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August 19, 2013
Background check ordered for witness in Hattiesburg mayor election trial
Just when you thought the controversial Hattiesburg mayoral race and legal proceedings couldn’t get any crazier, court documents obtained by WDAM show Hattiesburg city attorney Charles Lawrence ordered a federal background check on a witness who supported challenger David Ware. Arthur Smith, the witness, found out about the order and refused to testify in last…
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August 19, 2013
Reading the Tea Leaves (Part 1)
A little prognostication fun: 2014 Senate and Congressional races by Frank Corder
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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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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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