Sheriff’s department asks for help searching for missing Jones Co. woman

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Authorities in Jones County are looking for information on a woman who has been reported missing.

According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, Vernice Rushing, 30, is described as a white woman, standing around 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing about 250 pounds and with short, shaved hair.

JCSD Administrator Lance Chancellor said Rushing was last seen on Tuesday, Dec. 6 on Old Culpepper Road in eastern Jones County wearing a black DeepWell cap, black shirt with “Roll Tide” print, blue jeans and green and white tennis shoes.

Rushing is believed to have gotten into a vehicle of unknown description with her dog and an unknown adult white woman who was driving. The sheriff’s department believes the two may be headed to Johnson City, Tenn.