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Coahoma CC goes outside to find new president

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:42:43 +0000

CLARKSDALE — Valmadge Towner of Marks has been named the next president of Coahoma Community College. College trustees chose Towner, selecting him over two internal candidates, vice president of academic affairs Rosetta Howard and vice president of student affairs Gregory Hudson. Towner, director of pupil services for the DeSoto County school district, graduated from Coahoma [...]

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Board in no hurry to find permanent president for Valley

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:03:00 +0000

ITTA BENA— It appears Mississippi Valley State University is likely to lack a permanent leader for the foreseeable future, even though the College Board has recently named new presidents for two other state universities. The College Board decided not to renew Donna Oliver’s contract at the Itta Bena institution in October, four years after she [...]

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Utility Authority board not appointing interim director

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:00:07 +0000

BILOXI — The Harrison County Utility Authority will move quickly to hire a new executive director. The authority’s board met yesterday for the first time since last week’s firing of longtime director Kamran Pahlavan. He was dismissed because of conflict of interest concerns involving a car purchase and financing the deal through a utility authority [...]

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Committees extend deadline in search for university presidents

MBJ Staff — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:54:55 +0000

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 [...]

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Search continues to replace jailed housing authority director

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:37:39 +0000

LELAND — A committee looking for a new leader for the South Delta Regional Housing Authority has narrowed the field of 95 applicants down to five. It plans to present the top three candidates to the board in coming months. SDRHA board attorney Kelly Hardwick tells the Delta Democrat Times there is no timetable to [...]

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TVA board meets — Kilgore retiring and rates to stay steady

Associated Press — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:08:41 +0000

NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Tennessee Valley Authority president Tom Kilgore is retiring. TVA announced that the board of directors has a process underway to recommend a new president and CEO. Kilgore announced his retirement at the end of the meeting. He will serve as the head of the federal utility until a successor is hired. Kilgore [...]

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