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Street Closure for Halloween

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East Main Street will be closed to thru traffic from Cooley St. (by First Baptist Church) to Fairground Dr. beginning at 5:00 pm until about 8:00 p.m. tonight.  The Waverly First Baptist Church will be hosting their street party in the area and there will be a hayride on East Main St. and Fairground Drive.  The Department of Public Safety encourages everyone to drive safely tonight, expecially in the downtown area.  Please encourage children to be careful when crossing...

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WDPS Sponsors Haunted House

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Nightmare on Main Street – Haunted House           The Department of Public Safety will be operating a Hauted House, “A Nightmare on Main St.”, on October 21, 22, 28 and 29 from 6pm – 11pm in the old Walmart building next to Fred’s.  All proceeds will go to the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association to be used for future community events. WDPS Sgt. Devin Elliott and Officer Shaun Wilson are in charge of designing the haunted house. Elliott describes...

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Now Hiring – Public Safety Officer

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The Waverly Department of Public Safety-Police and Fire is accepting applications for the position of Public Safety Officer (Police Officer). The Department of Public Safety is a 24 hour full service Police and Fire Department. Because of the unique mission of the department, Public Safety Officers are required to perform both law enforcement and firefighting duties. All Public Safety Officers are required to complete the Basic Police Academy and Basic Fire Academy. Public Safety Officers are...

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Bomb Threat at WJHS

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On Friday, September 2 around 7:30am the Humphreys County 911 Center received a call of a bomb threat at Waverly Junior High School. The caller told the dispatcher there was a bomb at the school and hung up. Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the scene and school officials were notified. According to Police Chief David Daniel the caller appeared to be a young female. “Even though the call was suspected to be a prank the school was evacuated and searched as a...

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New Phone System

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The City of Waverly will be installing a new phone system today.  There may be short interuptions in phone service to the Police Department and City Hall during installation.  Calls placed to 911 will NOT be affected, and you may also call 296-7792 and speak directly to a dispatcher if you need assistance. The new system replaces an aging phone system, which recently lost its voicemail capability.  The new system will feature direct line calling to many city officials and will...

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