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December 26, 2008

Jackson will focus request to lawmakers

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/26/8 In recent years, the city of Jackson has asked state lawmakers to approve a long list of bills. But in 2009, Jackson officials likely will try a new strategy – ask for one big thing and work hard to get it. The city is planning to push for the right to levy…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 26, 2008

Needed: Medical examiner

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/26/8 Officials are moving closer to hiring Mississippi’s first medical examiner in more than a decade. “It is progressing,” said Sam Howell, director of the State Crime Lab. “They are looking at some candidates to be interviewed.” The medical examiner’s post has been vacant since the mid-1990s. During that time, Dr. Steven Hayne…