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February 8, 2017

Jackson City Councilman named Exec Dir of MS Association of Educators

Jackson councilman named MAE director, won’t run in 2017 Jackson City Council President Tyrone Hendrix has a new job. On Tuesday, Mississippi Association of Educators President Joyce Helmick announced the councilman will be the association’s next executive director, replacing Frank Yates, who retired after 14 years in the position. Hendrix announced on Facebook Tuesday that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 8, 2017

MS Senate passes bill authored by state Sen. Wiggins to keep BP funds on Coast

Senate approves BP account for Coast The state Senate unanimously passed a bill to create a special account for BP oil disaster settlement money to ensure it is spent on the Coast, not inland. Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, authored Senate Bill 2634 to create the Gulf Coast New Restoration Reserve fund, with others in the…