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April 18, 2012
Lee County school official arrested by auditor
Lee County school official arrested by auditor Randy Thweatt, the business manager for the Lee County School District, has been arrested on charges of embezzlement. State Auditor Stacey Pickering says the 50-year-old Thweatt was arrested Tuesday. Pickering says in a news release that Thweatt is accused of taking a working air conditioner unit and having…
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April 18, 2012
Deer Island moves closer to commercial development
Deer Island moves closer to commercial development Biloxi opened the door to the possibility of commercial development on Deer Island Tuesday, but some city officials said ever seeing the project come to fruition is a long shot. The reason is that the condo-hotel project must go through the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office. At Tuesday’s…
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April 18, 2012
New law could aid in sale of tax-forfeited land
New law could aid in sale of tax-forfeited land Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says a new Mississippi law could help officials sell more land that has been surrendered because taxes weren’t paid. The law says that as the secretary of state determines the selling price for tax-forfeited land, he may take into account the…
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April 18, 2012
Tea Party blames Lt. Governor for failed immigration bill
Tea Party blames Lt. Governor for failed immigration bill Mississippi Tea Party representatives Tuesday blamed Lt. Governor Tate Reeves for assigning House Bill 488 to a committee where it died. The group gave Reeves an ‘F’ on their legislative report card. “Lt. Governor Reeves’ actions continue to make Mississippi a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants,”…
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April 18, 2012
Planned Parenthood Strongly Condemns Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant
Planned Parenthood Strongly Condemns Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Planned Parenthood Federation of America and leading women’s health supporters in Mississippi and around the nation today condemned Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant for signing a law that will effectively ban abortion in the state and threaten women’s ability to access comprehensive reproductive health care services. Governor Bryant,…
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April 18, 2012
Crawford – Workforce development touted by Mississippi leaders but underfunded
Workforce development touted by Mississippi leaders but underfunded Mississippi’s top leaders touted the importance of workforce development last week. It started with Jim Barksdale, interim executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, continued with Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, and concluded with Gov. Phil Bryant. The occasion was the…
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April 18, 2012
Phil Bryant signs bill raising judge and prosecutor pay
Phil Bryant signs bill raising judge and prosecutor pay Gov. Phil Bryant has signed legislation giving Mississippi judges their first pay raise since 2003. Circuit and chancery judges now make $104,000 a year. House Bill 484 was signed Friday and takes effect July 1. It increases pay in four annual steps to $146,000 a year…
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April 18, 2012
Bryant unveils projects to restore Coast after spill
Bryant unveils projects to restore Coast after spill Mississippi plans to use $13.6 million from BP to begin two restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Gov. Phil Bryant announced today. The money is part of $100 million the company directed to Mississippi for early restoration projects. The…
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April 18, 2012
Sid Salter column: Saving History
Sid Salter column: Saving History LAUREL — As a young newspaper publisher, I learned two hard lessons about newsprint, the paper on which newspapers are printed. First lesson: It is sold by the metric ton and it’s one of the major expenses of publishing. Second: In small operations like the weekly newspaper where I learned…
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April 17, 2012
Alan Nunnelee outraised Travis Childers former chief of staff by 6:1 ratio in first quarter
Nunnelee’s war chest grows; Morris strains to catch up Incumbent U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss., outraised and outspent his Democratic challenger by wide margins during the most recent reporting period. According to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Nunnelee of Tupelo received $127,299 in contributions between Feb. 23 and March 31. Fifty-seven…
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April 17, 2012
Gunn’s opposition kills Revenue Dept. relocation
Gunn’s opposition kills Revenue Dept. relocation Opposition from House Speaker Philip Gunn means the Mississippi Department of Revenue is likely to spend at least another year in a building near Gunn’s district that was meant as a temporary home. The tax collecting agency has been housed for 16 years in a metal warehouse between Clinton…
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April 17, 2012
Phil Bryant signs abortion bill
Phil Bryant signs abortion bill Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law Monday a measure that aims to close the state’s only abortion clinic. “This is a historic day to begin the process of ending abortion in Mississippi,” Bryant said after he signed the bill in his ceremonial office at the Capitol. House Bill 1390, sponsored…
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October 2, 2026
Gasifier manufacturer Janus Organization bringing 13 jobs to Greenwood
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 2, 2026
Lawmakers conclude redistricting hearings with final public comment session at the Mississippi Capitol
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Frank Corder
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October 2, 2026
Itawamba Community College choir selected to perform at the White House
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Cass Rutledge
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October 1, 2026
Tech entrepreneur turns Hurricane Katrina tragedy into company to preserve family memories
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Cass Rutledge
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September 30, 2026
Mississippi 12th in U.S. for doing business in 2026
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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October 2, 2026
Mississippi State and Kamario Taylor aim to end Alabama’s 16-game series winning streak
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Susan Marquez
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October 2, 2026
Things to do in the Magnolia State – October 2026
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Alistair Begg
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October 2, 2026
Meant to shine
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Roger Wicker
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September 28, 2026
Putin must be defeated
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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