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August 19, 2013
Another public corruption arrest – this one in Stone County led by Auditor Stacey Pickering’s office
Jay Paul Gumm, former Executive Director of the Stone County Economic Development Partnership, was arrested by State Auditor’s Office Special Agents and Stone County Sheriff’s Deputies on Friday, August 16, for embezzlement. As Executive Director of the Stone County Economic Development Partnership, Jay Paul Gumm embezzled over $24,000.00. The various instances of embezzlement included Gumm…
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August 19, 2013
AP analysis: Gov. Phil Bryant focusing on prison policy in 2014
AP analysis: Gov. Phil Bryant focusing on prison policy in 2014 Funding for education versus funding for prisons — it’s a constant source of tension when Mississippi lawmakers write an annual budget. Now, Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he’ll push to increase the prison budget as he seeks to focus on public safety during the…
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August 19, 2013
NEWSOM: An odd response from SMPDD
NEWSOM: An odd response from SMPDD Irecently asked the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District for the qualifications it required of its last executive director and I got a comical answer. The district has been the center of controversy over the hiring of its new director, Southern District Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz Jr., whose…
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August 19, 2013
SH Editorial: Stacey Pickering’s handling of DMR scandal undermines public confidence
Editorial: Stacey Pickering’s handling of DMR scandal undermines public confidence State Auditor Stacey Pickering’s handling of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources scandal has led to waning confidence by many in the public and by this newspaper. After months of investigation, Pickering recently made the first move to try to recoup some of the taxpayer…
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August 19, 2013
Sam R. Hall: Can Musgrove be a winner again?
Sam R. Hall: Can Musgrove be a winner again? Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove probably doesn’t strike too many people in Mississippi as the guy who can lead a resurgence of the Democratic Party in the South. He lost his bid for re-election to Haley Barbour, who at the time was more “fat-cat lobbyist” than the…
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August 19, 2013
Geoff Pender: Talk of tax raising questions about MDOT
Geoff Pender: Talk of tax raising questions about MDOT Never was a proposal more dead on arrival than Senate Transportation Chairman Willie Simmons’ $700 million in tax increases to fund highway maintenance, and other stuff. If such sweeping tax increases were to pass in the Republican-led 2014 Mississippi Legislature, I’ll eat a print copy of…
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August 19, 2013
State Auditor Pickering aids seizure victim in front of the Capitol
State Auditor Pickering aids seizure victim in front of the Capitol A pedestrian walking on the sidewalk in front of the state Capitol on High Street on Friday had what appeared to be a seizure as State Auditor Stacey Pickering was leaving his office. Pickering stopped his car, and he and another passerby came to…
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August 19, 2013
Sun Herald files motion adding auditor to DMR records lawsuit
Sun Herald files motion adding auditor to DMR records lawsuit Gulf Publishing Co. (the Sun Herald) is asking a chancery judge to add State Auditor Stacey Pickering and his office as defendants in a public-records lawsuit the newspaper filed against the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The Sun Herald requested records of the DMR’s Katrina…
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August 19, 2013
MS fingerprint scan law on hold
MS fingerprint scan law on hold Mississippi’s controversial new plan is now frozen thanks to a Hinds County Judge. In July, Mississippi lawmakers announced a potential new law to require some parents to use a fingerprint scanner to sign children in and out of federally subsidized child care. Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Denise Owens…
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August 19, 2013
No timetable for replacing Leonard Bentz
No timetable for replacing Leonard Bentz Southern District Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz had not, as of Tuesday, sent Gov. Phil Bryant a letter noticing his resignation from the Mississippi Public Service Commission. It’s a matter of time before he does, Bentz said. Bentz was hired last week as the new executive director of the…
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August 19, 2013
Nunnelee talks economic development and more
Nunnelee talks economic development and more Congressman Alan Nunnelee spoke to a crowd of approximately 50 people at the recent Rotary Club of Louisville program. Congressman Nunnelee was the guest speaker for the program on August 7 which hosted by EMEPA and the Louisville Rotary Club Wayne Henson, EMEPA General Manager, who introduced Congressman Nunnelee…
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August 19, 2013
Politico – Thad Cochran’s last stand in catfish war
Thad Cochran’s last stand in catfish war Southern catfish farmers may be on the verge of getting hooked and filleted by the farm bill. Citing the pressure of fiscal frugality, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are working to kill a new catfish inspection program that the Southern farmers fought hard to create…
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Results of autopsy, toxicology in Wells death sent to Jackson County DA
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Mississippi officials join DOJ’s Southeast Regional Fraud Enforcement Partnership
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 31, 2026
Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to seek 3% increase for staff salaries
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 30, 2026
MCC, Compass partnering to train Mississippians to fill data center jobs
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
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Susan Marquez
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July 31, 2026
Bit of the ‘Sip returns to Oxford
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Alistair Begg
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July 31, 2026
Sovereign Lord, gentle shepherd
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Susan Marquez
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July 30, 2026
Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
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Delbert Hosemann
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July 29, 2026
Every Mississippi child matters. Every day counts
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Sid Salter
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July 29, 2026
Mississippi’s senators again control major legislative “gates” for defense contracting
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Jeremy Hutchinson
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July 27, 2026
When junk science decides guilt in the South
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