VPD promotes officer, swearing in 2 – The Vicksburg Post

VPD promotes officer, takes oath 2

Posted 1:30 PM Tuesday, July 2, 2024

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Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. (left) and Vicksburg Deputy Police Chief Charlie Hill administer the oath of office to Officer Hunter Anderson. (Blake Bell/The Vicksburg Post)

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. (left) and Vicksburg Police Department Chief Penny Jones administer the oath of office to Officer Edward Knight. (Blake Bell/The Vicksburg Post)

Deputy Police Chief Charlie Hill, center, and Police Chief Penny Jones, left, stripe newly promoted Sergeant Dewayne Powers during a ceremony Monday. (Blake Bell/The Vicksburg Post)

On Monday, the Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) officially promoted its newest sergeant and swore in two new positions.

Hunter Anderson and Edward Knight took their oath as new officers.

“We are here today because we believe in the Vicksburg Police Department,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr. “We believe that you are doing what you need to do; that you are doing a phenomenal job.”

During a ceremony Monday, the VPD officially promoted Officer Dewayne Powers to the rank of sergeant.

“This is a well-deserved promotion for this young man,” said Police Chief Penny Jones.

Jones said Powers, through his distinguished record as an officer and calm demeanor, has become a reliable force for good among VPD personnel.

“He could be so happy and you would never know it,” Jones joked. “That’s probably the most emotional we’ve ever seen him.”