Local law enforcement officers and guests, including some East and West Tallahatchie schoolchildren with disabilities, pose for a photo with the “Flame of Hope” near Charleston City Hall. Pictured in front, from left, are Earl Lee Tellis (holding Jennifer Edwards), Franshundra Buckley, Cameron Murry (in chair), Charleston police Officer Akvia Farmer, Leroy Powell, Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith (holding the torch), Detravion Williams, Mary Brown, Rhonda Hall, Zanyah Bradley (in chair) and Carrie Hatten. On the trailer, from left, are Felisha Porter, Charleston police Officer Travis Nichols, Charleston police Officer Javarious Martin, Charleston police Chief Jerry Williams II, Charleston police Capt. Wendy Jones, Ann Bramlett, Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Ryan Buckley, Leelijah Simmons, Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, Michael Carey, Charleston police Officer Cedrick Willis and Scott Little. Not pictured is West Tally school bus driver Clarence Hudson. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)
