GREENWOOD — Officials have asked Gov. Phil Bryant to allow lawmakers consider during tomorrow’s special session a local bill to allow the city of Greenwood to donate small homes to a nonprofit organization for low-income housing. Similar legislation died during the 2013 regular session. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the city has 26 Katrina cottages, small [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 22,2013
Tags: broothel, city government, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, mayor, mayoral candidate, political campaign, Politics, prostitute, prostitution, small business
VICKSBURG — Vicksburg mayoral candidate Linda Fondren says she’s proud of her long list of accomplishments: building businesses from a gym to storage facilities and housing with her husband, volunteering for nonprofits, leading an ambitious local weight-loss program, raising a family, and traveling the world after a childhood in poverty. But as the primary election [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 19,2013
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NATCHEZ — Tourism consultants will evaluate Natchez in coming months as the city gears up for 300th anniversary celebrations in 2016. Leaders hope the anniversary will boost the city’s tourism industry over a yearlong period, in part by creating new festivals or extending existing ones, reports The Natchez Democrat. Consultant Berkeley Young will examine the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 18,2013
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VICKSBURG — Trading one debt in the circuit clerk’s office to pay off another in time for Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley-Palmertree to win a third term was a big deal to her in 2011. So much so, that it was written in a letter to state auditors agreeing to the swap. “Pursuant to our phone [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 18,2013
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D’IBERVILLE — D’Iberville will nearly double in size Sunday when area it has annexed officially becomes part of the city. Police Chief Wayne Payne tells The Sun Herald his department has been working with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and will assume full law enforcement in the annexed area north of the city beginning at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 17,2013
Tags: city government, cleanup, construction, culture, history, home, house, real estate, renovation, residence, residential real estate
VICKSBURG — Beck House owner Robert Rosenthal has two more months to complete exterior renovations to the house and clean the property. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen granted the extension this week. The house is on the city’s list of dilapidated and overgrown lots. Rosenthal asked to have his building permit reinstated and wanted [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 17,2013
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HORN LAKE — Horn Lake aldermen have given the city authority to clean up more than 60 properties if the landowners fail to take action. Overgrown property becomes a chronic problem for municipalities with the coming of spring as grass begins to grow. Under the resolution approved by the board, the city has the authority [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 17,2013
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MERIDIAN — Independent mayoral candidate Walter Patton’s name will on the June 4 general election ballot in Meridian. The Meridian Star reports the local election board denied a challenge to Patton’s candidacy. Some people who signed Patton’s petition told the election board that they supported a different candidate. They wanted their names removed from Patton’s [...] [...]
HERNANDO — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’ trial for embezzlement and false pretense has been scheduled for Aug. 19, more than two months after local municipal elections. The Commercial Appeal reports prosecutors and the defense agreed to the date. Davis was indicted by a DeSoto County grand jury in December. The indictment accuses Davis of embezzlement [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 15,2013
Tags: brothel, city government, endorsement, mayor, mayoral candidate, political campaign, politician, Politics, prostitute, sex
VICKSBURG — Bunny Ranch brothel owner Dennis Hof has a very special reason for endorsing Linda Fondren for mayor of Vicksburg. In a news release, Hof said he was getting involved because Linda Fondren and her husband Jim not only owned and operated The Sagebrush Ranch (a Nevada brothel that is located next to Hofs), [...] [...]
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