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Couple accused of taking money from dart association

Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:52:24 +0000

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 [...]

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Pediatricians supporting the expansion of Medicaid

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:15:45 +0000

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 [...]

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Ex-PTA president arrested for embezzling thousands of dollars

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:20:50 +0000

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 [...]

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NRF forecasts retail growth this year to lag 2012

MBJ Staff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:59:43 +0000

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 [...]

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AAA rates city as one of best to visit in 2013

MBJ Staff — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:46:11 +0000

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 [...]

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Review shows employee did not embezzle from university

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:08:27 +0000

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 [...]

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Association: Budget cuts biggest challenge for space program

MBJ Staff — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:12:03 +0000

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 [...]

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Board soliciting research ideas from state’s farmers

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:32:11 +0000

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 [...]

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Lawmakers going to court to block NAACP lawsuit

Associated Press — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:06:26 +0000

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 [...]

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CEO elected to board of American Banking Association

MBJ Staff — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:03:31 +0000

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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