Wiggins Police Department monitoring school zones

Today, the Wiggins Police Department was outside of school zones reminding drivers to slow down as Stone County schools will start back next week.

- - - school zones, reminding drivers- to slow down as stone - county schools will start back- next week.- news 25's gabby cox, cruised- that way to follow up with- wiggins'- officers.

- - <nats car sound>- with school back in session for- stone county, the wiggins - police department is helping to- - - - remind drivers to slow down on- the busy road of central avenue- ashley morris, patrol officer,- wiggins city police department:- "we've been out here for the past two weeks trying t- set up and remind people, just- so that when the kids are - here that they are slowing down- because we have a lot of people- that speed- - - - through here and it's very easy- for someone to lose control and- make it in- the school yard."

The road runs right in front of- stone middle school where - the speed reduces from 45 miles- per hour to 25 mph.

Since - schools have been vacated due t- the pandemic, drivers may need- the extra reminder.

- jolene strickland, front office- secretary, stone middle school:- "we're so thankful for our officers that come out and- are here to help people slow- down because it is so - important.

Slow down, be aware- of those children that are- - - - crossing the roads.

Their - parents want to see them get- home safely.

Gabby cox, bridge:- "since central avenue is one of the main routes through the cit- of wiggins, the wiggins police- department wants to remind- drivers that the- reduced speed behind me here is- not just for when the lights ar- flashing, but when- children are present at all - times throughout the school - day."

Ashley morris, patrol officer,- wiggins city police department:- "we are really out here just trying to remind- everybody to slow down, the - school zones do have a- reduced speed when the children- are present."

According to the wiggins' polic- department, drivers speeding- in a school zone will usually b- fined for going over 10 miles - - - - per hour.

A speeding ticket in- one of these zones usually- averages- to approximately $173, dependin- on their speed.

- in stone county, gabby cox, new- 25.

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