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March 25, 2013

Speaker Philip Gunn Appoints Joel Bomgar to State Board of Education

Speaker of the House Philip Gunn appointed Joel Bomgar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bomgar Corporation, to the State Board of Education in an at-large position beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2022, pending Senate confirmation. The Speaker is allotted two appointments to the State Board of Education. “Bomgar is a logical…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 25, 2013

Diamondhead lawmaker found with fatal gunshot wound

Diamondhead lawmaker found with fatal gunshot wound State Rep. Jessica Upshaw, an attorney and a lawmaker for more than eight years, was dead from an apparent gunshot wound when authorities responded to a call from a Mendenhall home Sunday afternoon, legislators said. The Republican from Diamondhead was 53. She was single and had a daughter…