
1st black sheriff takes oath”
Natchez, Miss. The first African-American Sheriff of Adam county in about 140 years has been sworn in.
Travis Patten received a standing ovation after taking oath of office Dec.27 at the Natchez Convention center.Patten is Adams County's first black sheriff since Reconstruction. The election shows that the county is making progress, the Judge said.
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