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Utility’s earnings up, but expansion and hiring delayed

MBJ Staff — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:49:54 +0000

ATLANTA — Southern Company reported fourth quarter 2012 earnings of $383 million, or 44 cents a share, compared with earnings of $261 million, or 30 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2011. Southern Company, the parent company of Mississippi Power Co., also reported full-year 2012 earnings of $2.35 billion, or $2.70 a share, [...]

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MDOT looking to cut costs by trimming 2,300-vehicle fleet

Associated Press — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:03:57 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Transportation is working to reduce its fleet of vehicles by 10 percent over the next five years, according to transportation commissioner Mike Tagert. Tagert, who represents the northern district, says MDOT has a fleet of 2,300 vehicles. He says any reduction would not affect 300 emergency vehicles. The Daily [...]

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TVA to cut positions due to slumping sales, looming expenses

Associated Press — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:46:06 +0000

NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority will seek to cut less than 1,000 positions as it faces a drop in electricity sales driven by an unusually warm winter and looming expenses, including an over-budget effort to finish building a nuclear reactor in Tennessee. TVA officials reported that the electricity supplier brought in roughly $5.2 [...]

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Newspaper reports Davis double-billed for entertainment, travel

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:48:27 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — A $700 restaurant tab was among 26 entertainment and travel bills that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis asked both the city and the local Chamber of Commerce to pay during three months in 2010, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis reported yesterday. Davis told the newspaper that not having to send either the city or [...]

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Audit report questions Davis’ reimbursements from chamber of commerce

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:03:09 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Newly released audit reports call into question large entertainment reimbursements the Southaven Chamber of Commerce paid Mayor Greg Davis without receipts or other documentation. The reports released yesterday by the chamber to The Commercial Appeal include a statement by auditors saying they “were unable to examine sufficient documentation” involving $75,800 in expenses incurred [...]

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Davis attends first board meeting since investigation began

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:25 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has attended his first board of aldermen meeting since he became a target of an investigation into his alleged misuse of city money. A number of people who spoke urged the embattled mayor to step down, but that’s something the city’s board of aldermen already failed to get him [...]

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Chamber says it reimbursed Davis for expenses

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:48:44 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Officials with the Southaven Chamber of Commerce say it reimbursed Mayor Greg Davis for expenses through his account with the organization. The Commercial Appeals reports how much Davis has been reimbursed over the years is unknown. The newspaper says it has filed a records request with the chamber. Chamber officials say no questions [...]

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Aldermen review mayor’s expenses; majority not city-related business

Associated Press — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:54:32 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The Southaven Board of Aldermen said the vast majority of the $44,000 worth of receipts that they have been reviewing from Mayor Greg Davis’ expenses were not city-related business. During yesterday’s board meeting, The Commercial Appeal reports aldermen said they personally took the results of their review of the receipts to Mississippi Auditor [...]

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