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Heather Mayo Needs Your Help

governor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:35:34 +0000

As each of you knows, Trooper Casey Mayo’s wife, Heather, has been diagnosed with stage 4 Melanoma. She is undergoing treatment at M.D. Anderson. Because of a recent setback and a brief stay in ICU, her second round of treatment has been postponed until she regains her strength. There are two things that we are asking of our Trooper Family, the first is to please keep Heather and Casey in your prayers. Second, on August 2, 2010, from 2 pm until 8 pm at the MSU Extension Center behind the Crossroads Arena in Corinth, there will be a “replenishment” blood drive for Heather. If you are not in the Corinth area, you can still get involved by going to any United Blood Service location throughout Mississippi at any time and donate blood in Heather Mayo’s name. So come on Troopers; roll up those sleeves and give blood for Heather! Our thoughts are prayers are with Heather and Casey as they continue this fight!

Ohhh SNAP! It’s a Panic Attack for Turnipseed!

governor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:49:57 +0000

Trooper Criss Turnipseed of Troop G looks to be having a severe, paralyzing, fast-attacking, no-going-back, nightmarish panic attack! I can hear you asking the question out loud to yourself. What in the world could have him so torn up? Could it be that he was driving the trooper car in the background and hit a parked trooper car? No. Could it be that he saw himself in the reflection of that patrol car? Well, maybe… Could it be that he discovered that someone keyed his car? No. Could it be that he found a spot on his freshly washed and waxed car just seconds before the big troop inspection? Oh yeah! Now you can just feel the goose-bumps jumping up on the back of your neck if that was YOUR car in not-so-clean condition before this big event. Have no fear! As a seasoned member of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Trooper Turnipseed knew exactly how to save the day and salvage his inspection. You see, this is where that old adage of “spit shine” came from. Once upon a time, there was a trooper, just like our Turnipseed, going through an inspection. He found a spot on his car just after washing it. This once upon a time trooper had no water around him, so he improvised! A little spit, a dry rag, some elbow grease, and thus the term “spit shine” was born! Now back to our Trooper Turnipseed. Just after the panic set in after seeing the tarnished dirty spot, he quickly regained his composure and took care of that little dirty spot leaving a perfect “spit shined” trooper car. Well that’s about all that we can tell you. Turnipseed did have a perfectly clean car that day, but we’ve never been able to determine from sources close to Troop G if he passed inspection. If you or anyone you know has information, please pass it on. And to Trooper Turnipseed, looks like a little panic can make for complete perfection!

Newest Caldwell Is Swell!

governor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:14:28 +0000

On behalf of the MSTA Board of Directors, we are thrilled to announce the birth of little Albel Timothy Caldwell born to Trooper Brad Caldwell (Troop F) and his wife, Summer. The youngest Caldwell was born on June 26th and weighed 7 lbs and was 18 1/2 inches long. Welcome to the Mississippi Highway Patrol family!

Good Golly… It’s Miss Molly!

governor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:57:42 +0000

" />We are very happy to let you know that Trooper Reed Harrington, and his wife, Yancey, are the proud parents of little Molly Mason Harrington. She was born on May 19th at 1:51 p.m. Her weight was 8.3 lbs, and she was 21 inches long. Molly Mason was welcomed home by Miss Mary Presley Harrington who is seven. The MSTA Board would like to take this time to say CONGRATULATIONS!

Harrington Has a New Baby!

governor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:47:22 +0000

Trooper Luke “Lukester” Harrington (Troop M) and his wife are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Her name is Kenadie Elizabeth Harrington. Kenadie is the first born to the Harrington’s. She was born June 30th at 3:20 p.m. and weighed 8lbs and 12 oz. Everyone is doing well. On behalf of the MSTA Board of Directors, we welcome baby Kenadie to the Highway Patrol family!

The “Box” Has Been Delivered!

governor — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:07:36 +0000

On June 2, 2010, little Cooper Glen Box was born. He weighed in at 8 lbs and 12 oz. Cooper Glen Box is the son of Trooper Randy Box and his wife, Stephanie. Judging from what looks like MSU attire that little Box is wearing in this photo, we’re very happy to see that he’s off to a great start! Congratulations on the birth of your son from the MSTA Board of Directors and the rest of the larger Trooper family! On another note, we’re happy to tell you that Mitchell Robbins was born on May 24, 2010 weighing 8 lb and 4 oz. He is the grandson of Jerry and Kathryn Robbins (P-41). We wish everyone well!

Busy with New Baby Berryhill

governor — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:05:23 +0000

Well, well, well. Looks like we’ve got a little Baby Berryhill! We’re pleased to announce the birth of Aubrie Nicole Berryhill. She was born on June 10, 2010 at 10:10 a.m. (Looks like “10″ will be her luck number!) On behalf of the MSTA Board and all Mississippi Troopers, we wish to extend congratulations to Trooper Jody Berryhill and his wife, Christy.

Update for The Mayo’s in Troop F

governor — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:47:35 +0000

Trooper Casey Mayo (F31) and his wife, Heather, continue to need all prayer warriors! Heather has now had her surgery in Tupelo. She is at M.D. Anderson and getting treatment. Their plan is to receive treatment for one week at a time, and then return home to rest for about two weeks. Heather will be undergoing about four different treatment trips to M.D. Anderson. She is fighting melanoma and needs everyone to join in an say a prayer for her recovery. If you need additional information or an update on Heather, please contact M/Sgt Allen Lyles, MSTA President. We are asking that everyone please keep the Mayo family in your thoughts and prayers and keep checking our web site for new information about Heather’s progress. Very soon we will be announcing some fund raisers to help them defray some of the medical costs that they will have. On behalf of the entire Mississippi Highway Patrol family, we send the Mayo family our love, positive thoughts, and our heartfelt prayers.

The Happy Delivery Man!

governor — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:13:29 +0000

Okay, take a really close look at this photo. Look again. Now what did you see? A smiling trooper? A man with no watch? A stack of boxes labeled “handle with care” biological specimen samples? A pretty sunshiney day? A blue car in the background? A trooper happy to take the goods in as a result of those DUI arrests? A smart trooper just trying to save his district a little postage money by hand delivering? Or did you see a biological hazard sticker at the bottom of the box? Trooper Luke Harrington looks a little too, hmmm how should we say, eager-beaver happy to be taking “biological specimens” to the crime lab! Is this photo what it really looks like where a trooper is just doing his job delivering samples or is there more to the photo? For example, are these Luke Harrington clone cells? Let’s all ponder that thought for a moment… Okay, composure regained now. There’s one thing for sure, Trooper Harrington is just tickled to be the happy delivery man for these biological hazardous boxes even if we don’t know what classified stuff is inside them! Well maybe there’s just one more thing for sure… he looks like this because he’s loving his job - samples and all!

Deepest Sympathy for Lt. Tim Douglas

governor — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:57:25 +0000

On behalf of all Mississippi Troopers, we extended our deepest sympathies to Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Lt. Tim Douglas for the loss of his mother and grandmother in a traffic accident on Memorial Day. The funeral will be Friday, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Batesville. Burial will follow at Longtown Cemetery in Longtown, Mississippi. Tim’s mother, Sheila Douglas, and his grandmother, Juanita Hall, were killed near Springfield, Illinois on Memorial Day. A family friend was also killed in the accident. Tim’s aunt, Deborah Faust, was the only survivor, and she is in critical condition at a local burn center close to where the accident happened. Please continue to keep Tim and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.