by Associated Press Published: August 15,2012
Tags: agreement, appeal, bernch, courts, electricity, judge, legal, power, subsidiary, utility
WASHINGTON D.C. — A federal appeals court yesterday rejected an effort by Louisiana utility regulators to make Entergy Corp. subsidiaries in Arkansas and Mississippi pay for ending an agreement with their Entergy counterparts in Louisiana and Texas. The ruling by an appeals court in Washington deals with an agreement that has proven beneficial to customers [...] [...]
HAZLEHURST — Authorities say a Hazlehurst man has been sentenced to five years after being convicted of selling counterfeit goods. The Mississippi attorney general’s office says 25-year-old Christopher Williams was sentenced by Judge Lamar Pickard in Copiah County Circuit Court. Authorities say an undercover investigation caught Williams selling counterfeit purses and other bogus merchandise on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 13,2012
Tags: athlewtics, bench, courts, fitness, health, health care, judge, lawsuit, medical, medicine, sports, wellness
MADISON — A judge says he will decide this week whether a former professional baseball player missed a three-year deadline to file a lawsuit against St. Dominic Health Services in a legal dispute over a Madison athletic facility project. The Clarion-Ledger reports today if Hinds County Circuit Judge Bill Gowan rules the statute of limitation [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: appeal, ban, bench, church, city, community development, courts, decision, downtown, judge, judicial, judiciary, municipal government, municipality, property, real estate, religion, tax, tax collection, taxpayer
HOLLY SPRINGS — A tiny Mississippi congregation is fighting a city’s attempt to ban churches from the town square, a move that the pastor said is aimed at preventing the church from taking up valuable space for shops and other businesses. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case Wednesday. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: attorney general, bench, courts, elected official, gay, interpretation, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lesbian, public facility, public official, same-sex, state, state government, state law
JACKSON — Faced with the threat of a federal lawsuit, Mississippi officials have relented on a ban on same-sex commitment ceremonies at a state-owned museum and are processing a permit for two women. The Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson on July 12, threatening to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 9,2012
Tags: bench, courts, energy, false statement, fuel, judicial, judiciary, manager, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, petroleum, probation, safety, sentence, sentencing
WALNUT GROVE — A 49-year-old Mississippi man who worked as manager on a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico has been sentenced to two years of probation for lying about testing on a key safety device that allegedly was not working properly. Donald Hudson, of Walnut Grove, pleaded guilty in April to making a [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 8,2012
Tags: acquisitiomn, bankrupt, bankruptcy, buy, buyer, casino, courts, gambling, gaming, judge, judicial, judiciary, sale, sell
VICKSBURG — By order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Delta Development & Investments has retained Equity Partners CRB (EP) to find a buyer for its Grand Station Casino barge on the Yazoo River in Vicksburg. According to EP, many gaming-related machines and tables would be included in the sale. The court has ordered the accelerated [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 8,2012
Tags: bench, board of supervisor, county government, courts, embezzle, embezzlement, judge, judicial, judiciary, misappropriation, plea, public funds, supervisor, tax, taxpayer
LEXINGTON — Former Holmes County Supervisor Norman Cobbins has pleaded guilty to submitting false invoices to get county money for his own use. U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis says in a news release that Cobbins will be sentenced Oct. 26. He faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 7,2012
Tags: air pollution, air quality, appeal, bench, challenge, county, county government, courts, decision, environment, federal agency, federal government, greenhouse effect, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, ozone, pollution
HERNANDO — A Mississippi county is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to group the county with Memphis on ozone levels. The Commercial Appeal reports the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors met in closed session to discuss litigation filed against the EPA. Gary Rikard, an attorney who represents the county on the issue, says [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 7,2012
Tags: attorney, bench, countersuit, courts, crime, criminal, doctor, judge, judicial, law, lawsuit, lawyer, murder, murder-for-hire, physician, sue
GREENWOOD — A Mississippi doctor charged with plotting to kill his ex-wife’s divorce lawyer has filed a countersuit to a lawsuit filed by the attorney. Dr. Arnold Smith alleges in his countersuit that Greenwood attorney Lee Abraham secretly schemed with others to cause him “severe mental and emotional distress.” The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the countersuit [...] [...]
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