Adams County Sheriff Office personnel, ACSO Citizen’s Academy graduates and ACSO Junior Cadets sit for a photograph Friday during the 2018 Junior Cadet Academy graduation at the Safe Room in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten speaks at the ceremony. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Tracy Davis smiles for her sons Trevor and Trenton Davis Friday during a graduation ceremony for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Junior Cadets. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Donovan Deer sits with other Adams County Sheriff’s Office Junior Cadets during a graduation ceremony marking their achievement on completing 144 hours of training Friday at the Safe Room in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)