Jennings bans smoking in public parks; Interlocal agreements discussed

Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Jennings Town Council met for its regular meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 4. During the meeting, several items were on the agenda, two of which centered around drug and tobacco use. Introducing himself to the Council, Brandon Bowden, Executive Director for the Hamilton County Drug and Alcohol Coalition, announced the organization has partnered with the Jennings Police Department (JPD), Jasper Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office to work towards preventing drug and alcohol abuse amongst youth in the county. “We all came together and decided we got to start doing something for our youth in this county,” Bowd