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Tornado relief drive at USM goes quiet in wake of Oklahoma disaster

MBJ Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation reports its tornado relief and campus beautification campaigns were “entering a quiet phase” as the nation focuses its attention on tornado victims in Oklahoma. During this time the Foundation will refrain from publicly soliciting donors for the campaigns. The Foundation launched the tornado relief effort immediately following [...]

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USM gets $1M from unnamed donor for tornado restoration

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:04:52 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi has received a $1 million gift to help restore the Hattiesburg campus damaged by a Feb. 10 tornado. USM President Rodney Bennett says in a news release Monday that the check was received this past week. He said the donor did not want his name released. The tornado [...]

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Automaker makes half-million-dollar donation to schools

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:18:10 +0000

CANTON — Canton school officials say a gift from Nissan North America will be used to help at-risk students. Superintendent Dwight Luckett tells The Clarion-Ledger the district will hire specialists to work one-on-one or in small groups with students to help them catch up to grade level in reading, language arts and math. The $500,000 [...]

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Delta city wants state’s permission to donate cottages

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:18:08 +0000

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 [...]

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Refinery makes $1M donation to Audubon Society programs

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:48:09 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The Chevron Pascagoula Refinery is donating $1 million to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center and another National Audubon Society program, the Mississippi Flyway. The Sun Herald reports the majority of the money will go to support operations and educational programs for a new $2 million center, soon to be built on 10 acres [...]

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MSU fundraiser ‘StatePride’ nets $118.3M in private gifts

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:42:45 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University has officially concluded the university’s four-year initiative known as “StatePride” with more than $118.3 million in private gifts. “StatePride: An Initiative for Student and Faculty Support” officially began in 2009 with a $100-million goal. “StatePride” was launched with the investiture of Mark Keenum as MSU’s 19th president and over its [...]

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Judge sets trial date for campaign finance case

Associated Press — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:25:40 +0000

ABERDEEN — A federal judge has scheduled a trial for June 3 on challenge to Mississippi’s campaign finance law. At issue is whether a citizen must register with the state before spending more than $200 in a year to influence voters. The lawsuit contends they do not. In 2011, five Lafayette County residents sued the [...]

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Pine Belt dealerships pitch in to assist Sandy’s victims

MBJ Staff — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:30:54 +0000

SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Ford dealerships in the Pine Belt area are sending relief supplies to help Staten Island communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Eighty pallets full of canned goods, diapers, personal care items, blankets, batteries and bottled water, enough to fill a semi-truck trailer, is bound for Dana Ford Lincoln in Staten Island, N.Y. These [...]

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Late alumnus makes largest real estate gift in MSU history

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:20:37 +0000

LEFLORE COUNTY — Willis Durden “Dan” McGeary left Mississippi to follow his dream of becoming a pilot, but he never forgot his connection to his home state or his alma mater, Mississippi State University. The last surviving member of a prominent Delta family, McGeary willed Sidon Plantation in Leflore County to Mississippi State University. The [...]

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Math and science school looking for private donors

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:05:20 +0000

COLUMBUS — As Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science celebrates its 25th year, it’s also facing a common problem among schools — escalating costs, a decrease in state appropriations and an ever-increasing need for public support. In recent years, they’ve come to rely more heavily upon the financial backing of the MSMS Foundation and private [...]

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