Rabies alert in Holmes County

The Holmes County Health Department has issued a Rabies Advisory for two areas in the county. The first is in the southwest part of the county in the vicinity of Oak Grove Road and highway 90, east of Ponce de Leon and the second is in the northeast of the county on Bush road east of the town of Noma. Health officials are urging residents to avoid all contact with high-risk stray and wild animals including raccoons, foxes, skunks and bats.