🌱 What simple steps are Byram police urging to stop porch pirates?

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• What simple steps are Byram police urging to stop porch pirates?

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📰 News we're reading

• Protect your holiday deliveries: Tips to avoid porch pirates (wjtv.com) — Byram police are urging residents to take extra steps to protect package deliveries as holiday shipping ramps up, warning that thieves are watching neighborhoods and targeting higher-value items. Lt. Ricardo Kincaid suggests using security cameras, coordinating delivery times, and leaning on trusted neighbors to sign for or secure packages before porch pirates can strike.
   

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Saturday December 13

• 3rd Annual Teddy Bear Christmas at the Sheraton Flowood
  Flowood Chamber , 115 Laurel Park Cove , Flowood
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 16

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  Byram Chamber of Commerce , 5659 Terry Rd , Byram
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Thursday December 11

• Thursday's Family Coloring Club
  Raymond Public Library , 126 Court St , Raymond
  2:30 pm
• Southern Lights
  Trustmark Park , 1 Monsters Aly , Pearl
  5:00 pm
• 2025 Chili Cook-Off and Grand Lighting of the Park
  Winner's Circle Park
  5:30 pm
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  Mississippi Children's Museum , 2145 Museum Blvd , Jackson
  5:30 pm

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• Terry Bulldogs vs West Jones Mustangs
  Terry High School , 235 W Beasley St , Terry
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• Bruce Bruce and Friends
  Johnny T's Bistro & Blues , 538 N Farish St , Jackson
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Pre-Licensing Seminar Dec. 13th 2025
  Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association , 1705 Old Whitfield Rd , Pearl
  9:00 am
• Stock Up Showcase: Mississippi
  Millsaps College , 1701 N State St , Jackson
  12:00 pm
• Eudora Welty House & Garden Holiday Open House
  Eudora Welty House & Garden , 1109 Pinehurst St , Jackson
  2:00 pm
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  Medgar Evers Library , 4215 Medgar Evers Blvd , Jackson
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Raymond

• ‘I'm not the guy they accuse me to be': Suspect charged in Jackson mass shooting still seeks preliminary hearing (wlbt.com)

Jackson

• Health care executive: Jackson Medical Mall reproductive health clinic aims to strengthen community (mississippitoday.org)
• See photos of Thalia Mara Hall through the years in Jackson, MS (clarionledger.com)
• Mississippi Black Leadership Summit focuses on community advancement in Jackson (wapt.com)

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