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April 28, 2017

Former Jackson Co. Sheriff may have to pay $280,000 for harassment

Mike Byrd may have to pay deputy he harassed $280K after all A federal judge erred when he threw out a jury’s verdict against former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd for inflicting emotional distress on a female deputy, a high court has ruled. In its ruling, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said a…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 28, 2017

Coast tourism numbers point to big 2016

Tourism officials get low down on big 2016 numbers The numbers speak for themselves: 6.2 million people traveled to the coast last year. They spent almost $2 billion. That translated into more than 30,000 hospitality-related jobs…. …Hard numbers are coming in from the Mississippi Hotel and Lodging Association for the spring break weekend. Occupancy was at…