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March 4, 2009

Warr won’t seek re-election

The Sun Herald, 3/3/9 As he planted trees and trimmed shrubs in his yard Sunday, Mayor Brent Warr resigned himself to leaving office after only one term. He announced his decision Tuesday on videotape as he and his wife prepare to fight Katrina fraud charges leveled against them in a 16-count federal indictment. The 45-year-old…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 4, 2009

PEER: Highways not being built for entire state’s needs

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/4/9 Mississippi’s highways have not been built lately with statewide needs in mind, but by regional priorities that skew and sap statewide goals, a state watchdog agency reports. It also predicts that, given the state’s inadequate funding, the Vision 21 highway program the Legislature mandated in 2002 – including Highways…