Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas dies. He was 72

Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas, who was the longest currently serving chancellor of the 5th Chancery Court, died Wednesday evening in his Byram home. He was 72. His cause of death appeared to be from natural causes, according to a statement released Thursday by the court.Thomas, who served 19 years on the bench, presided over several high-profile cases ranging from Election Day debacles to how much access the public should have to legislative debates.“Judge Thomas leaves behi