by Wally Northway Published: December 13,2012
Tags: bench, case, conspiracy, conspirator, conspire, court, crime, criminasl, education, educator, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, principal, public school, trial
HERNANDO — Former Olive Branch Middle School principal Mike McCoy, who was indicted on conspiracy and embezzlement charges, has requested that his Jan. 14 trial be postponed because his attorney has a scheduling conflict. The Commercial Appeal reports McCoy’s attorney, Kevin Horan, filed the motion for a continuance Dec 6. In the motion, Horan, who [...] [...]
MOORHEAD — Mississippi Delta Community College has introduced Larry Nabors as its eighth president. The 56-year-old Nabors is currently the executive vice president at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Nabors visited with staff and students on the Moorhead campus of the two-year school on Wednesday. He will work with Interim [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 28,2012
Tags: college, education, educator, government, higher education, learning, President, public university, state, teaching, university
ITTA BENA — The state College Board has named Alfred Rankins Jr. as acting president of Mississippi Valley State University. He was meeting with students, faculty and staff yesrterday in Itta Bena. In October, the board declined to retain current president Donna Oliver. Her contract runs through Dec. 31, although she is expected to take [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
Tags: cheating, court, crime, criminal, education, educator, indict, indictment, law, legal, license, school, teach, teacher, teaching
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Six Mississippi teachers have been indicted for participating in a scheme in which teacher candidates would hire others to take certification tests. Teachers in Tennessee and Arkansas have also been implicated. The case stem from a 45-count indictment returned by a grand jury in July that charged Clarence Mumford Sr. of Memphis [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
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ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Dozens of Mississippi school districts are looking for a new supplier for bread and rolls as the shutdown of Hostess impacts lunchrooms. The Mississippi Department of Education tells The Clarion-Ledger six out of seven regions of the state are affected by the shutting down of Hostess Brands foods. Department spokeswoman Patrice Guilfoyle [...] [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was a brazen and surprisingly long-lived scheme, authorities said, to help aspiring public school teachers cheat on the tests they must pass to prove they are qualified to lead their classrooms. For 15 years, teachers in three Southern states paid Clarence Mumford Sr. — himself a longtime educator — to send [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — Former University of Southern Mississippi president Martha Saunders has been hired for a provost position at the University of West Florida. The Hattiesburg American reports Saunders is the new provost and vice president of academic affairs of the University of West Florida. UWF is in Pensacola, Fla., and has about 13,000 students. It’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 14,2012
Tags: administrator, arrest, bookkeeper, crime, criminal, educator, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, law, legal, principal, steal, theft, thief
OLIVE BRANCH — Three former Olive Branch Middle School staff members will stand trial Jan. 14 in DeSoto County on charges of embezzlement and conspiracy. The Commercial Appeal reports former principal Michael McCoy of Olive Branch, former assistant principal Audrey Phillips of Memphis and former bookkeeper Kelli McGowen of Southaven are accused of taking more [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 29,2012
Tags: application, committee, deadline, education, educator, executive, executive search, headhunt, headhunter, headhunting, higher education, nomination, public university, seach, state agency, university
CLEVELAND and HATTIESBURG — The board search committees leading the searches for the next presidents of Delta State University and the University of Southern Mississippi have extended the best consideration deadlines for applications and nominations for the positions, according to the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). The best consideration deadline for the University of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 19,2012
Tags: arrest, bookkeeper, conspiracy, court, crime, criminal, education, educator, embezzlement, justice, law, law enforcement, legal, principal, public education, steal, theft, thief
OLIVE BRANCH — Three former Olive Branch Middle School staff members are facing a single count each of conspiracy and embezzlement after they were indicted by a DeSoto County grand jury. The Commercial Appeal reports former principal Michael McCoy, of Olive Branch, former assistant principal Audrey Phillips, of Memphis, and former bookkeeper Kelli McGowen, of [...] [...]
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