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April 23, 2014

Yarber wins Jackson mayor

Yarber defeats Lumumba in runoff election for Jackson mayor Tony Yarber defeated Chokwe Antar Lumumba in a runoff election to become Jackson’s new mayor, according to unofficial results. Yarber, who could be sworn in as mayor as early as Wednesday, will finish the term of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who died Feb. 25. Election officials have…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 23, 2014

Teacher pay raise signed by Gov. Bryant

Gov. Phil Bryant signs bill for pay increases, merit raises for Mississippi teachers Mississippi public schoolteachers can look forward to a $2,500 pay increase over the next two years on top of normal annual raises, with Gov. Phil Bryant signing a bill Tuesday that he says he hopes will aid performance. “What we are trying…