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Governor vetoes bill giving more power to reservoir board

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:11:20 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill that would’ve given municipal powers to the board that operates the Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. Republican Bryant, who lived near the reservoir for more than 20 years, says the bill would’ve given “unlimited taxing authority to an unelected board to provide unspecified municipal services in [...]

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Utility Authority board not appointing interim director

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:00:07 +0000

BILOXI — The Harrison County Utility Authority will move quickly to hire a new executive director. The authority’s board met yesterday for the first time since last week’s firing of longtime director Kamran Pahlavan. He was dismissed because of conflict of interest concerns involving a car purchase and financing the deal through a utility authority [...]

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TVA holding meeting to discuss new CEO’s authority

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:45:40 +0000

NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to have a special meeting today to discuss delegating authority to the utility’s new chief executive until it fills several vacancies on its board. The board is made up of nine members and five seats are pending congressional action, including one that’s up for reappointment. Congress [...]

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Contractor gets probation for role in housing kickback scheme

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:12:20 +0000

GREENVILLE — Contractor Jimmy Johnson has been given two years’ probation for his role in aiding and abetting embezzlement in a kickback scheme from a Mississippi Delta housing agency. He had faced up to 10 years in prison. The Delta Democrat Times reports Johnson and South Delta Regional Housing Authority director Ann Jefferson were indicted [...]

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Ex-Delta housing director Jefferson asks for bond

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:18:02 +0000

GREENVILLE — The former executive director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority wants a judge let her remain free on bond pending the appeal of her prison sentence. U.S. District Court Judge Glen H. Davidson sentenced 58-year-old Ann Jefferson to 32 months in prison on Aug. 2 for embezzlement, obstruction of justice and witness [...]

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