srson)pingboutandn oneweyives-Lau-nt, a theijects ed in veekswithcase,ichedhelpctiveyearsquests ined toCapt.Laurel native nominatedfor4Trooper of the Year%Officers in the six-countyGulfport District of the Mississippi Highway Patrol havenamed Trooper Alex Hodge,— ^ Aa Laurel native, as their44Trooper of the Year1995.yyforOfficers are selected fromeach of the nine Highway- a aslick Patrol districts, the Criminalig at Investigation Bureau, theMississippi Bureau of Nar-scrip- cotics and the Headquar-Lawters/Mississippi Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy administrationstaff.HODGEOne of the 12 officers will selection, Captain Randy Sib-lves be44Troopercommanderonfi- of the Year” on Tuesday, June port District, praised Hodge’s4.work and character.During 1995, Hodge:“Trooper Hodge exempli-arrested 107 drivers fies what a state trooperunder the influence of drugs stands for,” Captain Sibley• « * M V W ft f 1 1d the or alcohol.said. “His unselfishness100toward his family and work istions.admirable.yyconfiscated 248 pounds The Trooper of the Year• • m a • • *of marijuana and 128 poundscocaineprogram is the Mississippi Exchange Club’s annualrecovered four stolen salute to law enforcementandand the Mississippi Highwayarrests.Patrol.In announcing Hodge’s See TROOPER, Page 2-A1O/liL