter for Southern Miss, received her third Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week award on Tuesday, Sports Mississippi reports. The honor followed a home series split with Georgia State in which she led the Golden Eagles. The source does not provide match-by-match statistics, so the award and series outcome are the supported result here.
Featured image: City of Meridian, Mississippi traffic advisory graphic from the MS News Group media library. It illustrates the North Hills Street notice; it is not a photograph of the work zone. Credit: City of Meridian-Government.
