by Associated Press Published: April 1,2013
Tags: arrest, association, crime, darts, embezzle, embezzlement, law, law enforcement, legal, sport, sports, steal, theft
ST. MARTIN — Authorities say a Jackson County couple accused of taking money from a dart association face an embezzlement charge. Biloxi police investigator David Shoemaker tells The Sun Herald 41-year-old Vica Ann Dees and 42-year-old Bryson John Dees, of St. Martin, allegedly took more than $14,000 from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Dart Association over [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2013
Tags: association, children, expansion, health, health benefits, health care, health care reform, kids, Medicaid, medical, medicine, pediatrician, pediatrics
JACKSON — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the largest professional organization of pediatricians in the United States and in Mississippi, favors Medicaid expansion. AAP announced its position in a news release. In part, the release said: “Pediatricians in the state of Mississippi, a predominately conservative group with conservative values, were recently surveyed about Medicaid [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2013
Tags: association, education, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, law, law enforcement, organization, parent-teacher, steal, thief
GAUTIER — A past president of the Parent Teacher Association at Singing River Elementary School has been arrested on a charge accusing her of embezzling thousands of dollars from the group. Gautier police Lt. Jerry Cooksey tells The Sun Herald 41-year-old Sue Cunningham was arrested last week on a felony charge of embezzlement. Cooksey says [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 29,2013
Tags: association, buy, cunstomer, forecasdt, predict, prediction, purchase, retail, retailer, retailing, sales, sell, shop, store
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 3.4 percent, slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent growth seen in 2012. The subdued forecast comes on the heels of a holiday season that went head-to-head with Washington’s [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 17,2013
Tags: association, club, culture, guide, history, media, publication, study, survey, tourism, tourist, travel, vacation, visitor, war
VICKSBURG — AAA Southern Traveler and AAA Midwest Traveler has named Vicksburg one of the top 13 places to visit in 2013. Other destinations named include Christchurch, New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Mexico, Orlando, Panama, San Francisco, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Las Vegas. Vicksburg will host a number of Civil War [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2012
Tags: association, crime, criminal, education, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, equine, higher education, horse, investigate, investigation, law enforcement, money, public university, show horse, steal, theft, thief, trade association
EUPORA — An internal review reveals that a Mississippi State employee did not take funds from the university, though she has been charged with embezzling from another organization. The Commercial Dispatch reports Beth Sykes Collum of Eupora was arrested and charged with embezzling an undisclosed amount while serving as treasurer for the Mississippi Horse Show [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 14,2012
Tags: aerospace, agency, appropriation, association, budget, cut, defense, employment, federal, funding, government, job, space exploration, Weather, work, worker
HANCOCK COUNTY — As negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff heat up, little attention has been paid to the impact that mandatory budget cuts would have on the nation’s civil space program and our ability to accurately forecast dangerous storms, according to a release from the Aerospace Industries Association. A new economic impact analysis concludes [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 18,2012
Tags: agriculture, association, board, commodity, development, farm, farmer, farming, research, row crop, soybeans
CANTON — The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) is encouraging soybean farmers from around the state to share the problems and issues they face in the field, either noticed for the first time this season or those faced year to year. MSPB plans to use the input to aid the selection of research projects funded [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 26,2012
Tags: association, bench, case, court, discrimination, district, federal government, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, redistricting, state government, trial, vote, voter, Voting, voting district
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are going to federal court to oppose a lawsuit the state NAACP filed over redistricting. The suit seeks to block new state House and Senate districts that were drawn by lawmakers earlier this year and approved by the U.S. Justice Department in September. The suit by the state chapter of the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 25,2012
Tags: association, bank, banker, banking, board of directors, Chief Executive Officer, director, elected, election, finance, financial institution, senior management
GULFPORT — John Hairston, CEO of Hancock Holding Co., has been elected to the board of directors of the American Banking Association. Hancock Holding is the parent of Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank. The Sun Herald reports Hairston’s election took place at the organization’s recent meeting in San Diego. He is one of nine members [...] [...]
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