As a former International Paper Company employee, I’d like everyone to know why I’m casting my vote for Charles R. “Chuck” Mayfield for sheriff of Adams County, and respectfully ask you to vote for Chuck too.

Chuck, like lots of other folks in the Miss-Lou, is a second-generation IP’er. Chuck worked at the Forest Research Center on U.S. 61 North from 1978-1981. Both his mother and father, Bobbie and Charles Mayfield, retired from International Paper in the 80s

Bobbie Mayfield was the head nurse at IP’s Natchez mill, and Charles Mayfield was an auditor in the Woodlands Division. Although both of his parents are deceased, I know they would love it if you would cast your vote for their son as the next sheriff of Adams County.

We need people like Chuck Mayfield in leadership positions. He will be fair, honest and administer justice equally to all the citizens of Adams County. Chuck has pledged to:

4 Be a working sheriff involved in every aspect of his elected office.

4 Be accessible to the citizens of Adams county.

4 Foster a spirit of cooperation with all other agencies and departments.

4 Fight the scourge of drugs and gangs in our community.

4 Provide the most technologically advanced services to Adams County while keeping the cost to taxpayers as low as possible.

4 Beef up patrols and make a more visible presence countywide.

4 Promote a proactive community policing style of enforcement.

4 Staff and train deputies to be professional and always treat citizens with dignity and respect.

4Work to promote positive programs for the youth of our community.

Lillie DeShields

Natchez resident