by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2013
Tags: Clarion Ledger, Houston Chronicle, Lee Cearnal, pulitzer prize
Former Houston Chronicle night editor Lee Cearnal, who oversaw a Pulitzer Prize-winning project while with The Clarion-Ledger in Mississippi, has died in Houston. He was 68. Cearnal worked at several newspapers during his long career in journalism, including a stint at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson and another in Monroe, La., before he landed a job [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 15,2012
Tags: Clarion Ledger, Hattiesburg American, Michael Rubenstein, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Rick Cleveland
Longtime Jackson Clarion-Ledger sports columnist Rick Cleveland has been named the executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Cleveland, 59, takes over for the late Michael Rubenstein, who had been the Hall of Fame’s only executive director since it opened in 1996. Cleveland began his full-time journalism career at The Hattiesburg American in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 4,2012
Tags: Brian Tolley, Clarion Ledger, Gannett Co.
Brian Tolley is the new executive editor of The Clarion-Ledger. Tolley was executive editor of The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette, La. He will become executive editor/director of audience engagement and growth for The Clarion-Ledger Media Group. Before his tenure in Lafayette his first for Gannett Co. Tolley was editor of The Fayetteville Observer in Fayetteville, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 15,2011
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In May of 2010 we wrote, “For better or worse, the economic future for the next 40 years in southeastern Mississippi will be greatly impacted by the decision of Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz. “ Justices with the Mississippi Supreme Court may be asking now how he came to his decision when he changed his [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: December 15,2011
Tags: Associated Press, Bloomberg, Boyce Adams, Brandon Presley, Businessweek, Clarion Ledger, coal, construction, courts, election, electricity, electricity generation, energy, environment, Kemper, Kemper County Coal plant, Kemper County IGCC Project, lawsuit, Lynn Posey, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission, power, power generation, Power plant, Public Service Commission, Reuters, utilities
>> KEMPER COUNTY CLEAN COAL PLANT HEARD BEFORE STATE SUPREME COURT JACKSON — Three Mississippi Supreme Court justices say that so far, they can’t find the evidence that state regulators used to justify their decision to allow Mississippi Power Company to build a $2.4 billion clean coal plant under construction in Kemper County. If the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 17,2011
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It was only a matter of time before Mississippi Power Company started raising the rates on its customers to pay for the $2.88 billion Kemper County coal plant. So, last week MPC filed documents with state regulators — the Public Service Commission — for a requested rate increase of 11.35 percent. The Commission has the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 4,2011
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The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Sierra Club challenging the state Public Service Commission’s approval of the project in Kemper County by Mississippi Power Co. Mississippi Power has started construction of the $2.4 billion coal plant. Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 14. The suit was filed and heard in Harrison County [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 20,2011
Tags: Associated Press, Beasley Denson, Bok Homa Casino, Clarion Ledger, Mercury Gaming Group, Pearl River Resort, Silver Star Casino, Titan Agency
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Mississippi Choctaw Indians Chief Beasley Denson says media reports earlier this month that an FBI search of tribal records includes those related to the Choctaws’ relationship to an Atlanta management company are true. Denson told The Clarion-Ledger on Tuesday that the search warrant presented the tribe by FBI agents on July 12 [...] [...]
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