RaShall Brackney to begin as Jackson police chief within a month
Dr. RaShall Brackney is set to start as Jackson’s police chief in less than a month and says she plans to bring new ideas to the department, WJTV reported.
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In July, Mark Hall, of Ripley, was charged with nine counts of simple assault after a video surfaced of him
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