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July 24, 2008

Gulfport, Biloxi awarded $3.1M for Katrina recovery efforts

The Clarion-Ledger, 7/23/8 Federal funding totaling $3,111,326 has been awarded to the cities of Biloxi and Gulfport, U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced Tuesday. The grants, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), were awarded for debris removal and repair of sewer and water distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 24, 2008

Mayor says he remains undecided on counsel

The Clarion-Ledger, 7/24/8 With an Aug. 18 trial date bearing down in federal court, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he still has not settled on his defense attorney. “We’re still putting the team together,” he said Wednesday. The mayor will have more time to mount a defense if a motion to delay the trial is…