Central City News

At the first meeting of its four-year term, the Central City Council elected Councilman at-Large Wade Evans as Pro-Tem, the No. 2 job in city government. Evans, a local business owner, was elected 4-3 over Councilman Aaron Moak. Evans was the high vote getter among the five candidates who ran for the City Council at-Large, […]

Central Mayor David Barrow, Police Chief Roger Corcoran, and the seven members of the Central City Council were sworn in on Dec. 30. The Council began conducting business at its first meeting Jan. 8 at Kristenwood. At the Council meeting, Mayor Barrow said he will continue the Master Drainage Plan study begun by former Mayor […]

With the resignation of most of the Central Police Department after the Nov. 8 election, newly-elected Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran is assembling a whole new police department. The new chief says the mission will change. “We will write tickets, but they will be tickets for safety reasons. Our primary focus will be protecting our […]

The office of David Prescott, head of Central Private School, is buzzing with activity as Coach Prescott and his staff work through changes coming to the Christian school located on Centerra Court just off Gurney Road in Central. After many years as a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, Central Private has joined […]

An Investigative Report EDITOR’S NOTE: In July 2016, during protests against the shooting of Alton Sterling, Central City News editor Woody Jenkins was in daily contact with black leaders in Baton Rouge. Based on interviews done at that time, a report issued by Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee, and recent interviews with some […]

Central Mayor David Barrow has announced the appointment of Terri Parnell-Allison, a 28-year veteran of City-Parish government, as new Executive Assistant effective Jan. 1, 2019. Barrow said Ms. Parnell will have duties similar to those he exercised when he was Chief Administrative Officer under Mayor Mac Watts. Barrow said, “I am pleased to announce that […]

I want to take a few minutes because this is the start of the next four years and I want to address the citizens and our council members on some things that the administration would like to move forward on. But, before that I want to personally thank everyone here tonight for showing up. This […]

With the New Year here, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank our amazing community of Central. The food drives at our schools, local businesses and churches, our Central Feeding Central in Memory of Dennis M. Lewis (my daddy!), and our Thanksgiving and Christmas drives have exceeded all expectations any of us at the […]

Central High School baseball coach and 2017 5A Coach of the Year Mike Forbes is preparing for another great season on the diamond. After winning two straight 5A State Championships, his team returns to the field Feb. 2 with a scrimmage against the St. Amant Gators at Central High School. Forbes’ cinderella team of last […]